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Have a barndo shop and wanting to seal the shop to prevent bugs and spiders from getting in. Going to seal at the bottom of metal with clauking for the exterior. Have wall framing inside and want to seal on the back side of the 2x4 before I put close in the wall but Little to no room to get...

Building bedrooms inside my barndo and will have loft above bedrooms. 9ft bedroom ceilings and loft area will be around 14ft by 25ft deep. The building itself is 30x50x12 6/12 pitch. I’m debating on doing 2 x 12 for floor joist or looking into getting I joist. Spacing will be 16” oc. Does...

Bought a new trailer and looking for ideas to always have a foot jack incase I have a flat tire without added toolbox. Wanting to fab a stake pocket tie down anchor and weld on a swivel jack adapter to the tie down anchor. This way I can have a swivel/removable jack to slide in any stake...

Have a 1500sq ft shop. 1” closed cell. Bought a 1000sq ft rated kerosene heater from Home Depot. Going to turn it on tomorrow morning and try to warm my shop up. 20 degree temp outside tomorrow. How long do you think it will take to knock the chill off? Figured somebody has used a kerosene...

Have 3 wet vents in my barndo I need to vent. Really don’t want to go thru the roof. Could I run pipe thru the attic area and vent thru sidewall. 9ft ceiling and building is 12ft tall. In the county so no inspections but trying to make sure it’s will work and is acceptable. I’m the diy plumber.

Going to start framing out my red iron metal building which is a barndo. Going to 2x4 framing and sheet rock. I’m little confused on how to frame out around the doors, do I frame 1/2” out from door frame housing for sheet rock or if I want to frame out with trim just leave framing 1/2” off the...

Need to buy 2x4 wood to frame bedrooms in my barndo. What’s the difference in wood types and best for my application?

I’m going to start framing my barndo and doing 9ft wall height. Trying to figure out what is considered standard height. 2x4 is 104 5/8 plus bottom plate and double plate (4.5”). Total height is 109.25in. Is this the standard height for 9ft walls for framing? Assuming they actually little under...

Building a metal building I will make into a barndo. Want extra big box for potential or a storage building next to me for future needs. Eyeballing 200 amp 40 space box. Below pics of the 3 I’m looking at. Also my understanding is ALL breakers have to be arc or gfi breakers on new...

Wanting to paint my red iron on my porches before builder puts sheets metal on. Plan on using rust oleum industrial semi gloss black paint and use my Graco sprayer. What’s the best way to prep the surface and do you guys recommend any other paint besides rust oleum.

Has anybody used structural steel tubing versus I-beam for Construction of a steel weld up Building ? Doing 30x40 clear span 6/12 pitch and they plan on using 8 inch structural steel tubing and instead at red iron beam. Looks beefy and appears to looks sturdier than Ibeam. Any concerns with...

Getting a weld up metal frame building built and concrete is done. Builder is going to drill and use bolts to attach steel framing to slab. I assumed it would have weld plates or anchor bolts installed during concrete pour but he prefer bolts. Trying to educate myself on drill and bolt method...

Have a steel red iron metal building and going to wood frame a bathroom and bedroom in it. I plan on attaching 2x4wood runner boards from my framing to the metal framing to secure the room to the shop. What’s the best screws to attach? Assuming I would be using 3in self Tap screws but looking to...

Amazon has “unbranded” 12/2 romex wiring 250ft roll for cheap. Anyone have any input or experience with no brand name wiring and any issues with it? Using it to wire my shop.

Getting a metal building soon in Oklahoma and will make it into a barndo for part of it. Builder says he doesn’t use vapor barrier and instead gets waterproof chemicals added to cement order and has had no issues doing this for yrs. Never heard of that, anyone know if that is a good option...

Getting metal building built and I’m doing the interior. Attached pic is the layout. Trying to figure out how many circuits I will need for my breaker box. Planning on 200amp 30 space panel. Running at least 12/2 on 20 amp, not messing with 14/2 and 15amp. Don’t know if I should put all...

Looking at 2 different framing nail guns for framing up a barndo in a shop of mine. This is a DIY project so don’t need to spend a lot for a gun I will use for one job. Looking for input between freeman 21 degree vs Metabo 21 degree framing nail gun. Which one would you buy?? I was told a lot...

Building a 30x50 metal building at the lake in Oklahoma. It will be closed cell spray foam directly to metal skin and then interior will be built like a house inside. Plan to get 3-5” open cell sprayed on top of 1” closed cell after interior framing and all rough in is completed. This will be...

I have a 30x36 shop with 6/12 pitch. Have clear span in the middle for a car lift and garage door follows the roof pitch. Had garage doors installed when it was built and didn’t have the funds for a garage door opener. I’m tired of opening it manually all the time and ready to get one. I...

I purchased a electric overhead heater for my 30x34 shop to help take the chill out for this winter. Purchased it from Northern tool. It’s a 220v unit that requires 40 amp 8 gauge wire. My question is where can I find a 40 amp safety switch or on/off switch to wire before the heater? Most...