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That seems intuitively true, but can you point me to a resource that details why? As noted, radiant barrier is all that protects the extremely sensitive Webb telescope from the sun, so it’s not snake oil- I just don’t know it would be better for this situation or not.

Sorry for not being clear- my question here is only about the walls. I’ll finish radiant barrier on the rafters and the ceiling will be drywall covered with 12” of cellulose. The building is well sealed from the outside IMO- I applied sealant over all seams in the sheathing and wall plates. On...

I was skeptical about the benefits, but was willing to try it on the underside of the rafters. Once I got a bit of that done the effect was very noticeable up on the scissor lift. The heat from the sheathing and roof was blocked once it was up and when I moved over to a bare area the change in...

Can’t find results answering this question so I’ll ask ya’ll. For my very hot climate (Phoenix), would I maximize heat rejection performance installing radiant barrier foil in my 2x6” wall cavities against the sheathing and then using 3.5” thick insulation batts against the drywall? Or would...

Sure I can share who I’ve used that I recommend and the suppliers I’ve used. I am the general contractor on this so I can use labor without an ROC number (me), but if you hire a general contractor to coordinate everything, all of your sub contractors must be registered with the state. I can DM...

Other than on very old houses, we use EIFS here and this will be foam and stucco as well.

Yes the straps were not appropriate- I used them because I don’t have chains. Cognizant of the added risk, I took the quietest street route home and stayed below 30 mph for the ~4 mile drive. I should have paid for delivery and pick up, and that’s what I’ll do next time. I’ll have to ask him...

I’ve got a video of the storm- it doesn’t show well in the photo but this was not rain you could work through. Here in the desert we do quit when it rains, though- there’s so many perfect days in the winter that waiting a day will make life easier and more comfortable.

Down in Laveen where our fields are getting gobbled up by development. Sad to see so much green disappearing in favor of asphalt.

That’s a good idea. I went the same route with the ones currently in the garage and one failed a couple of months ago. The replacement came with a different lens. Fortunately nothing wrong with the old lens, but I might not get so lucky down the road. Shouldn’t be a shelf-life issue with them...

Yeah he just needed thicker angle iron and I'm sure they would have held up fine. He built them with cars in mind, though and they handled everything from a C2500 truck to an old Ford Galaxie just fine. The concentrated weight of the machine was too much.

Yeah I was surprised, too. It’s a 12,000 lb trailer with dual 7k axles and my F150 Powerboost had no problems towing it. But man those ramps folded like tacos in the parking lot of the equipment company.

We actually have quite a bit of grass, but it's reclaimed water not fit for drinking, so it's less of a bad idea than a lawn watered by city water. The pool was at the house I wanted (ironically enough, it's the house next door, so I get to look at what I wanted every day lol). My wife has been...

While getting windows installed, I called my garage door guy who had my custom door delivered, but was waiting for me to be ready for install. His installer came and installed it and another sad problem- the panels on the top panel are half-covered. This was again because of the false wall being...

Now onto the saga of my windows and doors. I waited until the framing was done to order them, because I wanted to avoid buying windows that don't fit openings. That concern was well reasoned- with the front face of the garage changing to accommodate the recessed finish, I had to change window...

One continuous piece all the way around- probably around 80' long. Then I moved my dispensing rig over where the building joins that house so I wouldn't have the text upside down. Yes, I know there's something wrong with me. In this update you can see that the roof has been installed, and...

Here's a closer look at the Simpson panels- a serious amount of steel and glue holding this together. Bolted to my 1" studs buried in concrete. It was finally time to tear out the wall. They appeared to put the apprentice on this job and he picked every sphere of styrofoam out of the...

Now it was time to deal with connecting the new with the old. My wife wanted a connected building (which she later forgot and asked why I didn't build the building separate) /facepalm. It will be a nice place to live with, though- the entire space is level and continuously air conditioned. There...

Although not ideal, I wanted to rent machines as few times as possible, so for my weekend skid steer rental, I wanted to add dirt and cover with granite all together. That's not great because the following trades will muck up the granite, but it's a lot cheaper than doing this process twice...

And now we have concrete! My landscaper had a fight with this 4" PVC joining up to the drain and lost. The end cap should have been poured with the sidewalk but it still should have been better than this. I've got the parts to replace this mess, but I'll get to that when more important...