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I recently picked up a 75,000 BTU tube heater used - http://www.h-mac.com/sterling-slr75.html - manual here.. I had to convert it to gas new spring and tapped into the yellow common for 24v power for my wifi thermostat. Everything was working great for 3-4 weeks, except an occasional failure...

Merry Christmas!!! Got my new to me Sterling TTube heater 75,000 btu hung and getting close to firing the baby up for the first time. My issue is I bought a nice lil WIFI enabled T-stat that requires a Common for power, the Unit only has two connections on the back of the unit for the T-Stat...

Hey guys after what feels like a month of hemming and hawing, I finally pulled the trigger on a used Sterling 75,000 BTU (single stage) heater for the shop. Was looking for a two staged, but the used market is pretty dry on these. Pick it up Saturday, hoping to install Sunday.. Going to...

Finally got my shop all finished up.. Got about 10" of blown-in in the ceiling and R19 in the walls. I also calked and spray foamed every where i could to make sure the place is sealed up nice. The gas line is ran, just need to purchase the heater and hang. My goal is to keep the shop at...

I know I have seen a lot of discussions on here, but couldn't find on thread that really helped me make the call on it.. I have a 40x40 pole barn, r19 in the walls with vapor barrier. The ceiling is already hung with metal and it over laps 4-6" at the three joints. I am going to do blown...

T11 / Smart siding. I am going to use it for the last 8' of my shop. I can't decided if I wanna try the new MDF style one or just use the actual wood one. About the same thickness and look.. What do you guys think about them? Composite like MDF...

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Concrete is coming tmrw... Couple questions and looking for any general tips on what I should look for or ask about to make sure I am getting what i am paying for.. First question, I have laid rebar down and have it on plastic stands to keep it in the middle of the pad. They mentioned...

Trying to think for the future, I plan on running 4ft of ply wood up my walls, then an electrical channel around the entire building, then finish above that with metal panels. My goal is to be able to add or change things around the shop if i need to with out have to run conduit every where...

While back I found a smoking deal on these lamps: http://www.takethreelighting.com/hew...-high-bay.html I picked up 8 of them for 200 bucks.. 6lamp T8's I have them all wired up and ready to mount them in the newly built shop, its 40x40 with two 14x10 garage doors. I dont think i want any...

Hey all, I know we all like build threads, starting mine out.. 40x40x12.. So far we have dropped 10 trees, dug out 6" of ground and moved 60 ton of stone. Today I got the stump out from the middle of my pad. slowly but surely, 3 weeks of 3-4 hours each night..

After figuring out where to place my new pole barn, I have about 4 18" plus Ash trees i have to drop. 3 of them are where the driveway will go and 1 is in the center of barn, so it will in my concrete slab foot print. Trying to figure out if its better to dig/remove the stumps or rent a grinder...

Where to put my pole barn.... perplexed.. Got the town variance, got the builder, now I just got to figure out where to put it on my lot.. 40x40 Option 1 - Close to the current driveway, easy to put in road and utilities can see from house, requires a little more site work and feels like its...

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Hey guys.. Been trying to figure out how I want everything done for the shop build coming this spring. Been getting quotes, the more i get the more i decided i'll be a lot more hands on for this.. Shops going to be 40x40 stick build... Got access to everything i need and have done plenty of...

Found a smoking deal on these 6 lamp T8 fixtures I can get 15 of them brand new for 500 bucks (no bulbs) but i think that's a dang good deal and might be able to get him lower. Cheapest I see them is for is about 80 bucks, id be paying 33 bucks a lamp.. Shop is 40x40 (or will be rather...