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Here's a few tidbits about the garage: Attached, stick-built structure 32'x40'x13.5' 4" slab 6 loops of 1/2" oxygen barrier PEX (~1200' total)...probably should have done 4 loops... PEX was Malco stapled to 2" 25 PSI EPS insulation under the slab There is also 2" EPS around the perimeter of the...

Have you started constructing your setup yet? I just bought the same heat source (only mine's LP). Seems to be a quality unit and is rated from the mfg for space heating. I had planned on running a primary/secondary loop with a mixing valve, two 3-speed Grundfos circulators, etc. All of the...

Some stores like Farm and Fleet will do free water hardness testing - because they want to sell you a water softener...but it's still a handy service. Visit the glycol mfg's website and see if they have a water/glycol ratio listed. Couldn't hurt to fill with water or glycol first - she'll get...

Great info - thanks for sharing, guys. Well - I decided to coat the whole outside of the foundation where it will be at/below grade. Overkill? Yeah, probably. $45 for two 5-gallon buckets of foundation coating, a few beers and a Saturday night spent doing the job seemed like cheap insurance...

Good idea. That's what I was thinking of doing - using pressure treated 2x lumber all the way around and keeping the foam full thickness. This method will also further allow the slab to 'walk' as it heats/cools since it isn't coupled to the exterior walls. What did you do for the (for lack of...

That is a very good idea to cut the insulation at a 45° angle - thanks for the suggestion! Do you have any issues with cracking since the concrete is a bit thin towards the top? Cheers, Matt

Here is a picture of the foundation/frost walls, building site, etc. Yes - that's mold/mildew on the siding (North face). Since I'm building onto that end of the house - I won't have to clean that stuff off since it is getting ditched in the dumpster. :thumbup: More details: 16' x 8' OH door...

The foundation/frost walls have been poured for my 32' x 40' attached garage - so now I'm working on getting the EPS insulation and prep work done for the radiant heat. I have a question about insulation beside the slab where it meets the foundation/frost wall. I've heard that this is needed...

Howdy, fellow garage dwellers...newbie here, be kind. :) I've been conspiring to build a 32' x 40' attached garage to our house (24' x 51' modular built ranch). Since we have no garage at all right now, I'm trying to create shelter for the daily drivers and then also have some extra room for...

My vote: Any old Ariens machine repowered with a DIESEL. Here's a video I put together of my machine when I finally could get enough of a load on the engine to drag down the RPM a bit and get 'er to smoke a little out the stack: http://media.putfile.com/Smoker-Snowblower Here's a...