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Decided on a flat floor so that table saws and the like would all be reasonably level and I can run scaffolding and floor stuff without too much effort. Floor was poured with smooth finish and sealed with hi-gloss sealer to make cleanup easy. Floor drains in the 10x24 section have 3/4" slope...

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Thank you Platonic. I went to the link you sent and looked at the lights, am thinking maybe the 165w version may be better because the 4' length would offer a wider distribution of light? Attached a sketch of the shop area I am building. The garage door bays are primarily vehicles (bigger...

Thank you junkyard Jim! Are you worried about shadows? I keep watching all the threads of people using so few fixtures and wonder about even lighting Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

From everything I read, I had to keep the loops below 300’. Mike Bloomington’s writeup was inspiring, and I tried to follow his instruction as much as possible. The loops are installed at 12” spacing and (mostly) the same from the perimeter. I spent a lot of time designing the loops to be the...

Read through the Lighting stickys (several hours worth) and decided Platonic Solid was a rock star who has helped SO many! After reading through the litany of posts, however, I find myself more confused than before on what I actually need... Different lights require more or less fixtures to...

I used 1/2" Pex-al-Pex tubing. Have 10 loops 252' long and spent much time designing the runs so that each loop has 20' of exposure to the exterior wall. I ran each loop into a sleeve I purchased from Supplyhouse.com to keep them organized, allowing me to run them neatly up the wall and into...

So, I started lurking on Garage Journal a couple years ago. Last June I bought my new home, and started building my dream shop. Thanks to all the input found here, I was able to determine not only what I wanted, but to cycle through pictures, articles, and dialogue from so many of you on what...

So... not an engineer but I have been a contractor for 24 years now... Trusses are always manufactured and engineered to support a drywalled ceiling. OSB and drywall are roughly the same weight. The only time this is an issue is with a pole barn where the trusses are spanned farther apart. At...

I can only assume Jeep is making a funny... I am pretty sure what I am installing already is overkill. The shop guys finished leveling the gravel yesterday, and all is ready so if I can find time this weekend I will be installing 2"XPS and radiant! Excited to be making some progress on the new...

Would love to take credit for being smart enough to figure out what passes code - an electrician friend of mine recommended the two 4/0 lines

Thank you for the responses. Ran the cables in the ground yesterday. Went with 4/0 aluminum, ran parallel in 2 sets of 3" conduit. Purchased 2 - 200 amp boxes and a 320 amp meter base. In response to wyliesdiesels, Bretney is correct, it's not that I have to have the extra power right now...

Forgot to add. The trench is 130' so will need approx. 150' of service wire.

The structure is up for my new pole barn. 40x60 with an additional 240 sq ft in the rear to house my compressor/dust collector/etc. and so I can have a small area dedicated to spraying. I plan to run a CNC router at some point and have a 25hp 3-phase converter and a step up converter to run...

So... have very inefficient skylights in my home. I insulated in the attic as much as I could but can still feel the draft. What happens if I frame in 1/4" glass at ceiling depth? Would there be a condensation issue?

OK, so I have to chime in here. My company does hardi plank installations, and in fact, I have $70000.00 worth of installs on the books for the next 2 months. This product does not look like any hardi plank I have installed. I'm not going to call BS just yet based on one picture, but doesn't...

Joists will move with expansion and contraction, and so simply restapling will not get you the desired result. A 6 mil plastic vapor barrier has the double benefit of providing a true vapor barrier, as well as the rigidity to hold up the insulation. Keep it tight to the joist as you install

Chris... 2" Blueboard from Lowes... Plan on using a thermostat in the shop to control the heat, but have heard many suggest an in-slab thermostat as well... without enough information at this point, I am simply making sure all my options are open. Have one more question... Have a clay base...

Yeldog… So far planning 9 loops at 275' each 1' apart. Location is Lexington, KY I could do 12 loops at 210' each if you think appropriate... just figured the volume would be greater with 9 loops and still under the 300' maximum everyone advertises. Do not have Natural Gas at the property...