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Next up, I started insulating the ceiling. It already has 4" of fiberglass (installed when the building was erected), which is rated at R13. To meet the CA Title 24 regs, I proposed adding 1" of EPS foam board on the bottom of the purlins, which would also have an 8" air space. I ended up...

Working on the plumbing for the bathroom and brew room

I've been busy with the shop buildout but haven't posted updates... Framed out the rooms (entry, bathroom and (hopefully) future home brewing room) Added a couple 100A sub panels and receptacles. This area is for fabrication so I put steel on the walls and put in a bunch of 240V...

That looks great!

@pcmeiners I should check the humidity in my air, would be interesting to know what the RH is. I do know that anything below 40% and bare steel/iron will not rust. However, that doesn't mean the water isn't doing harm elsewhere. I have no doubt a refrigerated cooler would remove more...

I put a B&M transmission cooler on my 5 HP compressor. The air coming out is WAY cooler. I've never measured it, but you can tough the exit line, not so for the inlet. As you can see in the pics, it exits right to an air/water separator. This is also setup to drain on every cycle (that...

I had no power or WiFi at my property when my house and shop was built. I had 4 cameras, all with batteries, cellular modems (built-in) and solar panels. Two of them were Vosker cameras, the other two Spypoint. The Spypoint cameras didn't have solar cells attached so I bought a battery...

Hi! The company that made it is here: https://www.sinclair-designs.com It's a nice system. I'm looking forward to seeing how much difference the tilt makes.

Due to the way this will be wired, I need to have the inverters, battery and generator close the meter panel (which is also the common wire run point to the shop and house). I didn't want to mount that stuff on wood poles so I built a frame out of 2x2 steel. I drew it in SolidWorks and...

My shop build-out has been interrupted by another project that's both house and shop related: Solar power. Those of you not from the lovely parts of California served by the complete monopoly that is Pacific Gas and Electric: I envy your electric rates. For myself and others in the PG&E...

A little update: I started on some of the insulation work. The studs are there only to hold insulation and the OSB. The bottom plates are pressure treated and I used sill seal under them also and are anchored with 3/8 Tapcons. One interesting thing is there's an 4-5" gap between the studs...

Good question... I spent quite a bit of time figuring that out (more on that story below). Here's what I'm doing: Roof: 1" foil faced foam insulation board to the purlins. I'm planning on using the polystyrene stuff from Home Depot. For the walls, everything about the middle girt (about...

For HVAC, I decided to do a 100k BTU gas (propane) furnace + 5 ton (60k BTU) heat pump. I got the idea in my head that I didn't want to use floor space so I started looking for a place to hang it. The building I have only has a 0.5lb/ft collateral load rating so I'm trying to avoid hanging as...

I missed this thread back on Dec... I pre-ordered right after the PRI special. I am very excited about the machine and if it does what's advertised and is repeatable, it'll be awesome for my needs. Unfortunately, they're still not shipping them yet. That's ok since I'm still doing my shop...

Next was some concrete... did an apron in front of the 12 x 14 door. I also had the contractor pour a pair of 120 sq ft pads for storage buildings. Why two 120 sq ft buildings and not a single larger building? The max size for a building with no building permit is 120 sq ft, so I decided to...