Recent content by xtahoex

Thank everyone. Building is basically a stock Barnplans shell. I had their engineer make the side walls 14 instead of 12 foot height. I also decided on Ijoists instead of traditional lumber. That gave me a 24 foot clear span to work on things and got rid of a whole mess of posts. I would...

Thanks guys for all of the kind words. That is my neighbors house in the background. But it was still a 100 run for power/utilities from my house. I put in 200 amp service for the barn along with data, phone, and cable. The purpose of the barn is agricultural... I will leave it at that. I...

Well, I think I have found my new favorite forum. I had come across the Garage Journal a few times while researching various topics but only stayed long info to get the info I needed and then I left. In the last few weeks I have been checking out the forums more in depth and I am very...

The "duct" that I am proposing is really nothing more than a hole framed into my wall covered by a return style air grill. The unit would literally be mounted against the wall with a gasket built around it to shroud the exhaust air. It would be interesting to see how much pressure that would...

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Also love the dog!

Good Evening... Just got my permit signed off on a new construction 36x60 gambrel style barn/workshop that I built myself. Plans were purchased through barnplans.com then altered to suit my needs. I have checked out the sight before in the past but I guess I am more of a lurker than anything...

I searched on goggle and found this site but did not find anything that answered my questions. So, here goes. I just built a 36x60 gambrel barn styled workshop. The 1st floor is all work space with 14' sidewalls it is neither heated nor cooled, it basically at the ambient temperature of the...