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Lot of different opinions on this. Ive talked to a ton of people. Better to: 1) Staple pex directly to foam and put concrete over top. 2) Staple pex to foam and put a layer of sand over the top, and then concrete. 3) Attach the pex to the rebar. My father in law swears up and down that #3 will...

I was going over a quote from a local lumberyard and I couldnt help but notice the price for their steel was $8733 for a 40x100x16. I go to Lowes and price out their steel and it came in around $3300. Lumber yards brand is Northland. Lowes is Fabral. Menards is that Midwest Manufacturing...

1st time poster, long time lurker. Building a 40x100x18 barndominium this spring. Trying to do what I can to keep the costs as low as possible to fit into our $100k budget. Everyone I have talked to, has said Menards/Lowes lumber is lower quality then a local lumber yard. I went and got a...