Recent content by jd-gtown

Hi all - I unfortunately made a pretty dumb mistake and didn't realize my dropcloth was too small and I was getting POR15 rattle can overspray all over my nice epoxy flooring until the project was fully complete and I pulled it all up and noticed the hard paint line outline of the dropcloth. I...

SS would be cool. I should have mentioned though, I'm trying to keep it pretty cheap and also something I can get done asap this week. Given those constraints, I don't think i'd be able to do any re-surfacing materials. Would look dang nice though thats for sure. Thanks, JD

Hi all - I'm hoping to get some advice as i'm way out of my element here. Essentially I'm trying to spruce up my shop to make it look great and restore its niceness as it deserves. It has some relocated oak cabinets which I'm going to clean up and get looking decent and I'm puzzled on what to...

Hi All - I finally took the plunge and learned to weld (well, took a saturday class and learned as much as one can in 4 hours). I got inspired to get myself a Millermatic 211 welder, which then turned into another ton of cash for accessories such as welding mask, gloves, argon/co2 tank, 4.5"...

Spent a massive amount of effort researching everything including weather, etc. We came from an area where it would get well over 100 in the summer as well, so 'seems' like it wouldn't be that much of a difference. What I didnt account for is the fact it doesnt cool down at night to 'reset'...

I'll take some pics tomorrow. Its an all steel building. Roof and sides are corrugated steel siding attached to steel c channel studs and thick steel pipe framing. It looks a fair bit like this type of construction: http://www.wdmb.com/images/Steel_Building_with_Roof_Extension_600W.jpg Thanks,JD

Hi All - Well, its our first summer here in central texas, just outside austin. One of the main selling points of the home we bought was the huge 40x50 metal building/shop/garage. I've got all my gym equipment in there and general workshop stuff and thought it was also going to be sort of a...

Hi All - I'm getting a little closer to getting my office going (framed office inside of metal shop). One thing I was wondering is if its possible to "reasonably" add windows. A nice big window on the left side of the building would really make my home office space inside the garage much nicer...

Hi All - I've just moved in a few weeks ago and have a great detached metal shop. One big issue though is its pitch black dark at night, can't even get back to the house without tripping on stuff type of dark. There are no outside lights on the shop. I know pretty much nothing about lighting...

Re: Insulated "office" area of detached garage floor is soaked with condensation? Thanks for the replies, good stuff. So I'm wondering if it would make sense to get a space heater of some kind or go with a Heat Pump? I don't know much about heat pumps, but my thought would be to replace the...

Re: Insulated "office" area of detached garage floor is soaked with condensation? I maybe totally wrong on the slab thickness. It maybe slab on grade, i know pretty much nothing about concrete. Here's a photo: Heres a shot of the inside of the office room showing that burlap covered...

Re: Insulated "office" area of detached garage floor is soaked with condensation? As far as installing xps installation and a subfloor, is that a fairly straightforward DIY project or is it more involved? I wasn't really considering that approach. I was thinking that maybe doing carpet over...

Re: Insulated "office" area of detached garage floor is soaked with condensation? Thanks for the replies. I'll have to update my profile with some details, but here's some more info: I'm about 30 miles north of Austin, TX. Right now there is a window AC unit mounted to an interior wall that...

Insulated "office" area of detached garage floor is soaked with condensation? Hi All - I was hoping to get some advice on a situation I'm having with my garage. Essentially its a large metal detached garage on a thick concrete slab (50x40 garage, im guessing 24" or more slab). Inside the...