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I just realized RV antifreeze is totally different from auto antifreeze. Don't pour regular antifreeze (toxic) down the drain..

I wonder if the price around me would come down if I wait for a few months, right now it's almost 50% higher

Rockwool is not available in any of my local stores (North TX). I can order it online from some stores by pallet (lowes.com, hometownbuildingcenters.com) but the price is quite high ($80+/bag for R15 2x4 ) I changed the zip code to some other regions and found out the availability / pricing is...

what is the reasonable price for rockwool nowadays? homedepot in my region (North TX) doesn't have any rockwool is stock / not orderable online Lowes has R15 for $81 https://www.lowes.com/pd/ROCKWOOL-COMFORTBATT-R-15-Stone-Wool-Batt-Insulation-with-Sound-Barrier-15-25-in-W-x-47-in-L/3388304...

rural north TX, 30x40 red iron building with 1/3 as finished space / loft conduit in unfinished space, a decent amount of receptacles, 240V for hot water / dryer, generator inlet. I provide all the materials except wires / boxes 2 electricians never got back to me with a quote after meeting...

Has the price really gone up by this much? The lowest quote I got for a similar setup was $10000 (wires , boxes material + 5 days of labor) excluding material for panel / receptacles / fixtures

mine red iron 30x40x14 with a carport cost $36k (including overheat door, excluding cost of door / windows that I provided) to put together by a local welder + $10k slab

oh well the plumber has 3x no show and didnt even answer my calls. I shopped around for electricians, left voicemail but never got a call back. And the local utility coop still haven't sent me the contract for extending power lines after 2 months. This has been pretty frustrating, now I am...

I only pay for work once they are done. So far I paid about 2/3 of original estimate and the remaining 1/3 is for work yet to be performed by subcontractors a very basic welded red iron barndo. No permit since this is in the middle of nowhere. The welder mostly builds barndos nowadays. I don't...

Similar experience with local utility coop. When I first met them I was told the service would be ready in a month (need to extend the line from the last pole). 2 months later they haven't even put in the paperwork to start the ordering process and no ETA. The locals I talked to were surprised...

I have a local welder building me a partially finished shop (framing, insulation, drywall, electrical rough in, plumbing rough in) in rural north TX. The project started ok, with foundation / metal / framing work done fairly quick, then I have been waiting for the subcontractors for almost 3...

what did you use to insulate the shell and walls? How did you put framing in after the shell has been insulated?

Good point! I want something around the building to keep some distance from grass (occasional wildfire in the area) and insects (fire ants), protect the foundation from rain erosion. don't care too much about the look. Pavement of this size (1200sqft+) seems a bit pricey / labor intensive for...

I was told metal is $30/sf and finished space is $100/sf Yeah spray foam insulated and drywall in livingspace

For condensation, the entire building will be closed cell spray foam insulated (roof included) and concrete will have vapor barrier. Is this enough to avoid condensation problems? Mostly weekend getaway, I plan to build a house near it in the future.