Recent content by bleazenb

Love that fountain idea!! Can you describe or better yet have any build pictures of it? I'm a firefighter and also have a hydrant that I modified for a fountain and was just doing to dump into a plastic pond, but I like your idea.

Ok I have a ceiling question. Attached is a pic of my project, I've have the trusses on 4 foot centers. I'm wanting to use the Menards metal ceiling panel liner. Is 4 foot too much for the metal liner material to span? I am blowing in insulation on top of the ceiling metal when complete, and...

Attached are pics of how I am doing my wall framing and insulation. I'm setting the 2x4 2' on center and placing the R-19 rolled insulation between the out 2x4's the steel is attached to and the inter 2x4's I'm attaching the OBS to. Works very and because the insulation is not pressing...

The walls are going to be 7/16" OSB, so I want the best draft and vapor barrier I can get. That is why I thought the kraft stapled to the 2x4's and plastic overtop of that would work the best till I was told that I should only have 1 vapor barrier. But like you said I think that applies to...

Can I install kraft faced R-19 batts and use a 6 mil plastic vapor barrier. Is it wrong to have both the insulation paper and plastic both acting as a vapor barrier on the warm side of the barn. Thanks for any ideas on my question.

Power company is suppose to have power trenched into my meter base in the next 2-3 weeks! Then comes the fun part the internal finishing. I have "I think" decieded on studding walls with vertical 2x4's on 2 ft centers with R-19 fiberglass insulation stapled to the 2x4's, 6 mil vapor barrier...

Yes I had anywhere from 3" to 18" of stone backfill I had to do before the concrete was poured, compacting every 3-4".

Floors are 5" thick. Wife actually picked the colors, I would have picked a brown or tan combination. But I have received LOTS of great comments on our color selection from neighbors and people just stopping by to chat about the barn. Even noticed a couple barns with our color combination...

Nighttrain , the house project starts in the spring on the same property.

I built a 40x56x12 last fall with the help of family and friends. I have the build pictures in my album. Its red and black in color, check it out.

I have completed my album of my October-November 2011 barn build. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Ready for electrical and insulation as the next phase hopefully starting in next couple weeks. any and all ideas of how to finish it out would be appreciated!

Looking forward to your build! Post as many pics as you can as you progress.

I just finished up my floor drain yesterday for my 40x 56 shop. Its acutally draining a shop area of 28 x 40. I used a 9" square drain basin and its piped out the back of the shop to a french drain pit of stone.

I just updated my location so everyone will know where I'm at in reference to the heating question. I also will be spending time out there doing family car maintenance, and restoring John Deere farm and lawn and garden equipment. I'm just not sure I want the lag heat up time the floor heat...

Ok have quite a decision to make on the cost vs benefits of my heating choice in my new shop. I just price materials for the in floor option. Heated shop floor will be 28' x 40' of my 40 x 56 new barn. 35 sheets of 2' insulation board @ $25 each = $875. 1100 feet of 1/2 pex tubing is $325.00...