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After doing a lot of side work for a guy with a lift in his shop, and since our truck mechanic went out on disability and they deemed me the fill in truck mechanic. I've been getting spoiled with using a lift. My only setback is I only have 10 foot walls. Not the end of the world but not perfect...

Since late July when my wife and I came home from vacation we noticed that the basement seemed a little more humid/musty than usually. We did have record rainfall for 2 weeks but water never entered the house. Sump pump ran pretty much for a week until it dried out some. Today in the process of...

In the process of figuring out what I want to do for heat/air in my pole barn before winter actually gets here. Walls are being insulated with R19 fiberglass covered by 7/16 osb. The ceiling is where I'm hung up on. My BCDL is 5 PSF. I kind of like the idea of keeping an open ceiling because I...

Trying to get opinions on how to go about insulating the ceiling or roof of my pole barn. Trusses are 4' O.C., then purlins, then metal roof. Full length ridge vent and full soffit vents. 24x32x10 I kind of like keeping the trusses open for a little more storage for some things, and I usually...

A while back I got a deal on this machine off of a tool truck, came with about 8 lbs of 134 in it and I've done a few jobs with it here and there but once you get to 5 lbs it wants you to add more freon to the tank. Once 2018 rolled around you can't buy 30lb cans of 134a unless you have a 609...

Going to be purchasing a compressor towards the end of next week and I'd like some feedback from some of you guys that hopefully own/owned any of these. If I can find a deal on a used Quincy, Champion, IR or any other reputable make that would be sweet! If I end up buying a new compressor these...

Went to the big box store and picked what I need to get electric to my barn this weekend which included a Square D QO 100 Amp value pack panel. Its going to be fed off of a 60 amp breaker in the main panel at the house. Surface mounting and running EMT. Out of the box I like it! But what I'm...

At some point this week or weekend come hell or high water (high water is more likely) I'm going to run power to my barn. I'm using 1 1/2 pvc. I've only got about about a 4-5 feet to tie into the existing pvc to the right of the meter. I'm having mixed feelings about where to enter the house...

Saw another thread somewhat related to mine except i dont have the same situation as him. Backfilled perforated pvc pipe wrapped with filter paper and 57 stone from the base of my building out 12" rate of fall is 1 inch every 10 feet. At the very back end I have my gutter downspout from that...

Looking to insulate the roof of my pole barn and install a radiant barrier. Temps got up to 84 this past saturday and there was a pretty noticable difference between being outside and walking into the barn. Dimensions are 24x32x10. Trusses are 2x4 and 4 foot O/C. Full length vented eaves and...

So hopefully by the end of March or early April I'm going to start running electric to my detached pole barn. Did some price searching and found that the local elec. warehouse supplier is a lot cheaper for the wire compared to the big box stores. However they couldn't touch the price for...

Getting ready to start doing some work to the bed of my super duty this weekend. What's cheaper/more beneficial for argon gas. Buy your bottle and fill it or lease/rent bottles? I was told by our local weld supply that in MD you can't own larger than 120 cu ft. I've got a 140 amp mig and usually...

this weekend I'm having my 30+ year old heat pump system replaced with a Bryant/Carrier unit. While they've got the old air handler out I'm going to put in some insulation and drywall to help insulate the laundry room a little better. Should I put in 2x6 fire stops at 4' high to give the top...

So yesterday after it warmed up a little bit low 50s I noticed that my house (heat pump system) was running a little longer than usual to warm up the house. I've got a honeywell programmable thermostat and at first I just figured it kicked over from 63 to 65. So I was down in my shed changing...

I know I can't be the only one that has gone about it this way. Hopefully within the next month or 2 I'm running power to my pole barn. Walls are unfinished at the moment. I'm planning framing insulating and sheeting them with 1/2" plywood. I'm planning on running EMT on top. So for now what I'm...

Long story short.....every other time I need my little homemade 26 gallon used to be electric but somebody put a gas engine on it air compressor that I got for cheap at a yard sale to stay running it doesn't :flamethro: So I was at lowes and I looked at a Kobalt 60 gallon compressor, 240 volt...

Hey guys so hopefully shortly after holidays I'm going to be starting the next phase of my pole barn build (24x32x10). Hopefully I'll have some electricity out there. For right now I've just got 3 8ft shop lights that I wired up to run off of an extension cord to the house. So what I'm working...

Hopefully in the next 2 weeks I'm going to get a couple estimates to run 100 amp service to my pole barn. Don't really have anything of value in it yet but will soon. Any of you guys ever rigged up your own security systems? I'm going to have a air compressor, so what I was planning on doing...

What would be the best thing to do as far as back filling against skirt boards. My slab is 2 inches above grade on the high side of a slope, which leaves me with about 8" of pressure treated skirt board that I'm going to back fill and slope away from the building. Would it be wise to coat the...

So in the process of getting my truss carriers put up this weekend I realized I did 2 things. I miss interpreted the picture and over engineered my gable end truss carriers. Has anybody in here seen, done, or been told that this way is better....The pole barn is 24x32 Per instructions: On...