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40x48x16 shop, found a deal on some good used 400w highbays, $50 each, just wondering how good 6 of these would light up my life, or if i would be better off goin with good old double T8's, if so how many 8ft sections would i need. my plan is to keep the building just above freezing temps when...

Only have a bobcat and 2 helpers, need to raise this wall, would rather do it in 2 sections but it has a 16 wide x 14 high door opening in the middle. What do you guys figure the best way to raise it is? I was thinkin building 2 sections and lifting the header in after but that is always a PITA.

Cool, thanks, I am still in the planning stages of my shop and that is the exact lift i had picked out/dreamed about.

How thick of a floor do you have, or better yet how thick do they specify for that lift?

Finally got the forms done, cement tomorrow if it dont rain

I'm 6'5" 275lbs, for me its the sturdiness of the strapping while i'm framing, the truss guys will get the snow load calc correct.

how sturdy is it up on the roof with the 48"oc trusses? 2x4 strapping i presume? I'm tryin to decide between 24 or 48 oc.

Wish there was a program like the one i used to plan my house, except with hoists, benches and vehicles instead of couches and beds lol.

Still waitin on weather to start pouring my foundation, but in the meantime i'm tryin to figure out how to set everything up. Its 40W x 48L x 16H with a 14H x 16W overhead door, i also have a 12H x 10W overhead i can use somewhere else on the building if want/need. The shop will have a 2 post...

just found some static units on ebay for 70 bucks, i would look for another one, but this one is close to home and a screamin deal at 500 bucks

Found a Coats 1001-SC Balancer for sale, only problem is its 3 phase, anyone know how i can convert to single phase?

Long time lurker, first time posting, finally starting my first shop build. Its gonna be a 40x48, 16ft walls, 1 12Hx16W overhead door, walkin door of course, gonna eventually use floor heat but probably just use wood stove/oil furnace for the first winter. Just broke ground today, foundation...