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    Connection to Exterior Motion Light

    http://www.arlcatalog.com/Siding/Siding%20Mounting%20Kits%20with%20Built-in%20Box.htm Drill a hole for the romex, push the romex through, secure it to the integral box, caulk the opening, screw the siding block to your building, connect the wiring to the light, screw the light of your choice to...
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    Hooking up boiler

    Pages 11 & 12 sound like what you're looking for...
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    Hooking up boiler

    Stumbled across this yesterday while looking for the electrical specs: http://www.energyproducts.biz/PDF/sharkmanual.pdf
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    Radiant heat usage question

    Radiant is a set & forget and you should probably have it running by now to start getting the slab up to temp without the 'heavy lifting' of heating an already frozen slab. You absolutely do not turn it off and on and for the best efficiency you shouldn't bump the temp settings up & down...set...
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    My 30x40 Pole Barn Garage pics

    Very nice. That's actually almost *exactly* how mine was originally supposed to be (size & layout) except with a 16' door and 15' walls. Ended up changing build sites due to zoning, so I spun the building on the new site, spun the roof, put both doors on the same wall, and bumped to 32'. Very...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Doors are done. Got home for lunch right before the inspector left...he flagged it for not having diagonal bracing in the corners and I noticed that they forgot to run a course of screws in the siding just to the left of the 16x12 and need another nail or two in the trim there too, so the...
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    What size should a 6 car garage be?

    I'd allow 25' depth for each vehicle which gets you to 50' then add another 5'-6' for your workbenches and space for you to actually work there reasonably comfortably. I'd go with 13' width for each vehicle so that you can comfortably open doors and work/walk in between them which gets you to...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    The overhead door guy only put in about an hour and a half:
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    Connection to Exterior Motion Light

    Take a look at Arlington Industries. They make a small line of siding blocks that have an integral box. I found them when I was replacing the lights on the back of my house and found that whomever installed them simply poked the romex through the siding, put some siding blocks up and screwed the...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Got home at lunch time and they were starting to clean up & load up while one guy worked on the roof vent...he was finishing up just as I left to head back to work and the overhead door guy pulled up, so I should have doors when I get home this evening.
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Lunch time report: The front is done except for the trim on the north corner (they still need to put a strip of siding on the north wall at that corner), the ridge vent was sitting up on the roof like they're planning to install it, and they were about a fourth of the way across the back wall...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Hoped the builder would be a little further along, but he was short two guys. All but the last bit of interrnal bracing for the trusses is done, most of the front siding is done, and all of the front trim is done. He said it may run over into Wednesday, but I think he should be done tomorrow...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Hehehe...you wanna see pics of stacks of boxes on skids? ;) Brought the last of the small stuff up from the basement and skidded it up last night (still have a hood, several sets of doors and a few other larger items down there). My wife has today off, so I probably won't go home for lunch, so...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Contract is finally signed and the builder has his second payment. I cut down a few small trees that would've interfered with the power lines to the building or would've grown over to touch the building/fallen on the building in a good storm. Brought home some skids & shrink wrap from work and...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    The rain is holding off so far today. I just got back from lunch and they had the roof done except for the ridge vent and were about halfway done with the siding on the south wall. They should be done with the south wall shortly, and they'll set the header for the 16x12 before they leave. I'm...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Darn...rained out and probably won't be clear until Monday. Went home at lunch time and they had packed it in. They had to add another row of PTL board around the bottom and they got most of the north wall of siding up before they quit.
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    A little better than half the roof is done. The builder said they'd finish it tomorrow and would have 1 or 2 walls done as well and that I should have the garage door folks come out on Friday. He expects to be done on Friday barring any weather delays. I moved the PEX out of the way of the...
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Thanks. When I got home for lunch today, they were done with the purlins and had most of the fan-fold insulation up on half of the roof...just might have a roof when I get home this evening.
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    Trusses are set and about 2/3's of the purlins are done.
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    Jeepskate's Joint

    I wanted to put a garage door in the back, but that didn't work out with the build site. Scooted home at lunch time to let the dog out and all of the trusses were set. I'm sorting out the lighting now...I'm thinking of using the flourescents that I picked up a few weeks ago in the area for the...
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