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Hello! I need some help in determining wire size for my radiant heat boiler to run in the wall before I close the wall up (drywall). Boiler panel will be about 35-40 ft max from breaker box on the same wall. I already have the 120v wire ran (10/2) for the thermostat, some sensors, pump and...

Hello! I have a 2600 sq ft building w/ 14ft ceilings. It’s well insulated and so are the garage doors. I have some questions on what possible systems to get. Self contained unit: I know this unit will sit outside and you just run the duct work right inside. It would be gas heat/ac. What are the...

Good Morning, I am going to be installing a standby generator soon. Probaly 16k Generac. The generator is going to be about 170ft from my house (behind my building & near propane tank). Since it's so far away from the house, I have had different feedback from some people regarding how to hook...

Hello! I am thinking of getting a standby generator. Either. 12 or 16000 watt. Roughly what size propane tank should I get? I was told by one company at least a 250 gallon tank as anything else would be to small because the smaller tanks wouldn’t be able to produce enough vapors to keep up with...

Hello! I have a 2800 sqft pole building. I was thinking about getting either an oil furnace or a propane furnace. What are the pros and cons of each? I have only used an oil furnace in the past. By oil I mean a heating oil/kero/diesel fuel furnace, not an waste oil furnace. Thanks

I have been looking at a 4-5ton self contained heat/ac until for my building. How well does LP gas work? The LP units have a much higher BTU for heat than the all electric ones. I have used oil furnaces in the past and am wondering how much LP is used vs an oil furnace.

I have around a 2800 sqft pole building. (40x50 w/ 14ft ceilings attached to a 24x24 w/ 10ft ceilings, all open inside) I am looking to see how big of a unit I will need to at least heat the building and possibly AC. The building will be well insulated once I'm done with it. I was looking at oil...

Photos of my building so far. It was originally a 24x24 with no overhangs and uninsulated white doors. I added a 40x50 and also added a porch area to the front of the 24x24 to bring it out with the front of the new building. I also added radiant heat in the floor as well. Just the tubing ran for...

Hello, I am in the process of building my 40x50 building and I am installing radiant heat. I already bought the kit from Blue Ridge Company. From what I have been researching, I would need 2 inch insulation under the slab. I was looking at the 2 inch x 4ftx8ft pieces at Lowes and it's going to...

Hello, I know that there are a lot of great floor coating options out there. I plan on having my floor poured here hopefully in another month or so. (40x50) building. It will be a smooth machine troweled finish floor. Would I have to grind to floor for the coating to stick? Would acid etching...

Hello all, I will hopefully have my building up here in the next few weeks (40x50) and I was looking into radiant heating. I will also have an oil furnace so the radiant heat won't be my only heat source. This will be a hobby/part time garage. (evening and weekends) Is this worth the extra money...

Hello, I currently have a 24x24x10 pole building. Soon, I am going to be adding a 40x48x14 to the 24x24. The garage will be insulated. I would like to have heat and AC but depending on the cost I may just go with heat. I have been looking online and split heat pumps with air handlers (like a...

I plan on having my floor poured here in the next few months and I was thinking about coating the floor. About 2500sq ft. How long do I need to wait with the new concrete before I can coat the floor? Epoxy coatings the best? It will be used to fix cars but not daily. Mainly just working on the...

I have noticed that on some buildings that have headers across the top of the poles that the trusses sit on and some buildings do not. Some buildings have the trusses sitting on top of each pole and not as many trusses as buildings with headers. Is there any reason for having and not having a...