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    What concrete to use for a threshold

    I want to pour a concrete threshold about 2” thick for my entry door.. I called Sacrete and they said use sand mix,,, but I read the bag and it foesnt sound like the correct choice
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    Golf ball size holes around barn ?

    Just in the rear of the barn out about 4 ft from the building in the topsoil over the bankrun , are about 10 holes... now it’s cold her now in Upstate my.. I stuck a stick in the hole and they go down a foot or maybe less... There is nothing to eat around, no garbage etc so wth is it ??
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    Question on extension ladders ....

    I need a 28ft extension ladder for my pole barn...I want an aluminum one for weight reasons...Ace Hardware has a TYPE 3 for 169.00 I wont be using it that much and I weigh about 150 pounds... I need it to change bulbs, clean gutters etc so probably wont use it more than once a year... Is this a...
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    Best sealer for exposed apron.

    My floor was sealed with Lustershield but I had a small crack in the apron that I filled and I want to seal the whole apron. Is there a product that works and hold up to the weather well ? Is this available in less than a gallon and at Lowes or Depot ?? Thx
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    Overhead door opener questions ?

    Ok I have a 12 x 14 and a 9 x 7 overhead insulated doors on my barn...they open very easy but...im thinking about openers...best price I have received is for the small door 435.00 installed jack shaft opener due to the door track... And 745.00 for a rail style on the big door... Now is there any...
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    ? Best sealer to cover crack exposed to weather

    Ok my new floor has a hairline crack coming from the exposed apron.. the mason said I should seal it before winter to stop any water.. They used Lustreseal solvent based on the rest of the floor,, I don’t need 5 gallons ... is there something I can get in a gallon that would be better it as good
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    Ok crack in new floor

    So my new floor has a 2 ft long hairline crack,, it’s in the middle of the 12 ft wide overhead door opening,, It looks like it started in the apron that extends about 8” past the door when it’s closed,, This area gets a LOT of sun most of the day so I’m sure it dried real fast So do I say...
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    Lam collums have knots missing ?

    Ok OCD is active, I noticed several knots missing out of the Richland Lam Collums in my pole barn, is this normal or an issue ?? Should they be filled in or something
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    Okba non OCD question ,, birds in my downspout

    So I had gutters and large down spouts put on my pole barn, now these fricken starlings have made a nest in the downspout just below the gutter,,its 20 ft off the ground and I have no ladder that high. Wonder if I take a powerful leaf blower from the ground and blow up the downspout if that...
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    Ok tomorrow is 10 days since the slab was finished...ok to park on it ?

    the masons told me a week, tomorrow will be 10 days...I want to put my riding mower, car, and small tractor inside... I assume if they said a week they were being on the safe side but being OCD I figured 10 days should be better. They sealed it with a seal/cure and its still lightening up in...
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    Ok a question on the sealer they used on my new floor

    More OCD... They sealed the floor right after the final finishing was done, I read the can and its Lustreseal solvent based and it says to seal same day... it darkend the concrete but now im seeing like light colored patches and if you look close at those areas it looks like little mesh work of...
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    Any of you guys use the portable single post lift jack ?

    I kinda like the idea to be able to use it on either side of my shop,,, I assume they are safe ,,?? Comments
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    Is this my OCD....again

    Ok floor is poured, and cut and sealed...looks nice,,,so far :) Now question is this...if you knock on the floor with your knuckle it sounds solid,,,except next to the outside wall around the perimeter...it sounds like an echo or hollow under it... Now the only thing I can figure is the...
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    2 post lift installers ?? How to find

    Im thinking id like a lift in my pole barn...anyone use the portable ones ? Or install your own or hire it done ?? Best brands ??
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    concrete going in tomorrow

    well tomorrow the floor will be poured...poly is down, wire mesh is down and wired together, forms up across the overhead doors... supposed to be great weather the next two days.. Cant wait to get the floor in so I can get my trailer, car and tractor inside:rocker:
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    On a pole barn do you pour right up to the poles

    Ok I've heard some say to leave a gap between the floor and the poles because the poles expand and contract... others say pour right up to and touching the poles ??
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    Getting ready to decide to pour floor, wire mesh or not with fibre in cement

    Ok got about 4 quotes, one guy said, put poly down, use fibre in the mix AND wire mesh...cut seal The others said no need for the mesh with the fibre
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    Can anyone here check this Snapon serial number to see IF its paid for

    can someone here check a Snapon ser# o see if its paid ? I am looking at buying one and want to be sure
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    does your pole barn get any snow inside ?

    went to my barn tonight because my inside motion light was on,,,noticed a bunch of snow on the floor...now I know I have lots of gaps under the rim board because it hasn't been graded in or out but there is snow by the man door and there are no gaps there,,, Id suspect the ridge vent but that...
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    Flarring tool kit, buy the single or double ??

    I needed to flare a pc of tube today and yup, no flare tool,,,so I see the kits, one does double flares the other single... So can I do a single with the double kit ? Or do I need to have both or ??
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