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I am digging and putting in a frost wall to go with in floor heating. Any ideas as to how to make this waterproof, as in do I put in something about 6" underground to keep the water from sinking down to the insulation. Do I need anything, do people put something in or just leave it as is. I...

I have pre made roof trusses in my shop. They are tringular shaped with a little triangle in the middle and 16' long. Their is also a 1/2"X 3" board across all the truses down the center of the shop. this links all the truses together. I have a canoe and I want to hoist it up to the trusses to...

I am still working on my frost wall install. At the back of the slab the ground slopes away . The cement at the back is about a foot above the present ground level. I can fill this in some but this part of the garage is close to the property line, the line is about 3 feet away. So how do I do...

I am installing a frost wall, the frost wall is to be 16" deep and 36" out, sloping down slightly. The garage plan is 16X22'. Do I need to cover this up with something other than the dirt I dig out? Is their something to put down to aid drainage, would a layer of gravel or quater down (sp) or...

I am trying to figure out how close the frost barrier is to the cement pad. I do not want to dig it so it will disturb the foundation of the pad, so how close should it be to the cement edge of the pad? I am digging it down 3 feet, frost barrier that is. Cheers Ron.

I am having a garage package built but I am doing the radiant heat part myself. Does anyone have any diagrams of how the frost barrier meets up with the cement pad? I can not get You tube videos so I need something like a photo or diagram, or some description...

I am working through the start of my new shop, with excitement and a little stress as well. The old garage was well old and filled with water every spring. I want to insulate the pad and put in the pex tubing. So does anybody have any hindsight with doing this in a Manitoba like climate. If I...

Hi all. I am going to insulate my concrete slap and put in the radient heat pex tubing. I live in Manitoba, do people put in a frost wall here or does it just have to be to darn deep to make it pratical. I am figureing it would have to be 4' down. :headscrat...

From my reading here about insulating the cement pad you put the vapor barrier down then the insulation down, then the rebar then finally the cement. Is this right so far? Also do you run the insulation right out until it touches the onside of the cement form? I live in winnipeg (read the...

I am a newbie here. I am building a shop/garage, 16X24. I want to insulate the floor, under the concrete. I have located a source of recyled insulation, thanks to a forum member, Brad D. :bowdown: My question is , can you just lay it down in the forum and pour the concrete on top of it or is it...

Hi! great forum, my name is Ron, I live in winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I am getting a new 16X24 shop built, my wife won't let me build it myself, so I am intrested in what has worked for you and what has not. Still snow here so I am just getting my ducks in a row...