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    How long to lay out 900' of 1/2" pex?

    From what I've read insulating inside or outside the walls is fine ... either way works and you should insulate all the way to the footers. I insulated on the inside up to floor level. The theory behind insulating just the outer 4' - 8' perimeter of floor is then the center that is un-insulated...
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    How long to lay out 900' of 1/2" pex?

    Two things to remember about radiant heat and the ground ... first the ground actually will work as a heat sink and two your main loss would be through the outside walls if they weren't insulated. I spoke to a guy at Rotary about their recommendations on concrete and the reason I did what I did...
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    How long to lay out 900' of 1/2" pex?

    I did my 42'x32' garage by myself for the most part in a day 1300ft . 6 loops BTW
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    My Houston Garage - suggestions wanted

    My wife deals with a company that builds T5HO lights in tandem 8' sections ... meaning they're two double 4' sections made into one 8' unit and each take 4 - 4' T5HO bulbs. I purchased 8 of these for my shop, but haven't installed them yet. I'm still insulating and I'm putting white corrigated...
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    Air Compressor Questions ??

    Ok ... anyone know anything about the following compressor ?? Craftsman Professional 80 Gal. Vertical Air Compressor, 5.4 hp. This 80 gal. vertical air compressor from Craftsman Professional features a two-stage, oil-lubricated twin-V cast iron pump for long life and durability. Setting it...
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    Air Compressor Questions ??

    New here and I'm sorry for asking these questions probably for the 100th time, but I was getting blurry eyed reading through old posts. I'm interested in getting an air compressor for my garage and I plan on eventually running just about everything ocassionally ... sanders, nippers, cutoff...
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    My Project .... Kicking my **** !!!

    Actually ........ NO ... but I've been asked that a few times ... lol
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    My Project .... Kicking my **** !!!

    Yes one unit ... they are 6'3" x 5' 10" (rounded) Anderson model 200. And yes the ceilings are 8' ... I had trusses built which give me a 15' wide room upstairs with roughly 5' knee walls 42' long with the 8' doomers which are about 8' to 10' long. building is 42'x32' with 10'6" ceiling .... 3 -...
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    I Waited 18 Years For This!!

    Looks good so far bud ... keep us posted. Eric
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    My Project .... Kicking my **** !!!

    Dormers are 8' outside and they didn't look that big on paper when I scetched the addition lol. The windows are roughly 6' wide by 5' high ... If you want the measurements I'll look them up!?
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    My Project .... Kicking my **** !!!

    Doing most of the work myself ... I'll post more pics later.
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