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I just did this a few weeks ago, same problem... couldn't get enough humidity in the house. I have two furnaces, each with a bypass (Bryant) humidifier hooked up to hot water. I can maybe get 1 or 2 percent increase, but that's it. Plus, the house feels a bit drafty with the cool air blowing...

Totally agree with you blueplate. I needed 20 fixtures for my barn and called Cooper Lighting to get some help with specs. I ended up ordering through Menards because they had the best price. I ordered 20 8 foot tandem fixtures that use 4 T8 bulbs, vendor part # 8tssf-232-120v-reb1-u, cost...

I found that choosing an 8/12 pitch and adding a loft was the cheapest storage space, per sqft, you can build.

I just had three 8500's installed in my new pole barn. One drives a 10'4"x16', another drives a 10'4"x9' and the last one drives a 10'x10' - none of them are high-lift and all work very well. I noticed the installers took specific care in "training" the doors for the correct pressure when...

I've seen several of these in service, very cool: http://cfmfans.com/

The Husky unit is only rated for an 1100 lb load capacity whereas the HF unit is rated for over 2600 lbs.

Thanks for everyone's input. I did think about an awning or a shed roof to help the lines flow along that side, but thought the added utility of the larger door was preferential to anything else. It certainly wasn't a way to save money, but I'll enjoy the look and usage for years to come...

Actually, using you phi theory, an 8' door would fit well on a 12' high wall. Much better than 6'8".

ducksface, forgot to mention the overheads are 10'4"x16 and 10'4"x9'. One thing I liked about the proposed larger door was the ability to line up the tops of the windows with the top of the door.

Nope, average size guy... just thinking about proportion and this barn is going to be almost 24' tall at the roof. Lots of houses with 10' ceilings have 8' doors, that's almost an architectural standard. This barn is in a residential setting and I'm concerned with having it look more...

Learned so much here and have my own question: In the middle of my build of a 32'x64'x12' with 8/12 pitch and wrestling with the size of the walk door which will be on the eave side with three 3'x4' single hung windows on that side. In my sketches, the 6'8" door looks so small and out of...

matt, i plan on the loft being used primarily for storage, but can't rule out that it may become a "cool" spot for my kids to hang out as well. Do you think two roof mounted power vents would be better than a sizable gable-end fan? I would think the objective is to create more draw than can be...

I'm having a 32x64 - 12' ceiling pole building built shortly that will be used for boat and car storage and occasional fair weather tinkering. Metal sides, dark grey shingle roof, soffit and ridge vents, unheated with a full length loft 14x64 under the 8/12 pitch roof. Located in south-central...