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The foil reflects radiant heat away from it (this is the reason why I used foam board with radiant barrier facing OUT on my shop because I am more concerned about keeping the shop cool during the summer). The foil can act as a vapor barrier facing either direction. If you want to reflect heat...

Screen shot of my shop with everything on using the same app used above.

I was clear in my post that my walls are 14' tall and the lights above those (even posted a pic). The OP has 12' ceilings, so 8' ceilings are not an issue here. With an 8' ceiling, I would not want this much lighting in anyway. If I had this much lighting at that height, I would want more...

You offered no professional advice on the lights; just your single experience based on a single, evidently less than great, install. Your advice was your opinion just like mine. Lighting snobs. I'll stand behind that. Those are the folks that have a single opinion about lights against which...

They come with 4' cord to use between them. As for glare or seeing the dots, stop staring at the lights; it seems silly to complain about "seeing dots" since that means you are staring at the light fixtures. As for them being "junk," I already warned there would be light snobs which offer...

The Barrina lights **** together with small connectors. You will find some people that will be light snobs about them, but if you don't need CRI higher than 80 (honestly, most DIYers do not at all need it), they work great. I have 19 of the 8' Barrina strips in my 30x30 with 14' walls. They...

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I know... #8 wasn't available by-the-foot at the big box nearest to me, so I went to #6 because I am tired of driving around right now. :-)

I did not want to hear that the ****** was too small.... I did not want to go back and change it... that would make me an *** for asking for advice and not listening. Now that I have wired the first subpanel, I am, once again, thankful for the advice and happy that I listened. I swapped the...

I am pretty sure I have found my answer, and my mind makes sense of the situation (but my life's electrical experience has been DC and automotive), but I have another question. Main panel feeds a subpanel (literally inches away in the next stud bay and connected through the stud using a 3/4 RMC...

Both of those are governed by city ordinances rendering the need for an HOA useless. Perhaps you should be more upset at your city's lack of zoning and control instead of at people who think HOAs are just modern day redlining. Or is it that in my neighborhood ($390k-$500k, as if that matters)...

Your biases are quaint. My 30x30 cost me less than $40k total, so that is between $120k and $260k in savings just on this build alone.... and a 60 minute commute in this area could be a 20 mile drive in the "right" spots; moving further out shortened my commute by 40% time-wise. HOAs have...

Nope. These are: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GR8V4SV/?tag=atomicindus08-20

The 221-6 series are fine for 30amp on the #10.

From the #10 Wagos: https://www.wago.com/us/wire-splicing-connectors/compact-splicing-connector/p/221-613 UL Approvals Approvals per UL 486C Rated voltage UL (Use Group C) 600V Rated current UL (Use Group C) 30A

https://www.wago.com/us/wire-splicing-connectors/compact-splicing-connector/p/221-413 IEC Approvals Ratings per EN 60664 Nominal voltage (II/2) 450V Rated surge voltage (II/2) 4kV Rated current 32A Legend (ratings) (II / 2) Overvoltage category II / Pollution degree 2 UL Approvals...

Purchased at the beginning of June. 300v 20amp I have the Wagos for #10 as well, but they are out in the shop.

This is why I moved out of the immediate DFW area and would not buy a house under an HOA. :-( My shop cost me less than $40K all in (I have done all the work I can, so I paid for concrete work and the structure itself). I am with mike, this would make a good down payment on another house...

From what I have learned here and else where while planning my own shop: Use aluminum SER and THHN. Yes, you will need a larger wire, but the cost savings is 50%+ depending on cable. Transition from SER to THHN in a junction box using polaris type connectors (I bought Morris brand off of...

I stopped buying drywall screws for 2 reasons: 1. They sheer while being driven easily. 2. Who TF still wants to use a Philips head screw? Maybe there are torx or square drive drywall screws out there, but around here they only have the Philips drive. I do still use them for drywall only...