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    New pad sealing for long term exposure

    Hey guys, I should be breaking ground in the next month on a pad for my new shop. The pad will be a 6" inch monolithic pour. The actual size is 41' 1"W X 39' 8 1/2L. The GC is suggesting a 6.5 bag mix, no fiber, with #4 bars on 18" centers. I can't find my email, but I believe he said it would...
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    New Construction - control cuts and lift opinions

    Hey guys, First off.... GREAT SITE! There is lot of great information here. Second, I work in I.T., so I thought I'd pick your brains on this.... Anyways, I should be breaking ground in the next month on a pad for my new shop. The shop itself is a 40'X40' 'S' metal arch building (straight walls...
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    Sunken lift?

    Greetings all! Since I have plenty of free time over here to plan out my shop, one of the things I've been thinking about is a lift. I was planning on a two-post, probably in the 10K lbs range. While planning the layout in the shop for it, I came to the conclusion that I do not want to have to...
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    PEX without insulation?

    {EDIT} Ooops... this probably should have been under Heating & A/C, and I see some else posted almost the same question there, so my search foo must be weak today. hehe.. MODS, please move as needed. Hey guys, I searched around but didn't find anything... So my county has gotten on an...
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    Shop Utilities - in wall or on wall?

    Greetings! My building is on it's way and will be going up sometime early next year when I get home. Since I've got plenty of time on my hands here, I've been drawing things up in Sketchup trying to get everything figured out. My building is an S model arch building and the walls are straight...
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    New shop questions (also HELLO!!)

    Greetings all! I've been lurking around for a bit and thought it might be time to say hello to everyone. SO....... Hello. Anyways, I'm putting things together for a new shop. It was going to be 40'W x 60'L x 18'H, but after drawing things out in Sketchup, that size would have dwarfed the house...
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