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What flooring for a enclosed/covered porch that will see moisture/humidity, occasional spill or blowing rain, and -10º to 110º temps here in mid MO? So we had a 16x30 covered deck. The plan when we bought 15yrs ago was to eventually convert this to living space the right way, i.e. footing...

I scored 3 rolls of vinyl faced 4in x 6ft x 75ft insulation off Craigslist for cheap. This stuff is usually $300/roll and I paid $50ea. My goal is no condensation rain, not R30. I fire up the torpedo if I have a big project, but mainly use the existinginsulated work room with the wood stove...

I have the ubiquitous 4x6 Import Bandsaw from HF. Mine was made in Taiwan, the older green one that I've had since new for 15+yrs. I do some metal fab on the side and I've outgrown the 4x6. Now I'm looking for something in the 7x12 range or maybe larger?. The task is to cut 3" OD (2.5" sch40...

This is my take on the dumbwaiter, reciprocating conveyor, elevator, etc. In my recent PoleBarn refurb I know have a 16x24 storage loft. I don't plan to be up there much and I didn't want to lose the floor space to a staircase so I planned to just use a ladder as needed. I'm 41, my son is...

When we bought our place in the sticks a huge selling point was the 24x40x8 "workshop" pole barn. At the time I had a few power tools, some vehicles, etc but it seemed huge compared to 2 car I had prior. It was built well, not a Morton but similar construction. A 14x24 insulated room was...

I was a lurker FOREVER. I'm your regular 40yr old guy with too many projects and too little time. Between the day job (IT Guy), long commute (55 each way) to the city, the hobby (fire pits) job, 5 acres of grass (we live on 10) to mow, and oh yeah wife and 2 kids, I hardly have any "shop"...