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It was pretty dry on Friday so I was able to finish up all of the roof work and call to get the scissor picked back up. Not much to show for it since it was just odds and ends that dont really show well in photos. It ended up raining all weekend so I focused on getting the power system turned...

Dipped gloves for everything except the spinning machines and nitrile if its very messy. If I need dexterity I'll pull a glove off for a few minutes but otherwise it goes right back on. Its like safety glasses and hearing protection. Once you get used to it, it feels weird if you dont have it...

This is a fun puzzle. What is the frost depth in your area? I'm assuming a shared well means you all share the same pump. If not, you'd just need a pump that doesn't have a check valve on it so you can fill a cistern and then your line drains back into the ground. I do a version of this with a...

Yeah, the wind was whipping for sure but at the shop it didn't do anything other than move a few empty boxes around. Having the wall metal complete really stiffened up the structure so I'm not really concerned about it anymore.

Thanks everyone! It is very nice to have it all closed up. Yesterday I wasn't feeling super motivated so I just did some cleanup and ran one 100' string of hyperlight work lights. It's pretty impressive how much light 100w of LED's will provide. If I can get a little decent weather this...

Last weekend we finished up the gray metal and are now down to a relatively small punchlist remaining before we can request our final inspection. I know having the Z strip on the gable isn't ideal but as DIYers I dont think that we could have managed the 24' panels to do it without the...

It would be a few more $ but probably not too much. What about going to a local metal supplier and getting new cap made? I had 76' of custom ridge cap made for less than $300 and that's PNW pricing and it was an upcharge for wide coil. You would probably be cheaper and it might even be a...

I have my office in a shipping container in the woods and its been great so far. I think there's definitely a use case for these and if I still lived in the city I'd definitely be considering putting in a 20' one that is half office, half bbq/grill area with open sides. Even as a cabin I'm not...

Has anyone on here bought these off Amazon and can give a first hand review? Letaya Metal Cabinets I know they're thin and I should just pay 10x as much for new age cabinets or spend the next 10 years hoping something comes up on marketplace but seem to fit the price and use case for me. I'm...

This past weekend I was able to get the inverters wired to the bus bars and mount up the well pump controller to the gutter channel. Next up, I'll be connecting the battery banks to the bus bars with 4/0. All cables from batteries to bus bars and bus bars will be exactly the same length. I am...

for an off-the-shelf solution and torsion springs you could go to https://ddmgaragedoors.com/diy-instructions/garage-door-high-lift-conversion.php but they're expensive. I agree with firebird parts that you'd have to convert it to torsion. There is different pulleys on each side that have...

Weld a flat plate with 4 holes on each end and bolt that plate to your top plate. Use a roll around gantry crane design as an example to copy.

If I understand correctly you're looking to put the beam on your wall top plate of two adjacent walls and span 12-14' giving you a lifting point in the corner of your shop. If so, this is a pretty slick idea and solves the truss loading issue. If you're going to go this far, why not go a...

cameras, insurance and a clean shop with tools stored in locked boxes or cabinets while I'm away for any length of time is my plan. Nothing is theft proof but I figure that would slow someone down. Plus, most of the shop tools are too heavy to grab quickly and TV's just aren't worth stealing...

I've seen some pretty good deals on used foam board insulation and off size ply on Facebook marketplace. If you're willing to wait a little and search daily I bet some stuff will pop up. To be cheap you'll likely need to make whatever you can find work.

Yup, they're Clopay 4300. I quoted two companies and the significantly lower quote was the company with these. The larger company quoted an industrial rated Clopay door which I'm sure would have been great but I couldn't stomach the extra cost. These will work fine in a shop.

Almost another month has passed and we've been able to complete all of the roof metal (minus the ridge) and start into the wall metal. With the days getting shorter and the rains coming back it seems like we've lost some weeknight momentum but at least the end is in sight.

Not only the paint but the rubber parts (cords, handles) would probable show signs of melting too. If you got the time and the funds to walk away if its all junk then I'd do it.

Seems like a solid plan if wind and weight aren't really a concern. I bet those old panels are attached with ring shank nails too so they wouldn't be fun to remove unless you can access the bottom and push up. If you care about aesthetics, consider how you'll trim it out and hide that its a...

all of my columns are self built. The engineer spec'ed rows of 10d nails, 3 nails at 12" centers and no but joints closer than 4' to each other. 25psf snow, 90mph wind, exposure C