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I already set up s stand with rollers to spin it for painting so I will run a hose in there then a few gallons of diesel fuel to coat the tank after the bath. Too much sand for me to be comfortable with filtering out

I picked up a 300 gal fuel tank to supply a boiler for my shop. It has been previously used to store used oil and after cleaning all the sludge and **** out of it I find there is sand and gravel still in there. I am trying to get it out but it is a challenge. How much of a problem will this be...

Zeke I am well secured into the footing with rebar. I do not have a clean a joint between the 2 pours as I would like. I am just exploring some options. Cement is a living being, it will do as it wants. I am just looking to see what the different products out are. I live in a small town at...

I have a pour today.. 840 sq ft floor that is going inside an established footing. I realize that they will not meet seamlessly. Is there a material that I can use to fill the groove that will be left or develop. I believe that there is an epoxy material that I can trowel into the void like...

The box is run off of the main box at the house. I assisted an electrician friend to accomplish it. 3 wires & a ground w/ a 200 amp breaker. He is quite insistent on quoting me the code requirements as we go along. He may squawk if this does not meet code next time he stops by to check on my...

Yes or no I am probably going to do it since it is the logical route for the line. The line is 90' od HDPE Teed off a copper water line. It will connect to Pex and be run shielded inside electrical conduit. Wylie will this need to be bonded to the panel, or the ground that will bond the panel to...

I have a surface mounted breaker box in the shop I am building. I just brought a water line into the building, coming thru the floor. Is it allowable to have a surface mounted 3/4" water line running below the breaker box? thanks Tom

If you cut a hole in the drywall make sure it is as large as you might want it to be. Don't cut it big enough and you end up cutting another and it gets messy. Cut it vertically on the wall studs and 1 cut across the span of the studs above the panel, close enough to the ceiling. to see the...

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I got to ask this. What is the difference between a handy box and a single gang box??

thanks again for the insight /materials referencing

At the very least this has caused me to do some engineering type research and learned a bit about classification of steel beams. This is a clear span without posts, supporting a mezzanine which can be storage or an apartment. I don't want any posts in the shop because I will damn sure hit a...

What I am not able to determine is what the allowable loading on the beams would be for that span. For example would a W10 X 22 suffice? It is lighter, so cheaper in cost, and with the short 12' span may be sufficient for my purpose

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That has not been my experience. It is exactly the opposite. All salesman have referred me to an engineer. Contractors on the other hand generally will discuss the materials and methods that they would use to assemble a project. In a small town like where I am that is the best advice. Call...

I understand all that. The floor joist will be 2" X 12" or suitable TJI's. and set into the beam, boxing it in securely. My entire goal with the question was to get a beam spec. Free engineering advice if you will. If I don't like or agree with the advice I can ignore it. Casting a question...

No codes where I live at but the plan is always to build stronger than code directs.

thank you mr byrd. I know that I am seeking engineering advice on line from possibly questionably qualified unknown sources. That exposes my typing skill to the world. a standard static load is 50# per s/ft I believe. Routinely this is the static load on a floor or deck to support a small...

Drinking is good. it is the weekend. W12 X =25 that isn't the flange and dimensions is it?

I need to find an I Beam or H Beam to support a deck in a residential building. the deck will be 24' X 12'. One 24' side will be secured to a 2" X 12" ledger on the exterior wall inside the building. The side with the steel beam will be a clear span of 24'. I am looking for a load of 65# per...