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hey guys, I just a spray booth/wash bay in my building. It is a dedicated bay sectioned off from the rest of the building. 16' Wide 38.5' Long 16' Hight white metal wall liner I would like to make something that I can hang truck/tractor parts when painting. Something about 8' from floor level...

Ok guys, I got a question for you. INSIDE my WASHBAY/ spray booth I have wall mounted 4' vapor proof lighting on the walls. The 4" junction boxes are flush mounted inside the walls. The gasket that comes with the covers is not thick enough to compensate for the small ribs between the large...

Guys, I'm looking for a radio receiver, but all I keep finding are receivers for what look like a 70s home "stack". I am looking for something that could be mounted to the wall(or in the wall for flush mount) and the ability to run 4 speakers. Am I really asking for that much? I keep finding...

Ok, guys. Looking for ideas for inside wall ideas My plan was do 5/8" plywood 4' up from my 20" concrete stem wall and 5/8" sheetrock from there up. The problem is I just got a quote for sheetrock for $8000 and I know the plywood is about $45 a sheet and I need about 25 sheets I do NOT want to...

Anyone ever hear of it? Rumor is local guy here did it in his pole barn. Got ahold of garage door manufacture and bought 16' panels. Ran them vertically. Screwed them to Perlins and sealed them together where the tonge and grove is. What do you guys think? Cost effective as insulation and...

Does anyone have any suggestion as to how to seal a garage door better than the rubber seal at the floor and the weatherstrips at the top and sides?

HELP, I want to densify TODAY Does anyone know at what ratio to mix the Litho-tek 4500 densifier for a broom finished apron? If I remember correctly I did a 5:1 for my power troweled smooth finish garage floor but for some reason on line it say " Always mix the concentrate with 2 parts water...

Guys, what are you doing to be able to listen to a radio in your garages with a metal roof? I can only get ONE station on my garage and I HATE it. Any time I pull a vehicle in the garage the radio goes instantly to static. I am not a music buff I just want to listen to something other than...

How are you guy going about filling the control joints on a broom finish? On my smooth garage floor I put 1/4" backer rod down about 3/4", taped with 3/4" masking tape,Then put Sika self leveling sealer, used putty knife to smooth and level, then pealed up the tape. Thats not going to work on...

The time has come to do the inside of the building. I was thinking Tin the whole time just like the outside. But now I’m not so sure. My walls are studded 2’ on center I have poured concrete walls that extend 20” above floor level. 16’ total height Is 5/8 Sheetrock a viable option? I was...

What all do you guys recommend for airlines inside the walls. I have a rapid air kit but I probably will need another 3-4 kits to do my entire shop(4800sq/ft) I was thinking copper but how the hell can I get straight lengths thru the studs?

The building went up in April, the floor was poured last month. Now working on the inside... I found a "system" for the ceiling and the top 8' of the walls.(16' total wall height) Called Tryply Ceilings. From their Facbok page... "What’s a triply ceiling? A poly fabric material supported by...

hey guys, it is looking like the garage floor will be poured the middle of july. I think I have decided on Ghost shield to seal it. not sure on the 8505 or the 8510 What about a denisifier, is it necessary? BTW the garage floor is 4840sq/ft How much would i need for 2 coats? Also a friend...

Which foam board?, EPS or XPS? I have been looking at Ownes corning XPS 2" foam board for under my concrete floor in my new garage. Which one should I go with? The 250 rated at 25psi or the 150 rated at 15psi? other than that I can find no difference between the 2 but there there are...

Ok, I just can't seem to get it thru my head. how do I put the corrugated tin on my inside walls? Do I need to put purlins on the inside of my 2x6 studded garage? 24" on center

Has anyone ever bought from them? I buy all my truck lighting from them and I am very pleased, but have never bought building lighting from them. They are VERY competitive for pricing. I was looking at 8 of these for the walls of my 16'Wx40'Dx16'H spray booth/wash bay and possibly another 8...

How are you guys laying out outlets when using tin corrugated tin walls? I want to have the outlets fall on the flat part of the tin. The tin will come next spring but I will be doing the electrical this summer/fall

Well the structure of the building is almost up. The next step would be utilities and floor. I am planning on 3 zone radiant heat. There will be one floor drain in the wash bay. I am thinking one of these 4" x 12' drains right up the middle of the bay. My question is the floor thickness...

Hey guys been a while but finally got going I was originally planning on a 40x60 w lean-tos on each end. I ended up going w a fully enclosed building for not a lot more. I had to design the building on a 55° angle for it to fit within the approved building envelope Footers got poured 2...

What are you guys doing for thermal breaks at doors? A friend of mine built a 60x120 and he used a pressure treated 2x6 where the floor meets the apron. The garage door actually closes on it. His thinking is that way he is not trying to heat the 8” piece of concrete outside and also the heat...