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That'$ a nice pile of foam!👍 Where's it going? You're doing a nice job.

Get your brother to charge them. This should tell you something about the batteries or charger.

I remember 3 ply 3/8" plywood on "production" jobs! The cheap grade (not much tar) Celotex for wall sheathing. I've heard the roof sheathing crack when you're foot found a seam, even with clips. This was down in @larry44 area but probably before his time. It's what the big national builders...

So you have a used battery that's not worked properly since you acquired it?

I thought so. Otherwise there's probably another one 8' away to the left.

@bob smith1 thanks for the explanation. I'm seeing the engineer/field conflict here. Engineers know the proventheories and the field knows what's working, probably with some economy (materials and/or labor) over the theory guys and there's a happy medium to be had. At least with our little homes...

This is what I've heard also. I was "foggy" weather it was galv or aluminum. 😉

I've seen that in New England that they lay the sheathing horizontally where everything down in the mid Atlantic region it's always vertical. My rationale is that there's simply no large home building projects here. I've asked good sized suppliers here for 4x9 or 4x10 sheathing and get looked...

Are you mounting the pipe to the studs? Why you don't put the wires in the wall while you have the opportunity is curious. Looks like a great building!

Just build a 16' wall - 16" on center framing slab to ceiling flush with the posts inside face. This is what drywall wants and you can get a better insulation with normal fiberglass batts . In Illinois I'd put a layer of foam against the metal and in between the wall girts and foam the seams...

You said it! 👍 This is vacuum effect is more responsible than positive pressure (wind) in the removal of your siding on your house!

In my opinion, the worst leakage is air and it's much more than I would have ever thought. A friend built a "barndo" and he showed me the airflow around every electrical box/cover plate. He did the metal himself and he's a perfectionist. This is why I recommend making the minimal expense for...

I'm not sure that they'd even quote you an inch as it appears that even 2" is hard to apply that thin. Check with them, I could be all wrong. A "flash & batt" system that was a thin 2" +/- layer of foam and traditional fg batts in the rest of the void was popular a while ago in residential...

Yes, the only difference in what I did 18 years ago was I used tyvek under the metal on the girts. Foam was not in the plans at the time and I had to stuff it in-between like you'll have to do also. I found that scoring the outside of the foam *panel would allow me to get longer (l-r) panels...

I'd agree with Mike about 1/4" being rather flimsy. Then none of the "concrete" board is really approved for the direct weather. Painting the Hardy tile backer works well but how you'd handle the joints, I'm not sure. 👍 I do believe that there is a type of construction glue that won't melt the...

I put 1 1/2" in between the wall girts like you suggested, then another layer on top of the girls for a 3" layer that interrupted by the girts but achieves a very good air seal. I would recommend that rather than trying to cut the foam very tight. Just allow for a minimum 1/4" gap around the...

Coil will "oil can" terribly in the dimensions you need. What's your siding (above) going to be? Edit: I wonder if there's a foundation "tar" that's not aggressive with the foam? Painting things like this down low dark kinda makes it go away, at least at a glance. Then there's low foundation...

This is probably a little extreme compared to your plans, but I'd find a used or 2nds rigid foam supplier and put matching (2")? foam on all of the walls especially if you plan on insulating anyway. Locally I can buy 2" foil faced 4x8 foam for under $25/sheet from the Amish. Exterior foam is...

Hydrogen peroxide fixes my occasional well smell. It's been about 8-10 years since I've treated it.

Weld away!