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I have roughly 11k cubic feet of space. I installed a 5200 cf 30” northern tool exhaust fan. I can turn the air over once every 2 minutes. Works great for weld smoke or small engine exhaust fumes. ‘you can see mine on back wall.

do you give the Drain a squirt of bleach or vinegar Once a month or so?

my ice bucket/container is not refrigerated like those at gas stations. The unit makes ice until it’s full. As ice melts, the unit makes more. time will tell if it’ll work.

the ice box is not refrigerate. Either use the ice or lose it.

I went ahead and reduced the drain to a 1/4” hose. So far so good. if I had to guess, I’m draining probably a gallon or so of water a day.

I just recently purchased a mini icemaker for my garage. The water drain for the icemaker is an approximately a 3/4 inch tube. Has anyone modified the output of their drain to accommodate a smaller hose that way I’m not putting a 1 inch hole in my wall to get the hose outside to drain?

What else am I missing? I understand the safety factor. Not sure what the ratio is, but I’m sure it’s a good spread. From what I gathered and correct me if wrong, you take the live PSF you’re looking to be at and multiply it by the square footage of the area you’re using and that answer will...

I guess those numbers I posted above would be for a commercial building 😂 But after getting in the concept, looks like you take what live PSF you want to be at and multiply it by the square footage of the area

thanks. I was just throwing a nice round number out there to make it easier. I guess you take the live PSF number you are looking to get and multiply it by the square footage of the area and that should be the maximum weight it can hold distributed evenly.

Am I reading the screen shots correctly? To get 100 psf live load and 20 psf dead load for the listed lumber, my maximum span is 10’ 5” ?

@ryanx1776

Closed cell. Here's my topic on it. I am happy with it. Its a garage after all. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/got-me-some-spray-foam-what-a-mess.516904/#post-10163027

I’m in Florida also. Building is almost 1000sf with 12’ walls. I have foam on ceiling and walls. I installed a 36k btu mini split and have no issues keeping the garage at 70°. Building gets full sun from 11-7

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All right, you mathematicians.. About finished up on building this loft. It’s approximately 7.5’ X 17’ All ledgers and joists are 2x10s southern pine installed 12” on center. The backside of the loft up against the building is being held up by (4) 4x4 posts and the front is (3) 6x6 posts. I...