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PEX is freeze resistant. It will expand when water freezes in it and then shrinks to original size when it thaws. Due to this, I would guess that your tubing did not fail totally but in just a few places, maybe the slab cracked and sheared the pex or something similar. Isolate the loops and test...

PoorUB Exactly!! I have a radiant floor in my 3600 sq ft shop which I keep at 65 degrees air temp. I can open the overhead door and the air cools of but as soon as I close it I can stand in front of the door and feel warm!! I can't overemphasize how much I enjoy radiant heat.

A small chainsaw with a fine pitched chain will make a surprising smooth cut, certainly good enough for landscape timbers. The bottom cut can be plunge cut BUT this can be extremely dangerous IF you don’t know what you are doing! The risk of kickback is high if the proper technique is not used.

I guess it depends on where one lives. Here in rural Nebraska your concerns are laughable to say the least!

A ridgebeam is a structural member that runs along the peak of the roof. It would carry the roof load between the two reinforced trusses that I described in my post. The rafters would attach to the ridgebeam and go to the top plate of the walls. In my scenario, the entire ceiling (think...

What you want to do is very doable so don't give up, I would do it without hesitation BUT I am a mechanical engineer and and would consider myself an above average framer and carpenter. I'm guessing from your terminology that you are not experienced in framing and roof systems. Your problem as I...

I’m with you, hate that term!!!!!

Re: High Lumber Price Reason (Youtube) Beat me to it. Schneider was just creepy!

Re: High Lumber Price Reason (Youtube) Sounds reasonable, particularly the part about people leaving urban areas. I live in a rural community in western Nebraska and houses are selling quickly mostly to families from outside the area.

I had these at my last house. After so long they just wear out and need replaced. No repairable parts. You can either get that tool, remove the old sprinkler and replace it BUT you cannot buy just a replacement sprinkler (at least you couldn’t 7 years ago) so you have to buy the whole pop up and...

Based on my experience with radiant floor heat, I believe it to be the most comfortable heat you can have. No cold spots, no noise and no moving air. Yes, the upfront costs are higher but I consider that to be the cost for the comfort it provides. I keep my shop 65 degrees all the time. It is so...

Wish mine was smooth. Really dislike the grit, hard to clean!!

I agree! I can’t view Imgur Picts either but if the picture in post #8 is the tree in question, it needs to come down. It’s not a well structured tree, having two trunks instead of one main leader.

This should be interesting! What are the rows of trees?

Let me get this straight. You want to have a 4 post lift in one bay and have another bay for your “ toy”, a man cave room and a kitchen area all within 600 sq ft??? Seems like you are trying to pack too much into your space. Gonna be tough. Good luck!

Those long sweep elbows will be great for dust collection. I like to use Baltic birch in my projects. Great product! Here’s a coffee table I built for my daughter. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=749&pictureid=109323

Mine is in line with yours. 65 degrees air temp, 70 degrees floor surface temp. Stays the same independent of the outside temp.

I beg to differ! I heat 3600 sq ft with a 75 k btu 75 gallon hot water heater. My heat load calculator called for 50 k btu at a design temp of -12 degrees. I intentionally oversized by 50%. My system works extremely well, running very seldom to maintain 65 degree air temperature. I have 12 loops...

Crude but effective. I drilled a hole in the door liner where the light switch contacts it. Its just a plastic liner with foam underneath. This allows the light to remain on all the time. To go back to normal, I just put a piece of packing tape over the hole. On my fridge, the switch, light and...

I had the same problem and found this easy fix. I rigged it so the refrigerator light stays on all the time, heating the refrigerator compartment causing it to run occasionally and in turn keeping the freezer compartment frozen. The incandescent bulb was too hot so I replaced it with an led...