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I have run a Clean Burn waste oil heater for about 15 years or more we had 5 big rigs running and waste oil was not a problem. It ran good for the first couple of years and put out the heat. Now the bad they do require work and need to be cleaned out regular make sure you wear a dusk mask when...

Is a insulated Truss ceiling in a Pole building more energy efficient than a regular Steel building with a padded ceiling ?

Thanks:) I have been pondering all the options you have give me.

I have this bank here that is about 6 foot high and over 100 feet long. I have some very large numbers coming in just for the retaining wall. got any ideas how I could build a 100 x 80 building and not deal with building a retaining wall ?

WOW I am sure Happy to find this forum again. It is a long story but I could not find forum doing web searches finally found an old book mark after FireFox fixed itself with last update. So Hello Again

Wont there be moisture coming out of the concrete slab for some time as well ?

That is what I would do go rent a large compressor and geter done. If it frozen maybe you could hook up heat tape to a line fish and stuff in to the frozen spot.

WoW Thanks. I sure do like this place.:thumbup: Along with that I was pondering Marking them out with a different color cement or something while the create is in a working stage. The depth of the anchors I will have to check on. I will be mounting 1 ton jib cranes

Thanks for the information William and all the detail of your shop. I love to be resourceful as well.

WoW Thanks for your time doing all the detailed posting, this helps me and I am sure others. Gives me a good understanding of what i am up against if I chose to do this myself

Yes that does make sense. I also had the thought of using a wire or something that could be piked up buy a metal detector. So the combination of measurements and detectors it could be mapped out.

Thats the problem, in the biz I am in now there is always change and additional equipment to add and move around for efficient work flow. Also there is floor drains that will be installed as well.

Thanks for the response. I am in Harrisburg PA area and the building is 18 feet to eves. Here is some pics Before excavating After I need to build a retain wall / building wall Planning to build a office on retain wall side that is why we are building high

Thank you for your time and input. Building a 100 x 60 and would like to use radiant floor heat in 6 inch slab the problem is i have a lot of equipment that needs mounted to the floor (jib cranes, equipment ect...) is there a way to mark out the loops or find them in the concrete so holes could...

Yes the big numbers are erected on site with no concrete. Labor is around 42,000.00 to erect. The building erectors do not want to put up buildings they did not sell and you can see why it really cuts into their profits.