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Just about finished with the installation of my lift. The motor was shipped with what looked like 12 gauge SOOW cord through a connector, ground to the body of the motor. 2 hots to the contractor switch. My install plan was to run 10/2 armored cable to a 240V 30 Amp switch, the from that switch...

A somewhat local barn supply store is having a sale on 10' length metal panels in the usual colors, white is what I'll be using for a ceiling. Sale only applies to 10' length. Trusses in my barn are 4' O.C. Would it be possible to sheet metal screw where the 2 panels meet mid truss? I don't...

My Mrcool DIY came in today! I'm so pumped about getting this thing in and hooked up before the cold gets here for good. I went a little over size with the 24K just because for now the ceiling insulation is going to be consisting of sheets of 1/2 EPS board. That back wall and eave wall will be...

In the process of ordering my Atlas 2 post lift I've hit a stalemate. I talked to 2 of the guys at best buy auto equipment and both were knowledgeable and very helpful with my questions. So in the process of narrowing everything down it came to an Atlas Platinum 9K base plate lift that's ALI...

In the process of ordering my Atlas 2 post lift I've hit a stalemate. I talked to 2 of the guys at best buy auto equipment and both were knowledgeable and very helpful with my questions. So in the process of narrowing everything down it came to an Atlas Platinum 9K base plate lift that's ALI...

Ordered a mini split and should be here some time next week. Which do you guys prefer to set condensing units on?

Somewhat hit a stalemate this afternoon when ordering a lift. I had every intention of purchasing the BP10000 for my pole barn. Talked to a guy and he was happy to answer all my questions, then he kinda threw something at me (the atlas platinum pvl-9bp ALI CERT) and had me put the purchase on...

Hoping to get my mini split installed by Thanksgiving. Have to finish insulating a 3-4 wall cavities before I can hang it. I was hoping to get the tin and blown in done but I dont think that is going to happen till summer. A friend came across a bunch of 1/2 foil faced polyiso boards. Can you...

Going to be pulling the trigger on my first 2 post lift sometime this week! Took a trip to Greg Smith Equipment this past Saturday and did some window shopping. Talked to one of the guys working the floor and he helped out as much as he could. At first I had my mind set on a 10K floor plate lift...

Going to be pulling the trigger on a mini split hopefully this week. 768 sq ft pole barn with R19 in the walls. Ceiling is open as of right now but going to work on metal and insulation this fall/early winter. I'm not out there a whole lot, maybe at times 2-3 hours 2-3 times during the week, and...

The other day in the middle of our heatwave I noticed that the attic fan in the house was making some strange noises. Got up in the attic real quick and it sounded like the windings in the motor were going bad. Attic is around 1000 sqft. When I first purchased the house the motor was locked up...

I know this topic gets beat all to hell but I'm wanting an over-all opinion on what I should do. I tried to do a search of this subject but after a lot of reading and going down a lot of different posts I figured I just start over. A few months back a friend completed a project and had some...

I'm about to start working on a ground level patio. 14x16 detached. I called the county and no permit is needed to do what I want. It's going to **** up against the original deck. I'm going to redo the steps so that you'll only come down 1-2 steps onto the patio. The 16' ends are going to have...

800sf pole barn. Walls are R-19 with 7/16 osb. Open ceiling with 1" expanded foam with foil as a vapor/radiant barrier on the bottom (inside) roof purlins. Spent this winter using a 80K btu diesel torpedo heater. Worked great, kinda loud, kept inside at 50-60 when it was 30 and below. Didn't...

Anybody have any personal experience with these. They've got great reviews and have been thinking about replacing the old fluorescent tubes.

I'll post the picture later but here's the back story: A few months back, wife called me while I was at work and said the whole main level of the house acted like it tripped the breaker. She checked the panel, and all the breakers we're good. So just to be safe until I got home I had her turn...

Hopefully in the next few months I'll be in the market for a lift for my barn. Due to county height restrictions I could only go with 10' walls. Not ideal but still do-able. Other than obvious reasons to buy a certified lift, have any of you guys used/own a non certified floor plate lift and...

I'm getting ready to wire up a couple lights for the outside of my barn and I was wondering how you guys ran the wire from inside to outside. I bought 2 motion lights for my personnel door and a weatherproof wall mount. The mount has 5 holes, one in the back and 1 on each side. I started...

24x32x10 post frame, trusses 4' on center. Going to put in an order for ceiling panels and have a few questions for some of you guys that have done it before. Originally I thought of getting 16' panels but realized that that's a lot for one person to handle on a drywall lift. So I think I'm...

I recently purchased a Comfort Zone electric heater from tractor supply. Love it for what it is but without a ceiling and insulation it's only going to do so much. Planning on putting up a metal ceiling and 12" of blown in insulation. Ive got it mounted on the ceiling blowing where my toolbox...