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Planning a circuit and wanted to run it by someone. Lights and fan on one circuit. 6 fixtures with 6 32w T8 bulbs 3 fixtures with 4 32w T8 bulbs 48x 32w bulbs = 1536 watts total 1536w/120 volts = 12.8Amps Lets call it 13amps 3 ceiling fans that draw .9amp each. = 3amps. with a 20amp...

My steel building is up and now its time for electrical http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=252685 I initially planned to sub out the electrical. My foundation costs ended up going substantially over budget so I'm looking to save some cost by doing the electrical myself. I've...

I know quite a few folks here have gone with the Westinghouse fan from Home Depot in their garages for around $75, which is a killer deal. I started looking at it and at other options available. That fan is rated for around 6500cfm. I found these for a bit more $90 and 20,500cfm...

I'm working on developing a framing plan for the first 20x30 bay in my shop that's under construction. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=252685 I will be enclosing the first bay, and bathroom with traditional stick framing. 2x4 @ 16" centers. The second floor will be utilized...

Just realized I've been scouring the site for helpful info and hadn't started a build thread. Pinned out. Going with a pre-engineered steel building. 30' x 60' with 16' eaves. 2-12' wide bay doors on the far end of the shop, 1 of them 10' tall the other 14' tall. The front 20' will be...

Anyone have any experience with LED bay lighting? I'm looking at some from a few different manufacturers and was curious if anyone had good results. I tried searching in the forum but I can't get the forum search to work very well. Thanks,

Poured a 30x60 slab today. I can't find anything definitive in my googling. What should I be doing for joints in the slab? How many cuts? Depth? layout? Thanks for any help

I'm overloaded with information reading here. Looking for a good start on my lighting. Building is a 30x60x16 steel building. 2 bays(30x40) will be open shop. 1 bay will be enclosed leaving a 6' tall storage area above the room. Plan is to get the 200 amp panel and lighting in to get me...

Love reading here and daydreaming about some of the garages here. About to build a shop/garage building myself so I thought I'd line out the concept here to get any feedback/advice before I get to far into it to make changes. Steel building on concrete slab 30' x 60' x 16' fully insulated with...