Recent content by vortech91

Do you already have the RV/ camper? If not there are options out there with campers that only require an 11 foot door.

i remember reading multiple posts showing a couple ways people have made homemade extensions for their drywall lifts. My new drywall lift is about 6 inches from the ceiling fully extended. If someone has saved those posts could you share them please? thanks. This is for a metal ceiling. I...

I am looking into garage door openers for my 18' wide x 10' tall insulated ideal garage door. I was interested in the liftmaster 8500, but with some bad reviews and the need to have the door perfectly balanced, I am leaning towards a traditional opener. I would love to go to menards and just...

My poles are spaced 8' on center, but the poles are made of three 2x6 nailed and glued together, so I actually have less the a true 8 foot spacing. Should I frame three 24 inch on center walls and leave the last stud cavity smaller like 20 inches or should I frame all 4 bays to be 21 inches? I...

I don't have a set date to pour, but what temps would you guys consider to be too low. Its averaging 40-50 day time highs and above freezing nights, but night time lows look to be hitting the freezing point very soon. Why not add calcium chloride? Thanks

I'm hoping to have my pole barn concrete floor poured in the next week or two. The barn is complete with metal roof, and walls. It does have two insulated garage doors installed. My question is 1. Should I still get this concrete poured with the cold weather we are having in Michigan...

I live in Michigan and a lot of counties have made it a requirement to have an 18 inch rat wall around the perimeter of a pole barn. I have gotten a couple of concrete quotes and one is saying to pour the rat wall then come back and pour the floor, separating the rat wall and floor using vapor...

I'm finally building my barn which I hope to start a build thread on soon if I can find the time. The Pole barn only has poles and girts up along with top truss carriers. Can I do anything to prep for a lean to down the eave side? Could I put a row of 2x12 below the truss carrier 2x12 to...

Will 5 PSF dead load for the bottom chord support a metal ceiling with blown in insulation? I have the option for 5 or 10 pound per square foot bottom chord dead load. I will not be putting up drywall or OSB, so I thought 5 PSF would be sufficient. Let me know Thanks:rocker: This is for a...

currently have a boiler system in 2100 sq/ft ranch home with basement. Before I finish the basement I wanted to install ductwork and a new furnace and A/C system. Im trying to find a reputable company that can do a manual J, S, and D calculation for me. Can anyone recommend a good company...

In the planning stages for my barn and thought I was going to go with 4' OC truss. I have a friend who did this in his barn and he was going to install a ceiling by putting purlins on the bottom side of trusses and install metal ceiling so he could blow in insulation. I dont have the bottom...

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Recently purchased a house that has a side entry garage that drops 2.5-3' in elevation from the garage door to say 40'- 50' out then levels off. This is a gravel driveway that one day I would like to have a concrete pad for two cars, but for now I just need to add material to bring this up so...

Thanks all for your great ideas, I ended up switching to the foot control and it worked without problem. I am going to try and test the potentiometer on a scope or fluke and see if something is wrong with the thumb control. If its shot im going to try and replace the pot.

I bought a used syncrowave 250 about a year ago. been working fine, but had problems getting an arc on dc. Ive yet to weld aluminum with this machine. I tried to weld a lawn mower deck the other day and couldnt get an arc. I have Adjusted the gap on the HF start to .010" I have an older...