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Mine is down using 3/4 X 4" redheads per manufacturers instruction. There are about 8 per side so it's not going anywhere. I did deviate a bit in that the middle bolt on the back of each post I set a 3/4 J bolt in the slab tied to the rebar. That one bolt will hold each side by itself many times...

I had the same issue. My building (from Whirlwind who you'll have heard of if you're from Houston) sat out for two weeks after the concrete batch plant missed our delivery and delayed us from before Christmas to after. You can see some of it in the attached picture. They didn't seem too...

If that is an engineered slab (which it looks like) then it may not need them. My 30X60 doesn't have any. When I inquired with the contractor he referred me to the engineer who said "I put plenty of strength into the slab you won't have any cracking". Given that he engineered for 3000 psi...

Another option is the Mohawk. There are no cables from side to side and you can have them run the hydraulic lines above (or through) the joists. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did all the site work on mine and bought myself a back surgery. So it could be worse. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well I'm $60k deep in my 1800 sq ft. That being said I'll probably never get anything close to that back in property value, but this is our forever house and they're moving me out of it feet first so I figure $60000 over the next 30 or 40 years isn't too bad for a hobby cost. Then it's my kids'...

Re: Smart Home Automation I've been a z-wave guy for a while. Started out with a Vera Lite. Now on a Vera Edge that I hate. The Lite just worked. The edge stops working if it can't access the Internet which is a deal breaker for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

From trial and error I can tell you. 1 EU 2000 will start any 8000 BTU window unit I've ever tried (probably 10 different ones in all) 1 EU 2000 will start most 13500 BTU window / RV AC units but not some (probably 75% success rate) 1 EU 2000 will not start a 15000 BTU RV AC unit (tried...

At this distance I'd use some #2 Cu THHN from the main panel to a junction box near where the conduit leaves the house. Then from there to the barn I'd use either 2/0 Al or 1/0 Cu hot legs a #2 Cu or Al neutral and a #8 Cu or #6 Al EGC all in THWN-2 for voltage drop considerations to the panel...

I had read the whole thread (and think your compressor is awesome). I must've missed that. Sorry. Didn't mean to impune. Was just saying that most people would just hook it up and if it worked great. Meanwhile they're dimming the lights for the whole neighborhood every time it kicks on. Motors...

Some details for those interested Wed 3/16 spent about four hours sweeping and vacuuming. Finished about midnight. Thurs 3/17 spent about four hours sweeping again and then acid etching using the provided muriatic solution. Finished about 11 pm. Fri 3/17 I had planned to primer coat but a...

I'm guessing he didn't call his utility company. We don't allow anything over 7.5hp single phase. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Roundbar plus a lathe (or a machine shop if you don't have a lathe) and you can have custom ones made to length. Shouldn't cost much and will be exactly what what you need. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This plus tapcons. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the great product. One suggestion for improvement would be to supply the three layer kit with slightly different colors per layer. For instance if I had it to do again I would have gone with a white primer, dark grey base coat, and light grey top coat. That way I could see where I had...

Did my floor this weekend. ArmorUltra light grey three layer system. Have a couple of lessons learned. 1. Prep is more time consuming than application 2. If you're doing it by yourself mix smaller batches. 3. Ask for a slightly different color from coat to coat especially if your lighting...

One issue with setting the fence back from the property line is that the fence can become the new property line through a process known as adverse possession. When I built my fence (a couple feet on my side of the line to avoid some tree stumps) the neighbor and I (who are on good terms) signed...

Motors draw a huge inrush when they start. When it starts your 32A motor is probably drawing close to 250A for about 5 seconds through that 50A plug. It can only do that so many times before the plug (usually the receptical side) will fail. The way a manufacturer indicates that this won't be a...

This is commonly not the case. Here we don't ground service neutrals at the transformer end. Keeps our equipment from being subjected to lightning surges for strikes on the customers side. From us you get a floating neutral. You want it grounded you better drive some ground rods on your end and...

I went with Mohawk. It's pricy but when I'm going to have several thousand pounds over my head money really becomes less important. They also have the ability (which I took advantage of) to run the hydraulic lines under the slab so that there is no overhead height loss (important in your case)...