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Looking for input for a low budget alarm system for my pole barn located behind my house. Don’t want it monitored. Just wanting something to activate an alarm or siren if it’s set off and I could hear from my house. Neighborhood around us had some break ins lately.

So eyeballing and game planning for a 30x50x10 sides(6/12 pitch for a loft) house at the lake property. Originally wanted metal framing and metal siding but quotes are so high due to metal and roof pitch. I’m now thinking stick frame would be cheaper. Just wanting a shell built and I plan to do...

Planning on buying land at the lake and building 30x60x12 metal shop(steel frame) pole barn style shop. Wanting to make 1100 sqft for living and other for boat and toy storage. Curious what people would recommend from past experience of dos/donts. Spray foam? More insulation? More windows...

Plan on re organizing my socket drawer at work. I have a snap on master series box and one long drawer that I keep my sockets in. I have priced the “Tool Grid” organization deal from Matco. $190!! I really like it for the clean look but I’m cheap and feel like I can save money. I already have a...

Wife said “You got a shop, now I want the bathroom I always wanted.” 😳 Guess we are looking to add onto our house and I want the add on to match. Hard thing is finding our brick. I have reached out to all local brick manufacturers in Oklahoma and no help. Anyone know how to find old brick or...

I have a 30x34 pole barn with double bubble insulation and looking for options for electric heat. Last year i used a 220v mini space heater fan and a portable kerosene heater when i worked on my projects on the weekends. The kerosene heater starting smoking one day and didn’t like that, since...

I work on cars for a living and have around $25k invested in tools and box. My agent says my home owners policy doesn't cover it since it's for my job and tools aren't stored at my house. I have had liberty mutual and farmers and they both say that. I don't understand how they wouldn't be...

Well figured I would see if anyone is a cheap a$$ like me and made home made sprinklers from pcv pipe and sprinkler heads from hardware store? I live on a acre lot and run off well water. My water is very hard and has has killed three of my tripod sprinklers. I was thinking of making a small...

Looking for a good rechargeable flashlight around $50 range. I use a stream light at work but don't really want to spend $100+ for another flashlight. Wanting led light with a docking station or something so I can mount in my shop.

Getting ready to build a pole barn carport to cover my boat next week. Have the kit but forgot to get any kind of cookies or concrete pad to set post on in the ground. Holes will be 36" by 10". Digging and building same day so concrete mix for pad isn't a option. Local places I looked/called...

Looking to see if anyone has built a wooden pole barn style carport and if you have a pics. Looking to build a single slope carport behind my pole barn for my boat. I'm unable to add a lean to due to 10ft sidewalls and boat with tower is 10.5ft. Not interested in metal carport.

Looking for pictures or plans on building a flat top wood frame carport behind my pole barn to cover my boat. Plan on building 14x32 12tall with 1ft slope with metal roof to match my pole barn metal. I have searched and can't find a lot of car ports that style. If anyone has done a carport...

Getting ready to start running electric outlets in my pole barn soon. Was planning on running romex in conduit and quad outlet box every ten feet. My shop is a 30x34. Searched online for images of different ideas on what looks best, couldn't find anything. Could you guys post how your outlets...

Had a friend of a friend that is a electrician install my circuit breaker box and meter base. I wanted to make sure it was right for the electric company and didn't miss anything. Well I went out and inspected his work.he mounted the box upside down and said it normal to do that and there is no...

Have a 30x34 put up last week and had to get gravel to help level out before concrete is poured. My outside metal is ran all the way down on the outside of skirt board. Having 8x34 slab poured for a porch in front of the building. Since I'm getting 4inch concrete inside and metal is all the way...

Finally decide to build my dream shop. Thank you to all the people that posted picture of their shops on this website. I researched many time for different ways to build this shop and decided to do a pole barn. Concrete and car lift is in the future but shop is up now. I did a 12 ft clear span...

About ready to sign a contract on a 30x34x10 pole barn with 6/12 pitch. Contractor said he does trusses on 5'center and poles 10'. He said he could reforce a area and do a 12ft open span to allow for a 2 post car lift. I'm in oklahoma and just wondering if anyone had heard of 12ft span on...

Coming to the realization that pole barn build is the probably going to be what I build for myself(30x40) I don't like the idea of wood contacting the ground so is there any other option people use for skirt boards? Composite wood? Aluminum bench boards? Poles in the ground doesn't brother me as...

Came across metal 64 steel trusses and seems like everyone is using 6x6 post in ground to frame out the structure. Wanting to know if anyone has used perma column wet set brackets with 6x6 post with steel trusses. I like this idea because I don't want wood in ground and really want to use steel...

Just curious has anyone bought a bolt up metal kit? Local supplier that sales weld up metal kits also has a bolt up frame kit. It cost about 20% more. Just curious if anyone has one.