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I'm thinking about adding a loft in one end of my building. If I use the existing structure as part of the loft frame then it would work out to be 30 x 11 feet. I'm having trouble finding a company in Houston to buy from. I'm thinking 2.5" galvanized tubing. 12ga. The local...

Hey guys, So I'm getting ready to have power ran to my shop from my main breaker panel for the house. See the pic. The main breaker is in 4 sections and says 200A. Is that 200 amps for each leg? (100 amps per section?) I'm thinking about running 100 amp service to the shop. Jim

Hey guys. Steel "carport style" building. I'm insulating and prepping walls and ceiling for my shop. The walls are going OK. The frame is 2 1/2" square tubing. I put R13 fiberglass behind 1/2" plywood. The builders installed the double bubble type "insulation" next to the outer skin...

SO, new shop. new concrete floor. I bought a rear flush toilet that will go out through the wall. When i was doing the trial fit, I found out that the bottom is not exactly flat. It rocks a little bit. I was concerned about putting the ceramic toilet directly on the concrete...

So, My garage is an empty shell on a slab. No plumbing in the slab. I intend to install a bathroom with a toilet and a sink. I ordered a back outlet model so I can simply go straight back through the wall and then down into the sewer pipe. My question is how to get my sink drain there...

Hey guys. I posted about my new building but I can't remember where I posted. I tried looking in my profile and I tried the search and I tried the FAQ. ?? Anyway, I was going to ask a question about insulation. My metal prefab building has the "double bubble" insulation against the...

I started working through my contractor at the end of October 2019. Friday 12-11-20 it's finally up. It's an Eversafe steel building. 30x35ft with 12 ft walls. I made some rash, off the cuff decisions that I regret now but it is what it is. I didn't make it deep enough to get my...

Hey guys, Located in Houston Tx, where it's hot and humid or cold and humid all year long... :-) I'm having a metal building erected in my back yard. The building is made by Eversafe. It's 30X35 ft. with 12 foot walls. It'll have two 10X10 ft. roll up garage doors in a drive through...

Hey guys, I'm a not quite retired yet hydraulics guy in Houston. Tryin to get my man cave set up before retirement. I've been the mechanical type all of my life. In the last couple of years I've acquired a bench top mill and a 12x36" lathe and various other odds and ends. My current shop...