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Pipe clamps deliver lots of clamping force without much effort, and have their place for certain things... I've been lucky to pick up misc ones over the years from garage/tool sales but you gotta be quick.

The roof trusses will be delivered when I'm ready for them. It's going to be a 4/12 pitch and the lean-to will follow the same pitch. I'm lucky to have plenty of helping hands for this. My goal is to get the concrete in this summer which shouldn't not be a problem as long as whoever I pick...

My wife and I purchased a new house here in Western NY and I made a deal with her that I could build a pole barn out back because the house only has a 1 car garage. So, last summer I went through the permitting process, size variance was required and granted, and my permit was issued. Last week...

The way I'm planning on doing it is mounting the lights after the ceiling panels are up, you can use your screw locations to find where the joists are for mounting. Would save a lot of cutting and you will get a cleaner install. As for running wires to the lights you can use conduit, or run the...

My new shop is going to have a 6' lean-to porch, 6' x 10' apron in front of the garage door, and a 10' x 16' shed floor behind the building. This may be the concrete guys preference, but wondering if I should pour everything the same day, or the inside floor one day and the other 3 additional...

Blowing fiberglass using the Atticcat machine is probably much easier. I wanted to use cellulose because it's a better air barrier, I didn't have one in my attic.

I would strongly recommend avoiding the "cacoon" cellulose blower that they have at Home Depot to blow the Green Fiber cellulose. Biggest POS I've ever used, and turned a 3 hour job into a full day. It won't properly turn the blocks of insulation into small enough pcs to get through the tube...

LoopCAD is free and it will generate your pex layout.

I'm installing in-floor heat so I want to dig a narrow trench about 2' down around the perimeter to put my foam board into.

Yes, I'm digging the holes by hand because I had a large tree nearby removed and I'm sure the roots would be too big for an auger. I'm not looking forward to this part.. The reason I want to bring in stone and spread it out is to keep the work area dry of mud when it rains. Although the...

Just spoke with him this morning about the job and he thinks it's best that we excavate first, bring in stone to the area then dig post holes. I just didn't want to dig through tamped stone for the post holes but we will level and tamp it after they are up. I suppose right after the posts and...

In a month or two I'll be starting my 24 x 36 pole barn and have a question on the first few steps of the build. My plan is to layout the building, dig and set posts and pretty much get the building frame done and roof installed. This will all be done on my grass without scalping off the sod or...

My local electrical inspector advised me that my 2-2-2-4 MHF wire can be direct buried however must be in conduit outside of the ground, and inside structure.

Keep in mind prices will probably skyrocket for OSB come spring, I remember last year when I re-roofed my house I was paying 16/sheet for 7/16", and just last week I bought 34 sheets for my upcoming pole barn build and it was 9/sheet.

I'm planning on insulating the walls of my new pole barn using the flash and batt method. Location is upstate NY with cold winters. I'll be using 1" reclaimed polyiso foam on the exterior between the girts and 6" fiberglass over that, followed by plastic vapor barrier and my OSB walls. No matter...

The Harbor Freight US General boxes are a really good value and good quality, I wouldn't overlook them. They are much better quality than the junk the big box is pushing now.

Well I just spoke to the building supplier and the prices haven't changed on the material so I'll wait another month or two.

I'm buying a 24 x 36 pole barn package for a build this spring and want to get the best possible price. When my supplier gave me a quote this past late summer/fall he said prices are expected to go down. I want to buy my building while they are low, maybe towards the end of February before peak...

Look on ebay for new old stock vintage Utica Tools needle nose pliers. I bought a few NOS pairs and they are good old USA high quality tools. I wouldn't waste money on cheap china pliers, because after some use the tips may not end up closing all the way due to the junk metal they use.

Welcome to the forum, my variance was approved last year and I'm starting on a 24 x 36 in spring. Can't wait for the project it's going to be a blast.