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Steel building requires a much different foundation than a standard stick built foundation. Last steel building I did, the engineer spec'd 16'x16' pier footings 36" deep (24" frost line), 2 mats of #5 bar tied 6" o.c. 3" off soil and 6" above that for the 2nd mat, 4 uprights tied from the...

After 22 years of listening to an oil less compressor, you may not, but the neighbors definitely will.

Depends on what the engineer wants for piers/pier footings, how much rebar, wall thickness/height, slab thickness/reinforcement etc... It can vary a whole lot. $6 is going to be on the cheap side for a 2000ft building

I kept trying to think that myself. But there a 5 posts visible in the pics. And at least a 6th one can be inferred. None would make sense on a building with a foundation. I think nobody involved (including op) has a clue what's going on. Which is why I seriously doubt there is a plan or a...

I had a long post written up, but decided to hold judgement until I saw more pictures. I've never seen a clusterfurck 1/2 pole building, half stick built building minus foundation built in my life, and build is what I do for a living. Is this thing permitted?

I really doubt it's the water heater. Insulation/hvac related.

My 1840 is the same with the light from the back/top being a pain in the rear.

If they are like backhoe cylinders, easy as pie. I was a little nervous the first time, but there really is nothing to them.

Did not read the thread, but if you wish to bypass, I have lined them up, duct tape them together and zip tied them to the closer before. I don't remember the reasoning honestly, but my current set is still operational as intended

It won't be a necessity, but it would make the place look 10x cleaner if that's what you are after. You've got a much better space to start with than I was expecting from the thread title. Stick with it, just takes time!

I'll stay out of the argument because I'm not an engineer, and the results far from scientific....But calculating sq ft/ lumens to fc/lux, and resultswith an iPhone app I downloaded, the very brightest reading I could get on top of my table saw was just over 40% of what the 'calculator' said...

I'm not an engineer, but I wouldn't even consider judging adequate light for me from a picture on my phone. That being said I see lots of contrast in all of them. None are like looking into the snow against the sun glare an all have well more light than you are suggesting even with the best t8...

http://m.dhgate.com/product/super-bright-18w-24w-30w-36w-46w-g13-fa8/243428135.html#Viewsdr Yes lots of assumptions, but it doesn't cost much more than a fluorescent lamp haha.

These have my interest as well. I found a source for 24w 2400 lumen fixtures for $6.96 ea shipped when buying a case of 25. 5yr warranty. 100,000hr life 120000 lumens (100 lumens /watt). Found better ratios than that, but only 50000 Hr life and 3 year warranty. For approx $350, roughly 1.7x...

Or posts 4ft in the ground (or proper footings below the frost line), all thread/steel plates tying the two together, property taxes, or other things your jurisdiction might see fit, as silly as it all sounds.

I understand the thought process, but comparing summer and snow on a sunny day is far from reality in a garage where the contrast is there in most cases. 3 4 bulb t8's would be completely inadequate in his space if it is used for any type of work at all. I have more than double the lumens in a...

Roofing material?

While none of the three are even semi remotely geared toward contractors, Home Depot is by farrrrrrr the worst. Literally cancelled everything with them in a few months. I still shop there personally occasionally. Lowes/menards, usually whoever is closer to the job if it's small stuff.

Enough to park the car and find your way out but I could never happily work with 3 in 725'. All in what you're used to I guess.

There isn't a roof load there, ok to cut. Just make sure the rafters are secured to the original building adequately, and it's not just a 16 penny nail drove through the 3/4 siding if there isn't a ceiling joist to tie the bottom of the rafters together. Especially since it still gets wet...