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I have a 30x40 garage in Northwestern NJ, currently using a 25k window ac unit and it cools good, I can get it down to 63-64 degrees. My wife ******* about the electric bill if it hits $200 a month. I thinking of going to a high SEER mini split. If I'm ok with the performance of my 25k, will...

I have a barely used dayton 75K oil fired space heater that I use to keep garage warm enough to melt snow off snowmobiles. Problem is after 3-5 minutes it shuts off and is in error. The garage in not lit up well and if I open the garage door or take the heater outside it works fine. Any...

I built my pole barn last year and had the guy who my builder uses for all his insulation spray it with closed cell. He came, looked at it and gave me a verbal quote and I said do it. I wrote the check the morning they showed up and went back to work. I had the walls sprayed 2 inches and...

I had a 30x40 built a year ago and had the walls and roof sprayed with closed cell foam. I had the walls wrapped with tyvek and the roof was supposed to be too, but wound up being lined with a underlayment from a company in PA I believe called Levi's. I noticed after the first snow...

I need to buy a tig welder for aluminum 1/2 inch max thickness and only on occasion . I'm interested in buying a Everlast 250 or 255 and looking for opinions . I'm a rookie tig welder.

Clear coated my 30x40 floor 3 days ago and would like to say a few things about the process. I figured it would take me and my son a few hours and it only took an hour and twenty minutes start to finish. I wound up only using 2.5 gallons and after the first section I said we gotta try and...

I bought one of these LSI led fixtures for a test. the picture is one light in the middle of my 30x40 x 15 ft installed height. Picture was taken 9pm so it was dark. The light was $ 205, but I think its really good. I would be going with 8 to 10 of these. Looking for opinions and...

Getting close to being ready to get a garage door installed. Any opinions on CHI garage doors? 12' wide x 11 tall insulated is what I need . I called a local guy and CHI is what he sells.

My 30x40x13 pole building build started today here in NW NJ. I will be doing the walls and roof with closed cell. A few insulation companies stated 3 inches in roof and 2 inches in the wall is all you need . The building will have radiant floor heat, 6 insulated windows, 1 12x12 garage...

Getting ready to build any day now and decided on radiant in the floor heat. I just was reading new standards for the vapor barrier . What I'm reading is they say 15-20 mill thickness for the plastic. That's pretty thick and very expensive. I think I'll go with 10 mil , your thoughts?

looking for opinions for radiant infloor boiler/ heater, propane only. 30x40 pole barn to be heated to 50-55 degrees in northern NJ. Building will be spray foamed. local supply house spec'd out a bradford white 50 gal powervent ?

Well after to many years of dreaming, I signed my contract and will be starting in a few weeks. Building a 30x40x13 from Legacy pole buildings . I sold my 12x24 shed and have to rip the lean to off this weekend. Neighbor bought my 12x24 shed for $200 and hooked up to it with his backhoe...

Need to order a 12x12 door within the next week or so and I see many doors are round R-9, but a few are in the R-16. Are the higher R values really that much better or is it just a sales pitch? I will be heating my 30x40 here in Northwest NJ. any brand recommendations? Thanks!

I'm in the northwest area of NJ and I'm getting ready to start building a 40x30 pole barn. I will be heating it, 50 when I'm not in it and 65 when working. A friend suggested I put 2 inches of insulation under the concrete. I'm heating with hot air. Whats your opinions? Walls and ceiling...

Getting ready to build a 30x40x12 pole barn for a shop in NJ . I will be spray foaming the walls and ceiling . I will not be finishing the inside right away. My question is should I use Tyvek or double bubble wrap under the metal walls and roof? I'm told the bubble wrap will help radiate the...

Getting ready to build a 30x40 this spring and was wondering if anyone has put down attic foil , radiant barrier under the metal roofing and if so how it works? I did this in my house and my attic is way cooler in the summer heat. I used www.atticfoil.com I will be insulating , hopefully...

I spoke to a guy who's been in the truss business for many years and asked him for his thoughts on building a 30x40 pole bad using scissor truss's. He said don't do it because it puts alot of stress on the side walls and causes the walls to bow. Whats your opinion?

Here is a picture of one of my friends garage near Philly PA. He is in the petroleum business. Anyone looking for old gas pumps , jdpumps.com

I'm in the early stages of starting to build a pole barn/shop. I am thinking of using a coal boiler to heat both the shop and my home. I would be tying the coal boiler into my homes oil fired boiler. I'm in nj and close to pa and I have access to a dump truck to get the coal myself. I burn...

I want to build either a pole barn or a steel building 30x40 with one 10x10 garage door. I like the idea of steel buildings because of the open height space so I could build a 2nd floor storage area. I'm in North West NJ and I see many recomend Amish built buildings? Also has anyone used spray...