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I installed my metal ceiling to the ceiling beams (2x6's) that run between my trusses. The metal sheets were 20' and 22' long, the building is 42' wide so when placed inline they cover the 42'. The panels are attached with white diaphragm screws at each ceiling beam which were set 24" O.C. I...

First attempt at soldering pot metal to repair this hand wheel for a brake lathe I a rebuilding. I am pretty happy with the results. Sean

Wow, both look great! Sean

Thanks for the compliment, I am a "one man band." I basically do most of my work by myself, my father has helped as well as my wife but mostly I work alone. This isn't necessarily by choice but due to work schedules over the years I have found myself usually preparing my projects so that I can...

A few more pics of the floor being poured and finished. Sean

42X48 Shop/Garage in progress. I installed the stegowrap then the crete heat panels. I built a pex uncoiler and then I placed the pex into the panels and plumbed it to the manifolds. I marked out where I will be placing 2 2-post lifts and ran the pex around the area and installed the wire...

If you look at the picture I posted above, my building has “book shelf girts.” My building was build to an engineered plan for Massachusetts. The girts have blocking between them and I can assure you, the system is engineered for strength. With that being said, any building can be built...

Take a look at Hansen Pole Buildings. I am currently finishing my building/kit that I purchased from them. They give you a build manual to assist in putting the building up. I have no formal carpentry training, the only items I haven’t done myself so far are pouring the slab on grade and...

They come in a package of 8. Each 4x2 Panel was $11.95. I used 252 panels for my 42X48 building. Not cheap but easy to use. I finished the pex install as well as the welded wire mat and hope to have the floor poured soon.

The hairpins are used to tie the posts into the slab. This helps prevent uplift as well as movement and separation between the posts and the slab. I finished the pex manifold installation today and pressurized the lines. I also began to lay down the wire reinforcement mesh. Sean

Manifold and pex installation.

A couple of pictures of the manifold installation. Sean

I guess I never completed the initial post. I was able to bend up the rebar hairpins and install them in the posts yesterday. I also installed 1/3 of the pex tubing. The panels make this process incredibly easy for 1 person to complete the pex installation. I built my on pex in-coiler for...

If anyone is thinking of using Crete Heat Panels, I would recommend them. I'm building a 42X48 post beam garage with radiant floor heat and just finished laying down the panels. For a person working alone you can not beat the simplicity of the system. I know there are far less expensive...

I like the setup I have. In my case I have 13 ft. Ceiling height and spaced them closer together so it works out for me. I like the clean look of the recessed lights but it wasn’t the most inexpensive option. In the end, it’s what I wanted and would do it again the same way. Sean

I chose cans with LED retrofits. My pole barn is 42X48 and I installed 56 lights. I used IC cans so I can use blow in insulation when finished. Sean

It's been a long time since my last post, I have been working on the inside so that I cane begin preparing for the floor. I added vertical insulation to protect under the slab from frost and I'm currently finishing up the ceiling installation. Sean

The foam is 24 inches top to bottom, the finished height of the floor will be at the top of the foam. Sean

I centered mine in between the high ribs. Used a heavy duty fan box between the ceiling joists. I mounted the box so the face of the box was held slightly high of the liner panel. Sean

I'm in the same boat as I prepare to setup my radiant heat for my pole building build. I dug down 2 ft inside the skirt board and installed vertical insulation to prevent frost from creeping under the slab, but what to do at the overhead door transitions? Digging down 2 feet was back breaking...