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    Tire Selection Help

    Yoko TRZ's would be I choice. (I work around tires)
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    how many outlets / circuit??

    I recently started looking into the same electrical topics, and wanted to share the link i found with lots of new knowledge, ( i know nothing about electrical work). http://www.selfhelpandmore.com/home-wiring-usa/accessory-structures-to-dwellings/wiring-a-detached-garage-2002.php
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    Insulating a Metal Building suggestions

    I have seen a steel building that had foam sprayed on insulation. Actually been in it in the summer, it was very cool temps inside.
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    Wrapping in the Vinyl is so the building looks to be a stick/wood built, rather than having a steel building in the back yard. The steel look idea would not fly with the wife, and I personally did not think the neighbors wanted to see it either. As for the cost, it would have been cheaper and...
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    Fibermesh Concrete

    We poured 4k psi fibercrete, and did the rebar in the footers and some points on the floor, and mesh wire in the floor. I believe the fibercrete helps in making a stonger bond with the concrete, and the mesh will alway help hold in major stress area.
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    yes, been busy all week with work and all. Here are the pictures as of July 3rd. Will finish all the wall on the 4th. Then cutout for windows, and siding. Enjoy Pictures: I have more will post later, if others interested. Slowly getting it done. Kutza!
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    As of 815pm on May 21st. It took the 4 man crew 5.5hrs to do all this. Good guys, they smiled the whole time!
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    Cell phones in shop

    Just from experience and being in many different shops and distribution centers, I learned that it is not alway th cell phone carrier with the stronger, but the phone unit itself. Diffrent people with various cell providers have different signal strength in the buildings. It seems that the...
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    here it is as of 9/9/07 I have been grading a slope around it this afternoon.
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    Curing new concrete slab

    z28toz06 & Scooter Thanks for helping me relax on this topic. I kept is water down, but not all day long. Anyways Over Worring, and Over annalyzing is why I am here! thanks to all.:beer:
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    My cotractor gave me a carbon copy of the invoice, and on the finished pad itself, you can see the fiber hairs.
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    Curing new concrete slab

    okay, We poured our 30x30 6in avg. depth monolithic slap today. I have watered it don to a damp top a few times until night time. What shall I plan on doing with it next few days? Hose it down all over. Let the surface semi (patchs) dry, hose it off again? endless cycle! I just spent my...
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    J-Bolt Installation

    This is what we have done, for a steel trussed building.
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    well, I have asked for 4000psi, fiber-crete. How can chk my contractor i pouring it? Does fiber crete, show fibers?
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    New Garage Project begins, Please comment with thoughts and Ideas

    Day #2 comleted. Short day. Could not source enough rebar to complete the footers, and the anchor bolts either, will pick them up Tuesday after Labor Day. Plan on inspection Wed. Pour Thursday. Got the ground graded, and fill in dirt compacted, and Plastic. Next two pics show location of...
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