Recent content by dirtbikingdad

I would but the garage is such a wreck you wouldn't be able to see the walls. :) I need to take some pics of the progress though. It's something that I fail to do on most of my projects! :willy_nil

Thanks for the input everyone. In the back of my mind, I guess I knew the truth. �� I'm painting!

I'm building 9' stud walls in my pole barn and have sheathed with them thin plywood. I plan to use galvenized tin on the bottom to make up the difference. Should add some style and be replaceable. But not too resilient...

Guys, I;m finishing the interior of my pole barn and I have one wall sheathed with some thin wood paneling. It is bare wood. I have studded between the posts with 2x4 walls, mostly, and had planned to paint it all. Except the roof girts, and joists (which are metal that run between the...

I've got a 40x40 and completed a half mezz late last summer. I've got 14' tall walls and 12' doors, so I wanted one side to be 12' clear front to back. What I did was to install a post on one side, 10' from the rear corner, with its own base bolted to the floor and then strapped to the main...

I built this for my son to take to college for tailgating and frat parties, but I do admit I love the heavy base in the garage. Football is back in season, as is school, so it will be going back sooner than later. I may have to build another one for me. What I also like about it is that I can...

This will take the guess work and hand calculating out of your stair build. Liking the ideas here though.. About to build some myself. http://www.mycarpentry.com/stair-calculator.html

Are you running 6/3 w/ground? Because you are going to a sub-panel you should have a ground running back to the main panel. The neutral and ground bus connection, if it has one, should be lifted in the sub-panel.

A loose neutral would cause some dimming and brightening of lights as other appliances are turning off and on. Since you don't mention issues like that then I'm guessing yours is okay. However.... You mention that you see current on the water line and since I work for a electric cooperative...

Works for me. I'm in the middle of lighting my 40x40x14 garage now (after finishing the house) so this thread caught my eye! The document shows 14,680 lumens. I think you will need more than three to do the job. Check out the lighting thread with all the designs from PlatonicSolid. Some...

I am sure that you know that the trusses will have to be lifted as a complete unit as they are designed never to be cut or sectioned. Therefore, you will essentially have to raise the section of roof and walls where you need to have the additional height. Another option, possibly, is to...

About to break ground on my 40x40. Thanks for sharing (back in 2014)! :) Great Work!