Recent content by wickerdave

After moving from Iowa to Oregon we bought a home and had the room to put up a decent sized work shop. I t started out at 1044 sq ft. but by the time I was done obtaining building permits I was down to a 20 x 32 640 sq ft building. The estimates I got were in my opinion ridiculous, $7 to...

Here is an idea for you that I am going to use, the framework is industrial pallet racking with a 4' x 8' x 3/8" top. I figure it saves about $250 using the framing rather than building it out of 2" steel and the top. I would go 3/8" for the top as a minimum. Sorry I can't get the picture to...

Building a 32x20 hobby / weld shop Hi, We moved to Sublimity, Or. just South East of Salem last august. I've only got about 2 1/2 years of welding experience so I'm semi-retired cause nobody will hire any body with less than 5 years experience around here.So I've just finished pouring a 32x20...

As a former insulation contractor I could tell you that foam is by far the best. but it's not. It's far better than rolled or sheet. The noise reduction factor is truley amazing. However. If you use a dense pack cellulose (dry) with the facing made from used tire cord, you will achieve the...

As I former foam contractor I would tell you about $1.50 per sq. ft.

I have a dettached garage,36x25, 3 stall, which I use half of for side project metal fabricating. The walls are finished drywall but no insulation, ceiling is open rafter 12' high. I will probably look at installing a reznor Nat. gas hanging heater next spring, but Iowa winters are not mild...