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I have a 12' ceiling and I use high bay LED for working and they are excellent. However I frequent using the shop as my entrance instead of the actual front door. My issue is turning on those high bay led on in middle of night isn't much fun when I forget the dimmer is still on full bright...

I am finalizing few things to the building, one of them is outdoor wall faucet for garden hose. I went to local stores, the nice ones are frost proof but they have way too long pipe attached to it, that won't work as it will stick out my interior wall. Only option I see are brass sillcock...

I want to mount exterior door light and the rib part of the steel siding is perfectly centered with the exterior door. I would like to see different methods how one would fix that. Pictures would be helpful! thanks in advance!

Hard to explain but easier to draw it down so Here is my drawing, will this work?

I've always wanted to learn how to build a pool.. Today I decided I am going to start the research on how to build a pool on my property in middle of no where. Pool size 16x32 maybe? Possibly inground? End goal in the future will be to upgrade it into a indoor with sliding or retracting walls...

I am wondering if the boiler pump needs to be before the mixer valve? Or can it be after? The way I set up my panel, having the mix valve before the pump is ideal. I have attached picture of my mock setup, the boiler pump Wil be placed above the zone 2 pump (the one routing to the 4 branch...

I've framed short walls but never a really long one like this one without supports in between like posts or another wall. I need to build a 40' long 12' tall wall to divide the space into 2, it is not a load bearing wall, it will have a 8'x8' overhead door, 1 36"x80" entry door. It will be...

Hello everyone, I took a day to research on a DIY method of making my own heating and zone control panel and how much that would compare to a ready to install system like Menards offers. Ready system with heating, 2 zone control panel, 115k BTU condensing boiler with 4 port and 6 port...

I am looking in a short term option to heat my slab as my financial situation has changed, I no longer have the funds to completely insulate and heat the building its all just a shell with finished slab. I am looking into a way to be able to heat up some area of the shop portion so I can work in...

Hi, I live in north central MN, it can get down and stay in the negative temps for a month or 2, and I have some questions about doing my in floor heating setup before pouring concrete this friday. most of the lines are 12" spaced from each other. I am wondering if pex can cross over each...

So I am prepping my shouse for concrete. The shop will have 4 inch concrete on top of 2 inch foam with #3 or #4 rebar. I want to prep it for 2 post lift, how would I do this? I have not decided on a 2 post lift yet. I do want 9k-11k and max ceiling is 12'. Should I make a tub or just 4 inch of...

Hi everyone! I began building a 40'x104'x12' post frame building in May with help from family and friends. We have the structure up already, just need to do the concrete. I am doing all the prep work, 10mil vapor barrier, 2" rigid foam, 1/2" pex for in slab floor heating, #3 rebar, make forms...

So I hired someone to build the pad, it is all sand, then the builders got the lift stuck on the pad few times. I have already leveled it off with my tracked skidsteer. I am not sure if I should have the pad compacted again before the concrete comes? slab will be 40'x104'x4"

I originally was going to go with laminated columns embedded in the ground sitting on top of 20"x6" round precast footing that is 6 feet down in hole, set posts in then fill back with sand. The ground is all sand and we have 5-foot frost depth here in north central Minnesota, Ground snow load...

So I am building a 40'x104'x12' post frame shop, 40'x24' will be living space, I do not really want to have living space at 12' ceilings as I live in north central Minnesota, that 12' ceiling would be waste of heating. How can this be done?

Me and 2 of my friends are starting up a business on a land we purchased together. The building is going to be a 40'x104'x10' and it will have 3 sections, one 40'x24' for living/office, 40'x24' for shop/prep room, 40'x56' farm building (aquaculture) . Building will not have any overhangs, there...

It's going to be a 40x88x17 Shouse, the shell will be built first, then build the 40x26 living space with 2nd floor that is more of a entertainment/guest room rather than daily uses. I am wondering if it would be worth it to put blown insulation in between the floor trusses before installing the...

So I am constructing a 40'x88' post frame Shouse with 16' walls, 40'x26' will be the living space. I want to add 16" engineered floor trusses to be able to add a 2nd level area. I am aware that, with common trusses, the 2nd floor height will be less than 7'. It'll have 2 extra spare bedrooms...

Hi so I have this issue with my heating, I am not sure if the issue is the heater itself or the ecobee4 thermostat. The ecobee4 keeps on rebooting during heating. The heater keeps running when the ecobee4 reboots makes me think it's the ecobee4. I checked the homeiq online and you can see it...

I just built a 16x24 shop with lean to roof, insulated with R13 Batts on walls and ceiling. Floor is not insulated and don't plan to as it's on skids.it has a entrance door, and a 7x8 roll up garage door that isn't insulated. I plan to get Mr heater big maxx 50k btu heater with either a...