Recent content by Hunt2871

This is the way to go.

Is it going to be inspected or otherwise subject to any kind of oversight? If not I wouldn't be overly concerned with strapping much of anything. I'd use romex and some magnets to hold it off the floor LOL.

Use 7/8 or 3/4 inch strut for outlets and switches and mount the box on the same. Then its just a box offset from the last piece of strut to the top of the box or, in the case of pvc just swag it it. I would probably through bolt one hole straps through the wall though, grind off the ends and...

This is why I try not to pay anyone to do anything. If I screw it up...and believe me I do as often as not...at least I have no one else to blame. If I had that mess and had paid for it I'd be livid. You could probably chip it off with a chipping hammer and a light hand and make it...

I talked to a builder about this issue and was told that material prices, as high as they are, are only driving the cost of new house construction up by about 10%. Labor is the same, dirt is the same, just lumber is crazy. Some quick perusal of the NAHB the average lumber package for a new...

Waterbased paint, if it stays on long enough (it probably wont) will rust galvanized steel. I did a sandwich shop once and used galvanized gas lights I converted to electric lights and the owner painted the pipe ran on the ceiling of the shop with acrylic latex. Looked great for about a year...

It is cool! If its only a driveway or a sidewalk or a short distance, say 20 -30 feet or so, its entirely possible to do with a water hose and some 3/4 0r 1" PVC. Makes a helluva mess....wouldnt suggest doing it in February but I used to make a nice bit of change side hustling landscape...

We move every time the rent comes due LOL...seriously....we have moved across the US 3 times in the last 7 years. I have my base shop down to rolling base cabinets and french cleated overheads that will fit in any 2 car garage along with a cabinet saw and a outfeed table/assemble table. Thats...

I agree wholeheartedly....HOAs are the bane of modern existence. Why ANYONE thinks there is any value to them is beyond me. However I have a daughter in the 5th grade and private schools in the area aren't an option....no space available....and the public schools are hit and miss but the one...

I have seen ceiling tiles blow out of convenience stores when the door was opened LOL....but if they are installed properly and the grid is square and true I don't think its an issue. I worked in my shop with 10 foot doors open and a fan running most of the time and they never lifted that I am...

I did what I do most days...go out there with good intentions, start hunting tools, get pissed and sit down and stare at all of that **** and wonder how in the world does a man get to this point.....does anyone else find that 90% of their shop time is spent organizing the shop, cleaning the shop...

I like the idea of a post frame building with a metal roof and metal ceiling. In my opinion if done right its architecturally sharp and it has to be significantly cheaper to be build than stick building and drywall or sheet goods. How easy is it to access the space above though when you...

I have owned several sizeable garages and shops over the years and the best on I ever owned had a suspended ceiling in it. It is not cheap to do but its cheaper than drywall and when you need to add electrical **** and move dust collection around just lift the tiles in the way, pull wire or...

I have reached a point in my life where my caring what those nazis think is very low on my list of priorities. I will of course go to them with my hat in hand and beg for permission to add a $40K structure to my property which will add value to my property thus adding value to the surrounding...

That makes a lot of sense. The stuff is heavy...a great product by all accounts but very heavy and brittle...movement of any sort seems like it'd be an issue over time especially without sufficient backing.