Recent content by charmin35

You can also do OSB for ceiling, but I guess if you're doing that you might as well just do unfinished drywall since it's probably easier to cut and is already white. Not sure how the weight compares, and pricing really depends on the region and current market situation it seems. If the super...

I agree, I decided to make that my kind of "standard" worktop for the other furniture I built/am building, so it's kind of uniform. I'm using 3/4" ply and 1/2" MDF on top, in case I need to route out T-track, and it also adds extra strength. And I found it easy enough to add some oak trim on the...

I wanted *something* on the ceiling to have a decent physical barrier to the kraft-faced insulation, which is easy to puncture with the lightest touch, and it is potentially a fire hazard since it's flammable. The bubble wrap will melt sure enough if you put a flame to it, but it's not quite...

Thank you guys, it has been quite a journey! I appreciate all the comments and I'm happy to help anyone else who might be traveling a similar path with any lessons learned or mistakes made :P

In this post I can finally catch up to current times with the finished garage. That includes... * Insulation of walls * Installing OSB wall panels * 240v garage heater modification (frankenstein'ing) to work with WIFI smart thermostat * Installation of white Reflectix type bubble roll on the...

Wow I really dropped the ball, huh? I'll see if I can do a catch-up post tomorrow!

Thanks Bret that makes me feel better about my follies :beer:

My last post went through siding and completing the exterior so that I could pass my final inspection and be done with my official permitting process. In this episode: 1) finishing the attic framing (add the rest of the joists and floor boards) 2) insulation of ceiling...

Here's the timeline based on my photo library, this is by no means detailed and exhaustive list of things I did -- just an outline. You can see that I had plenty of gaps between work and even the time of work on certain phases was a lot longer than if you really dedicated yourself more weekend...

A foam cushion is a really great idea, I see pros using those in videos. I think they even use just reclaimed foam couch cushions and such, it seems to spread your weight across a large area with plenty friction grip. However, I didn't have one and didn't take the time to get one, but I did...

My last update was after I had finished shingling my roof in the dummy-thick heat of the summer, and installed the soffit under my eaves and rakes after finally figuring out how to do my bird boxes aka soffit returns aka pork chops. So in this post, I'll go through... 1) Siding: approximately...

Oh boy I sure can, I've been meaning to post a lot of updates over the past few months but kept squirreling away. I'll see if I can get a big post up tonight or split it into 2-3 posts since a lot happened. Long story short -- it is finished, I got my certificate of occupancy and all that...

Whew cool, I was starting to question everything I thought I knew lol

Tommy look at the manual, I think this does exactly what I think it does -- it keeps the coil energized (continues sending [G] load signal) from 12 to 390 settings after the [G] input signal from the thermostat ends. It's made for HVAC so it also has a 1 second delay on make "interrogation...

Yeldogt can you explain that more I'm curious about the difference in the coil types.