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Planning on infloor heat: Whats a good base and thickness for under the concrete polystyrene ? Sand or class 5 ? And how thick ? I live in central Minnesota, have a 40x50 polebarn. Already have 2" styro going 2' down on perimeter. Just figuring out fill needed inside.

I'd go with a 220v. I go thru allot of A/C's at work (apartments). I've had good luck with Amana's, then kenmores, then Frigidaires. Worst luck I've had was GE's. All compressors went out around 3 years.

Too much insulation is just as bad as not enough. For a 2x6 depth the max you can put in is R21. Forget about the R30 idea. The easiest thing would be to blow it in. The bags of insulation will say how many square feet they'll cover at what thickness. Underneath your flooring just shove the...

Another vote for scoring it with a drywall knife and snapping it. Cutting with a sawzall is going to make a messy edge that your just going to end up cleaning up with a drywall knife anyways..

I have 3 of the Ryobi $30 ones, each at a different jobsite for work. For $30 they've worked great, 4 years and still running.

Hi Leveleer, and welcome to the forum !

^ this 4:1 ratio = 800 lbs + arm

saw a comparable one on Sears.com for $6. A 5 piece set was $13

Awesome !

^ This :+1: