Recent content by DE@N

Nice job Matt.You should be very proud of yourself. How deep is the trench for the perimeter foam? How thick is the slab? Are you blowing insulation in the ceiling? Look forward to more pics.

What is the purpose of the perimeter insulation? Does the ridgid foam serve as the form? Is there an insulating property provided by this as well?

I am in the same situation. I want to install a two post lift in my pole building with 12' walls. Too bad I didn't know about this site earlier. I recently requested a quote from Conestoga (company that erected my building) to replace exiting trusses over one bay with scissor trusses. Price was...

Nice build. I also have a Conestoga pole building 40'x60'x12'. I'm planning to install a two post lift. Does your two post fit under the trusses? I notice your lift runs parallel to the trusses whereas mine will be perpendicular. I would like to install light gauge metal on the underside of...

Wow! Great stuff. I have been employed as a machinist for over twenty years now and this takes me back. High school metal shop. They don't even offer it anymore except in vocational schools. We rarely hand grind our tool bits anymore. Most of our lathe tooling consists of indexable carbibe...

I went with Conestoga and my Dad Pioneer.

Nice work. Looks great! I have a 40x60x12 pole building I'm looking to finish. Did you have a radiant plan designed for your space? How will you be heating the water? How thick is your slab and what concrete mix did you go with? Did you run the poly vapor barrier up the side of the slab too? Are...