Recent content by ryan77

I second the shipping container idea

I'd tap it flush, put a little grease on the spots to keep from rusting(the screw will poke thru), remove exterior screws from that panel, then buy another panel that color and lay it on top of the existing and screw it down, at least you would know it wouldn't rust and the building would look...

so if you are saying concrete R value = 1 and a ground temp of 50F, then in my building with an uninsulated floor and no heat source, in the winter when its below 30F that the floor is actually heating my shop?....cool

I too was thinking of heating and insulating my shop and knowing these costs would be a big help.

mine is deep and I love it, 64 deep 32 wide, I can get 3 cars wide and 3 cars deep, I can park my super cab long bed super duty with 18 ft car hauler in there hitched up no problem, I keep the projects in the back out of the way, the dailys in front, it would also be harder to steal my project...

yea it got past my filter, if you decide to give it a try anyway, clean a section of duct, and after a week check it to see how much ash has acumulated, keep an eye on it.

clean stove, nice set up, or so it seemed, the pipes stayed hot so I never considered a filter close to the stove(fire), I think it was a combo of the door open/closed to add wood and remove ash, and the fact it always is drawing air up around the hot box and there are particles that accumulate...

years ago in another house I owned I ducted wood stove air in my return air vents, as I felt warm air enter the upstairs vents I felt genious, however a year later when my ductwork was full of ash and dust I felt like an idiot. I would leave it as it sits and let it radiate heat, that is the...

Hello all, I am installing a water furnace along with water heaters, one buffer tank to be connected the water furnace and one electric that feeds off the buffer, here is my question, the plumber friend I got installation advise told me to remove the drain valve on the buffer tank, and install...

that's one of the best features of a 4 post lift, you can move it around easily, you don't have to pick one designated spot and have to live with it.

I have 4' deep pallet racking, the way I use it, I use 2' for storage, and 2' as a walkway to access the items, I have two ladders to make my way to the top.

not much changed with the cracks, the GC hasn't made it out yet, I do notice a hairline crack starting right under the one window and heading down.\ nice fix hilltop.....

fount this somewhere on the internet, it slides out on the celling tracks and folds.

the keystones were requested by my wife...lol

and joes169 the bricks have no holes or formed indents, my wife picked the brick and when my dad seen the stacks he questioned the no holes issue, the place of purchase and the mason said the brick was intended for walls it was just a different style, there are other houses locally that use it...