Recent content by jdeshong

All good info here. Ill go with 14/2 for lights & garage door opener outlets and 12/2 for tbe 20 amp circuits. Sent from my SM-G930P using The Garage Journal mobile app

What wire would you recommend to make it easier? I want 20amp outlets. I already wired one outlet right next to the panel and i do agree the 10-2 is not easy to work with. Could i even use the 3 separate spools of #12 thhn since im not doing conduit above poles? Sent from my SM-G930P using The...

I am wiring up my 38x40 pole barn. I have a 250ft roll of 10-2 Romex that I inherited that I would like to use. My plan was to have an outlet at every pole which is 5 on each side. I was going to use PVC outlets/conduit to top of pole then staple Romex across top purlin then come down PVC at...

Is it acceptable to overlap the siding vertically to get the length you need? I have several pieces left over to start closing in the gable end but would have to lap them 4-5ft at the top to get proper length. Im thinking of doing it in the back where it would be less visible.

Better make sure they put some form of insulation foam board/ radiant barrier under the metal siding and roof or you probably won't be able to do any work inside it. I went with a dark charcoal roof on my pole barn with double bubble radiant barrier under roof and can't feel any heat coming from...

I bought them from Jordan Truss up in North Florida and had them shipped to me. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

I put in .5in rigid foam board under the metal with seams taped. Outside metal is hot while inside foam is cool to the touch so I hope it will help from turning this barn into a oven.

Got done with one side and drilling the stack turned out great. Also made putting in the screws much faster & easier. I only broke about 10 drill bits. Guess I need some good quality ones. I was drilling through 14 sheets. I put up the siding with only the base trim installed, then installed...

Thanks, drilling the stack it is. At least I have quite a bit of room for error with flat 2x6 wall girts. Glad I didn't try that with the roof where it started to run off and I had to stair step it. Probably would have missed most of the purlins. Anyone care to explain how to shrink or stretch...

I'm getting ready to install some metal panels vertically with J trim up top and Rat guard at the bottom. Is it best to screw down each panel as I go or put them all up at once with maybe one screw at the bottom so a chalk line can be snapped on each wall girt to make sure the screws are...

I just had concrete poured in my pole barn 4" thick with 5.5" around edge of perimeter. Fiber mesh was used with no rebar. I'm in FL so no worries about frost heave, it came out to $3.25 per sq ft after some negotiation which is a pretty good deal around here. I did all the grading and...

Can anyone recommend a place to get overhead garage doors online with good prices? I need 5 doors for my pole barn that is getting closed in and don't want to pay the huge mark up of the local companies.

No manual on their site, the sales guy said I could screw the cap down between the purlins but he didn't sound too confident and would like to know what others have done with no problems. I'm sure I'll get some "instructions" with the delivery of the panels but I can't buy them until I figure...

I checked again and actually have a 7" gap between my roof purlins which are ran horizontally. If I overlap 3" on each side i would only be able to have a 1" gap. Do the ridge screws have to hit wood? I would like to leave the 7" gap but the ridge cap would just be screwed down on each metal rib...

Getting ready to order my roof metal for my steel truss 38 x40 pole barn and would like to know what ridge gap is recommended to properly vent my barn? The way the steel truss roof purlins are spaced, I have from 0 to around 10in for ridge gap adjustment. I'm in florida and it's hot and get lots...