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Thanks again everyone. This has been very helpful and some great solutions have been presented up. After sleeping on it and hearing all this great input it is clear that blame goes both directions. Instead of pointing fingers we have decided to keep the door and use it on another project in...

I appreciate all the feedback. Re: the size of door and designed ceiling height. The plans called for a 9ft door at the location as it was replacing a 9ft door at that location. The contractor came up with different method of demo and rebuilding the foundation than was originally called...

Thanks for the replies. To answer some questions. The doors and windows were on site when the contractor was hired. We had a building designer draw up the specs for the renovation with the door specs stated on the plans. Additionally, we walked the contractor through all the materials on...

We are zeroing in on finishing up a barn remodel and we basically have the new shop door to install. The door is too tall by 9" or so and too narrow by 2" or so. Background: We ordered the window and door package from Lowe's prior to hiring a contractor to start the remodel when Lowe's had a...

Great. Thanks for the quick reply's. Checking the code requirements should have been my first step. Thanks for the reminder!

I'm looking for some install help/options for installing the piping for the pressure/temp relief and for the drain on the hot water tank in our new shop. I would like both to be routed through the wall to the outside (didn't install a drain in the floor). Can I plumb both to one discharge...

Barry 2952: Thank you for help! Since I haven't wired anything yet, I'm curious with what you said would be more simple: "The simple thing would be to run the power to the top box or the switch leg to the light to the lower box, or, you could run power to where the light is." Could you...

Okay: This will probably be simple for you but I can't get my brain around it. I'm remodeling a barn and want the lights in the loft to be on a three-way switch with switches at the bottom and top of the stairs. The source is coming in at the bottom switch, and will go to the second switch...

Separate service is not an option for us at this point. Maybe in hind sight we should have planned for that but we really didn't want to deal with the power company and the local authorities with regards to utility trenching and separate metering at this time. The barn remodel is adding a...

Short version of a long story: We're upgrading the wiring in our barn and upgrading the service from 20 amps to 100. For whatever reason I had it my head that I could run our 1/0 out of the conduit from the barn to our service at the house, through the walls and right to the box, not...

Thank you for your quick responses. I think I found something. Does 1/0 SER 4 wire sound like the right stuff? Again, thanks for the help. ~A

New to wiring and have a question about 1-0 AWG wire. Do they make 1-0 AWG that can be installed in a wall without being in conduit? Is so what do I need to ask for? Thanks in advance for your help! ~A

Long time lurker first time poster. First, let me say I've been learning a lot from all of you and a lot of my questions get answered just by following along existing posts. We are mid way through a barn remodel that is updating our 1920's vintage barn into multi-use barn with a kitchen...