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Similar....I just located the holes, predrilled, and used tapcons. I would have concern about heat. My situation had a mantle above the fireplace, so the heat was deflected. The area above the fireplace get's really warm/hot, depending on how large of a fire you use. You may want to consider...

Really not a fair comparison...apples and oranges. Factor in the cost of enclosing the walls and building a ceiling area to place the foam and you are now comparing apples to apples. For my building (red iron weld up), I would need to build a lowered false ceiling structure as there are no...

I used spray foam on the interior of my shop and it made a HUGE difference. First, I chose to keep the roof white in color to minimize the amount of heat absorbed by the metal. There was a significant difference in the temperature of the roof vs the temperature of the red walls. You could...

Re: Here's where I'm at in the "trying to build a shop" process - Any thoughts? My 30'x35'x12' tall Texas red iron welds up building is going to cost me right at $30/sf, including slab, electrical, and insulation plus sewer relocation and Slab, 6" . $4,700 Building ...

actually, don't need the bushings at all. The purlins are 6" wide and the posts are 4" tubing. So I have 2" of clearance to get around the poles And with the 2x4" screwed onto the outside of the purlins, I have an extra 1.5" or 3.5" total. Should work pretty slick, I believe. Thanks for the...

Funny....I kept looking at the word and knew something looked wrong and kept adding a "e" at the end then erasing it! LOL

I have finished running 2x4's attached to the perlins from floor to ceiling and ready to start the electrical. Ultimately, the walls will be covered with OSB, so planning to run romex for all the electrical boxes, from 15 amp 110v up to 50 amp 220v receptacles. Have a perlin at 4 from from the...

I'm in the process of building a 30x35x12 metal work shop. Before the spray foam, you could feel the heat radiating off the red metal siding on the inside if you stood within 3 ft of the wall. And the wall would nearly burn your hand to touch. This was afternoon sun in the mid 90's here in...

I just picked up a 500W 5.1 Pioneer receiver from a pawn shop for $65. I would recommend searching the pawn shops or the classifieds as many are dumping their old home units for newer wireless setups.

Great looking floor. And great idea on the flake applicator.

From what I have seen during researching mine, there were three categories: Weld up red iron, bolt together red iron, and extruded galvanized frame buildings. When ever i have searched for pre-engineered buildings, I always get the extruded galvanized frame buildings. But the bolt together...

I'm in the process of building at 30x35x12 with twin 10x10 doors on the same gable end. 9K for the building (red iron)(without isulation) and 4k for installation. Oh yes, there are many other costs. Just keeping it simple. Red iron buildings are far superior to the preengineered buildings...

The target for my workshop was 70 lumens per sf. Based on the size of your shop, you would need 22 of these fixtures to hit that target. If you don't need that much light, you can adjust accordingly. I'll be installing 12 fixtures in my 1050 sf shop, similar to the fixture you're looking at.

I was expecting something dramatic. I would find a good rust converter (ie Navy Jelly) and run it along the edge if your really concerned. But, I'll be honest, I find this kinda funny. Metal rusts. We have entire bridges build for the transportation of MILLIONS of people that are covered in...

Nope, no long term concerns at all. If a plane falls out of the sky or a meteor hits, I probably have bigger problems. LOL I have spray foam in my house and it works great too. There is always a chance something could happen and I will just deal with it. But I think the concern is really...

As Astroracer pointed out, these are non-structural walls, so you have options. If your goal is to have a consistent wall faced with OSB, then you can either go with 2x6 construction since that has already been started or install the 2x4s out 2" from the girts since they are non-structural...

Been working on the framing last weekend and this week. The heat is really tough after work. But working in the shade of the shop is barible compared to working out in the sunshine. Would love to have a fan going, but using the power cord to run the drill and cutoff saw and concerned about...

Two steps forward, one step back. Looks like my "electrician" isn't one afterall. He pulled in the service wiring, but didn't include a ground for the subpanel. Then he ran a wire from the frame to the neutral bus and said "building is grounded". At least the service wire is in a conduit, so...

Yeah, sorry about that. Like I said, I'm not an electrician. But starting to figure out that he might not be either! LOL Spoke with him and his intent does not match up with code. He ran the three wire to the subpanel in the shop. Used 4/0 aluminum wire for 150 amp service. So, at least...

There seems to be some confusion....and it very well could be me. Reading all this information, this is what I understand. The power comes off the service as a three wire system. From the meter, the power is routed to the fuse box on the other side of the house using a three wire system. (My...