Recent content by bowhuntr311

I did it in my garage. I wainscoated my attached 2 car garage on several walls. I love it. I used specialized FRP glue and just glued each piece to a raw sheet rock wall. I purchased it all from menards. I used a cordless angle grinder with a cutting wheel. Measure 3x cut 1x.

A friend of mine who used to drive rollback truck delivering roll off dumpsters told me to figure LxWxH/3/27 would give you a good idea of the amount of dumpster space you need. Now this was what he used to estimate structure demolition with a large excavator not dissembled by hand and neatly...

I did 6 scissor trusses then followed with attic room trusses. The reason I did this was to fit a 10foot door in the gable end with 10foot side walls. No one told me about coffit trusses before that :( Unless you've got a plan for the need space above the 12'6 I think your wasting your money...

Thanks for the input. I knew someone could make simple sense of it for me.

Hey all, Its been a while since I been here but I know someone here will be able to answer this. My coworker has a situation. Outdoor wood boiler coming into his home into his utility room (1inch pex open loop). From the utility room to the garage he has a 60 foot loop of 1/2inch pex. He...

Alright I have searched and read and read and read Im still havent found the exact answer. My floors (garage and shop) were sealed with a clear water proofing sealer. I've got a couple small spots that it appears to have worn through. The spots will absorb water all though there not much more...

Cut your insulation down so you dont see it anywhere. Concrete right to the edge atleast 2 inches thick. The thermal loss will be very very minimal right there.

Purlins. As others have said. I went and bought the cheapest 1x4s I could get and screwed them to the studs. Top bottom and 2 in between. All evenly spaced on my 10foot wall keeping my bottom one up about 1/4 of inch so if water made it to the outside wall it wouldnt wick it up. Lots of...

I've got a hot/cold faucet in my attached garage. I LOVE it. I also have just a regular hose bib on the front and back of the house; the one in the front is 20feet away. I keep a collapsible hose hooked up in the garage with a spray nozzle on it. I bet I use it 5:1 even in the summer.

What part would be dangerous? JackAndy, 10ish years ago I saw a party hot tub at The International Eelpout Festival in Walker, on Leech Lake. It was probably 15 degrees out and the hot tub was probably 6foot in diameter and 3ft deep...Im gonna guess maybe 500 gallons? I dont know what the...

I did try that, because the heat pump has some temp differential settings. Stage 1 never engages, stage 2 comes on as Aux heat. I played with it a touch last night while I organizing. It appears a 1 degree increase will only engage stage 1 but 2 degrees will cause stage 2 to kick in after a...

Im sure the 2 T-stat setup would be the easiest. And I may go that route if I decide my current setup isnt desirable. I was just hoping someone had a simple answer I was missing. Through Christmas I did some testing and realized it only takes just a few minutes to bring my air temp up a...

Time delay is most likely the default. It seems like 5 min or so if it doesnt come up 1 degree then stage 2 kicks in for a very short time to bring it up that small amount. #205 is set to option and #221 is set to 2. When I do a system status check. stage 1 and 2 are controlled correctly.

Hey guys, I ran into a "snag", Im guessing this is just simply a programming error or maybe I need a different stat? The configuration shouldnt matter in this case but I'll run through it to save the questions. In my shop I have 2 zones. A radiant floor and a 100K hanging water-to-air modine...

I would definitely research another fuel source heater. A modine style heater with a 110fan on it will be alot more electrical friendly than an electric heater. You could run a 100lb LP cylinder and hardline it to the outside it wouldnt be in your way.