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I just built a new barn, and the first thing I wanted was in floor heat. It is 40 wide by 64 deep with 16’ ceiling height. After what I spent on the building, my budget was hurting. And then on this form, I came across the HUG open loop system. So I did a bunch of research, watched every video...

I just installed a new HUG Hydronics radiant system in my new pole barn. It came with the State proline R4LS 180 E tankless electric heater. System set up was simple, and everything is in good order, as indicated by indicator lights, etc. When we powered up the water heater, the digital display...

Hello everybody, I asked a couple questions this summer, thanks for all the answers. Now it’s time for the next one: what’s the most economical way to get my system running? Building is a 40 x 64 x 16“ eave height pole barn, brand new. Floor has 2 inch foam board under the tubing and concrete...

New construction pole barn, 40 x 64 x 16‘ eave height. It will be insulated of course. We will be working on cars in there. Probably 50 to 55° is as warm as we will ever really want. We went with radiant in floor heat. we have two choices of fuel for the boiler: propane or electric. All other...

At my business location I had this vintage 2 bay former gas station. It already needed a lot of work, concrete was in poor condition, electrical service also in poor condition, etc. This winter we had an extremely rough winter and it almost collapsed. Lots of damage to the structure. I got an...

Hello! My name is Bob, and I am a person with over 50 years experience in the Automotive community, second generation. We have become interested in the so-called car condo communities that are growing around the country. We are looking at the feasibility of building one in Central New York...

Hi everybody- I am planning a large building for customer auto storage. Size is 60'Wx150'Lx16'H. I designed and built this in my head and have been visualizing it for over 25 years, and now the time has come to build it. I'm looking for software that an uneducated car nerd can use to display...

Going to build a large pole barn, 55x120x16. Will have in-floor radiant heat and spray foam insulation; steel walls both inside and out, steel flat ceiling. My question is regarding the ceiling: What's the best way to insulate it? I am in central NY, where we have 2-3 months of temps in the...

Hopefully this hasn’t already been discussed but I wouldn’t even know what to look for, so here I go. I just had an office built for my business. The only thing I have not figured out yet is heating/cooling. The size is only 13 1/2 ft. square. I want electric for simplicity sake. I thought one...

Need someone to draw my new shop Getting ready to build a brand new shop and I need somebody to work with me on making a drawing of it for my bank presentation. I am sure that as I move forward I will need to hire an architect to do detailed plans. Right now I just need an exterior...

Just bought a new enclosed car trailer. It has the usual 4 D rings in the floor. I’m wondering if I should spring for e-channel with bonnet straps like in the link. http://www.snappinturtle.com/race-car/wheel-bonnet-e-track-stx-kit/ I will be hauling expensive colllector cars. Even with...

Ok, so the time is come to build my new shop. I’m figuring pole style. Started looking around a little and got an estimate from Morton... much higher than comparable by a mile😳 I know they have a rep for being top quality but damn! Questions: Do any of you have a Morton building? If so, any...

I have no idea if this fits here, or anywhere on this forum, but I am doing research anywhere I can think to look. I am in the planning stages of opening a brand new automotive repair shop. I have been in the industry over 40 years, so I know the cars and the business. What I’m trying to...

Anyone have experience with indoor TV antennas? I did away with cable and dish because I don’t watch it, but I would like to be able to get my local channels 20 minutes a day for the news and weather. Anybody have experience with the current indoor antennas? I don’t care about crystal clear...

Never had a problem until a couple days ago. Always stayed logged on my iPhone 6 Plus. Same phone, nothing's changed. But now every time I leave the forum I am logged out. Anybody know why?

Still planning and researching for a new building. Will be 50'x120' with 3 zones. I'm in central NY. Can anyone with one of these systems share your real-life costs for a heating season? Please share building size, location, and fuel type. (Naturally, I exclude wood boiler, since most I know...

I have a couple of those garden-variety overhead floodlights. You know the kind – one is mounted on the front of my garage at the peak and lights my whole dooryard and parking area. The other one is on a pole at the end of my used car lot and cast light over the whole thing. I believe they are...

Just in case anyone might be interested, I just coated the floor in my enclosed trailer. It is now a year old, and the original cheapo paint was looking bad. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what would stay looking good, protect the floor, and hold up to cars coming in. I finally...

Thought I'd post a pic of where I've been spending most of my spare time the last several months. This is the main work area with four of our five cars, ready to load into the haulers. To the right is another large bay with the other car plus our fab equipment. We also just started work on...

Okay. I've read many threads about lighting here, and learned a lot. But I'm still confused about which bulbs are best for my application:headscrat I have an old gas station, 30x30, 2 bays. One has an old in-floor drive-on lift. The other will be getting a new two-poster. I'm rewiring the...