Recent content by mdeisenhauer

I'm an hour southwest of Houston Texas. The building has r10 insulation wrap and I plan on adding r15 to the exterior walls and sheathing backing to keep from having "hot walls". I think I'm going to go with the surface mount Mr Cool dual mini splits. I'll do one dual downstairs and one dual...

As the title suggests, I'm torn between going all electric or getting propane for my range and water heater. My shop is 50'x75' with a 16' two story strip being built out for an accommodation. Plan for this shop is a weekend getaway. I'm planning on using mini splits for AC. I have 200amp...

I did finally finish this past week. Unfortunately, I only get to work on the shop around one day a week so it's a slow process. I managed to install the brackets and motor in one day as shown in my first photo. (Lucky I had a scissor lift, it would be hard to install without one) Then the...

haha, I have one of those at my house. Really, it's a brushless Broan fan, moves a mASS of air and very little noise.

50'x75' shop, 16' eaves and 25' peak. I've built a 16' strip of accommodations in the left 25x50 bay, the middle bay (where the fan is being installed) has a 14x14 front door and will have a two post lift, the right bay has a 14x14 door and a double wide four post lift. It gets real hot down...

This one is a Basic 6, 14' diameter, 1.5hp. Pretty damn heavy though. I was able to unload the motor assembly from my truck to the ground myself while it was strapped to the pallet but there was no way I could put it up on my scissor lift myself. I used my 4 post lift to raise it and slid it...

I ran 200amp service from my main panel (panel at the transformer pole for RV power) to my 50x75 shop/barndo. I used copper since I went underground and my main panel had 200amp pass through lugs. Also, I was told that I had to bond my neutral at my main panel, but the sub panel at my shop...

After weighing several options, I bought the bullet and went with a Model # F-PF62-1402S34X2 Big *** Fan. I spend most of my time on here learning from others, so I thought I'd document my experience for once. So far I only got it hung, electrical work and blades on the horizon.

I accidently found the company BlueCo while looking for a BAF competitor. But I can't find any reviews on them outside of their own website. The price is still high, but if it's almost as good as a BAF, then it's probably worth it. Eurus Series 13FT

Thanks for the information. Looks like I need to rig up something like the following.

I recently built a shop on my property and I have Starlink at my shop. My challenge is, I'd like to have a camera at my gate and accessible over the internet. My shop is 300 yards from my gate and I don't have power up there so I'll be needing 12v batteries and solar to power the camera and...

Ended up pouring earlier this week. I went a little overkill due to getting such a sweet deal on make up and finishing (guys did the make up and finishing for $2.65 sqft). They furnished the forms and I bought the steal/poly/chairs/stirrups/etc. 12"x24" beams for the building, 12"x12" for the...

Thanks for the info, that's basically what I have worked up so far, but I'm old enough to have mine drawn on engineering paper and not CAD. I actually know more than I let on to, I took Reinforced Concrete as an elective way back in my college days. I shouldn't have sold the book back for beer...

Problem is, mfg doesn't offer any foundation support other than calculated loads. Customer is on their own for the foundation due to liability.

Hello, new to the group here and looking to get some advice if you have it. I recently made a down payment on a 50'x75' building with 16' eaves and 24' peak. Delivery is expected +/- 3rd week of June. I went to a coworker recommended concrete and erector guy and his proposed slab was...