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To help with the efficiency of my radiant heat I have installed 2" XPS foam around the perimeter of the slab (not poured yet) of my pole barn but I don't have it across the overhead door opening. I'm wondering if it is necessary and if so how have others done it? I assume you'll need to stop the...

If I plan to have in-floor heat in my concrete, how deep does the 2" perimeter down foam really need to be? If the building was not going to be heated, I see the importance to keep frost from raising the floor and cracking the concrete. If I have the perimeter foam down only 1ft is that enough...

Hey guys, so I recently hooked up my new Mr. Heater Big Maxx garage heater and it is not working right. It doesn't hold a flame consistently, pulsates weird and has trouble stabilizing. It came set up for NG, so I converted it to LP using the provided kit. Installed the LP orifices (smaller...

For concrete radiant heat applications I've heard of putting poly under the 2" foam insulation and also heard of it going over top (under the pex). Curious what you guys think is the "correct" way to install a vapor barrier. Initially the thought of putting poly over the insulation, directly...

Have a nice looking implementation for how your pex comes out of the concrete? Did you use PVC elbows for organization? Something else? Looking for ideas on how to support manifolds and pex before/during a pour where there is no wall yet.

Hey guys, so I know this isn't a garage... but hey worth a try. Looking for advice on how you'd run the pex in this layout. Was thinking I wouldn't run it in the storage room or the utility room, but I know the upper floor would benefit some from the heat rise. Trying to figure out what zones...

Anyone here tried these LED high bays from Pro Lighting? B4146SSUMXX-HO5K Was thinking of getting 9 of these for my ~56x40 space with 14' sidewall scissor truss 16.5 peak. Overkill? Any reason to stay away from these types of lights?

Is Rust Bullet the only coating that doesn't require an acid etch or grind for adhesion?

So I have about 800 sq ft to cover in my shop, and I want color. There will only be foot traffic in this area. I like epoxy but it's expensive. I am thinking of an acid stain to gain the color and then coating with clear TLPPC to seal and protect the floor. I solely used the clear TLPPC on the...

I have my garage door up and the hangers are fastened to the bottom of a truss. I'm putting up steel on the ceiling now and am wondering what is the best way to deal with the door hangers. Cut the steel around them or remove them and put them on top of the steel once it's installed. I figure...

Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about certain brands of hanging propane garage heaters? I am just about to pull the trigger on a Modine PDP but figured I'd check with the experts first ;-) Looking to get a 150,000+ BTU unit for my 40x72 space. Man I wish I had natural gas out here...

I spray foamed my walls and now need to blow in insulation in the ceiling. Looking for input on whether to use cellulose (15" or so) or fiberglass (18-19"). Planning to add 6 mil poly to the ceiling before the insulation. Here's what I know so far: Cellulose will settle, but is more dense...

Hi guys, So I was wondering how to get internet to my shop. My house is 300+ feet away. Wondering if any of you have solved the problem yet. I know I could trench another line to my shop, and that is an option, but am wondering what else I could do. I know there are products out there that...

I saw the below comment somewhere and wonder if you guys know what clips he is talking about, like what they are called and where I can get them. "Side note: Trusses are designed to deflect a small amount under loads. Therefore, when you build interior partition walls there's a clip system...

So I know this topic has been discussed a few times on here already... but I haven't seen a overwhelming straight answer. I have a 40x88 pole barn that will be heated to 40 or so (radiant floor) and then bumped up to 60+ when I'm working in there via forced air heater. I already have the walls...

So I am from west central MN so it get's a tad chilly here. I decided to foam my walls with 2.5" which should be around R17.5. One guy said I should also foam the rafter baffle area since that is a weak spot for the heat to escape. I am planning on blowing in cellulose (I think 15" is R50) in...

What do you guys typically do in regards to the wall opening at the junction of the wall/ceiling? I was thinking of foaming it shut since I will be foaming the walls.

Wondering what you guys went with for your spray foam. I could hire it done, but the price seems outrageous, so I've been looking at my other options. Menards sells FROTH-PAK foam sealant by Dow. Home Depot sells Touch n' Foam. Lowes sells both FROTH-PAK and Touch n' Foam. Has anyone used...

So I added a house wrap like tyvek on the outside of my pole building before the steel was put up. I was thinking of doing an inch or so of spray foam on the inside before putting up fiberglass roll insulation just to seal things up nice. As far as I know house wrap is meant to keep water and...

Hi Guys. Been on here for a little while learning and asking lots of questions. Man I love this resource. Thank you for your help thus far. I am in the process of finishing my 40x88 pole building and figured I'd share my project with GJ. I'll try to comment on each picture I post. Feel free to...