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We're getting a house built. It's partially going on an existing walk in basement that was built in the 70s. The basement was built with cinderblocks. After removing the old house we found that the basement walls were a little too shaky, so the GC had the top 2-3ft cut off on thee walls. After...

Hi, the builder and I are working on a permit for the new shop to go on my farm in Oregon. They sent me a county document to be filled out and notarized. It has a few questions like will there be farm animals or hay in the building and will there be major mechanical work (i.e. removing...

I'm getting a 40x80x14 shop built later this year. I got some quotes for doors from the door installer the builder uses. There will be three 12x12 insulated doors and two 12x12 uninsulated doors. The shop has two rooms, only one will be heated. The insulated doors will get jackshaft openers, the...

I'm getting quotes from electricians for my soon to be built 40x80x14 pole barn shop. There will be an unheated 40x24 farm equipment section and a 40x56 heated shop, with three bays. One bay will have a two post lift. The shop part will be finished inside with white liner panel. I'm working on...

I'm having a house and shop built on land in Oregon. I want to have a gate at the road, which will be about 850' from the house. The shop will be 400' from the house in the opposite direction. Both are line of sight with few or no trees. I'll need wifi for a gate controller and wifi to the shop...

The concrete guy I've been talking to about putting a slab in my contracted but yet to be built 40x80 pole barn shop suggested that I get the guy prepping the pad to put the vapor barrier under the base rock. The excavation guy agrees. I have a question though- how do you deal with the edges of...

I'm specing out a shop with three bays side by side for working on and storing cars. One will have a two post lift. The shop part of the building will be 40' deep and 56' wide. I want to push the three bays to one side so there's more open shop space but I don't want things too crowded. Are 14'...

The place we just bought has a large irrigation pump that's run off a dedicated 480 3phase. There's an electric gate which I'm pretty sure is run off the same meter. The docs for the gate operator say that it can run on 120 or 240v single phase. My question is how do they normally get single...

I'm looking at the code where our retirement home's going to be built and it says that flat ceilings need R49 but vaulted ceilings only need R30. Why would that be?

It looks like the double pole contactor in our Bryant A/C unit has failed. The 3a fuse blows when I try to turn on the A/C but not the fan or heat. The 24v coil on the contactor is 3.6 ohms when it should be more like 10 or 20. I have a double pole unit ordered but that'll take a few days...

Hi, I'm working on permits for a 36x44 detached shop. The car doors will be on the 36' side and my intent is to have the front half be for working on cars and the back half for work space and metal working. No dividing internal wall. Due to local code the foundation will be a pier and beam...

I'm trying to get a permit for a detached shop. My planning dept wants me to put the shop sink inside the bathroom with the toilet. My plan was to have it outside as it's more useful there. Is there a code reason why it has to be in the bathroom? We're under the 2018 IBC but I can't find...

I'm planning a 36x44x12 shop. Mostly working on vehicles, metal work and some wood working. I expect to rearrange the equipment often. Many things like table+miter saw station will be on wheels so I can have working space around them and then push them out of the way when I'm not using them...

I'm served by PG&E here in NorCal. The GC who will be building my shop suggested that I call PG&E to find out how many amps my service is, so we can know if we'll need to get it upgraded. I called PG&E and they won't tell me what service I have. They said my GC needs to have a building...

[it's been suggested that I should make my own thread for this rather than piggyback on an existing one] I'm trying to do a load calc for my situation to see if my service is enough. I currently have a 2400 sq ft house, and a 2400 sq ft barn without power. I'm planning on powering the barn and...

I'm working with an architect to design a new shop. It's to have two bays in the front, which is on an eave side. It will have a full insulated ceiling. The two post overhead lifts I'm considering either fit in 12' or would fit between joists with a bit of modification to the ceiling for a...

The spot where I want to put a shop is roughly where I think the pipes from my well go to and from the water tank up the hill. In our area we have to have a big tank with a 4" line to a hydrant. While the riser for the hydrant is metal the pipe is PVC. There probably isn't tape buried in the...