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Installed my radiant pex already. Slab is 5" thick with rebar 2'OC and pex-al-pex stapled to 2"XPS under the slab. Have four - 2" floor drains that are gravity fed to exits on back of shop. Do I need to be concerned about cold air transfer to building? Was considering putting one way valves...

Just finished constructing a 40x6016 pole barn in Central Kentucky with a 14x24 extension on the back. The slab is 5" thick, and I installed 10 loops 245' long (253' of you count the tubing coming out of the slab to the manifold). After much research, I have chosen to use Mike Bloomington's...

Read through the Lighting stickys (several hours worth) and decided Platonic Solid was a rock star who has helped SO many! After reading through the litany of posts, however, I find myself more confused than before on what I actually need... Different lights require more or less fixtures to...

So, I started lurking on Garage Journal a couple years ago. Last June I bought my new home, and started building my dream shop. Thanks to all the input found here, I was able to determine not only what I wanted, but to cycle through pictures, articles, and dialogue from so many of you on what...

The structure is up for my new pole barn. 40x60 with an additional 240 sq ft in the rear to house my compressor/dust collector/etc. and so I can have a small area dedicated to spraying. I plan to run a CNC router at some point and have a 25hp 3-phase converter and a step up converter to run...

So... have very inefficient skylights in my home. I insulated in the attic as much as I could but can still feel the draft. What happens if I frame in 1/4" glass at ceiling depth? Would there be a condensation issue?

I am building a 40 x 60 shop - have much of the grading completed and am planning the flooring system. I have already purchased 2" ISO board to insulate under the floor and along the sides. In the process of ordering the 1/2" PEX pipe to run my laterals at 1' spacing apart. Will tie them into...