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I have a Protex safe, model HD100, about 15 years old in my shop that I keep a couple of guns and titles and such in. It has an electronic lock. It hadn't been opened for quite a while. Yesterday, I went to open it. I had some trouble opening it. It finally came open about the 5th or 6th...

I had a new roof put on about a year ago. There is an internet satellite dish mounted on it. They recently ran fiber internet down my road. and obviously I had them hook me up to fiber internet. Now I need to remove the dish. It is lagged to the roof. What is the best way to patch the holes...

I live out of town and had to get my internet by satellite at about 4 Mbps. I now have fiber internet at about 900 Mbps. The one TV in the shop only ran off an antenna, so my whole TV world has moved into the 21st century. So, I bought a new bigger TV for the shop. Now I have an extra 40" TV...

I'm currently trimming a new lean-to on the barn with metal siding and trim. I discussed it with a friend who has years of experience leading a crew of ironworkers in constructing metal buildings. He's quite knowledgeable. He advised against laying out sheets or trim with a pencil, claiming it...

We are planning an addition onto my son's house. The 28x24 addition will make his 30x36 house into an L, so the ridge lines are perpendicular to each other. After I set the first 13 trusses on the addition, I would have to frame the extension onto the existing roof. I remember when I built my...

I just finished a new pole barn on my farm. It is 30x40x12. I had an Amish crew erect the building. I then contracted for the 5" slab to be poured. My son and I finished the inside with 1.5" - 2" closed cell foam on the walls, R19 fiberglass and 1/2" OSB on the walls. Ceiling is white metal...

I have probably a couple hundred 12"-24" cottonwood trees hanging over the 1/4 mile of Walnut Creek that runs through the farm. I don't use it for anything. Not even firewood. Well, a buddy just bought a really nice sawmill. He wanted a couple of cottonwood logs to practice on before tackling...

We are building an addition onto my son's house. When we built his 2 bedroom house, they planned on one child. They had boy-girl twins. Now they need another bedroom. I think it's funny. He doesn't. There are 2 places where there needs to be pieces of baseboard that are 19' and 20' long...

I installed a 4 post lift a few years ago. I ran a dedicated 12/2 20 amp circuit. Once in a while the breaker would trip when starting the pump. Just recently I took out the 20A breaker and installed a 25A breaker. It doesn't trip any more, but I am wondering if this is good for a permanent...

I am adding a 12 x 28 lean-to on the south gable end of my 30 x 40 pole barn. The 28 feet length will be open to the South. The 12' side walls will be sheeted in. I am starting to worry about the uplift potential this presents. I drilled the holes in the ground for the poles this past weekend...

My 30x36 detached shop is about 75 feet from the house. It has been heated with a wood stove since I built it in 1986. Today I got a letter from the insurance company stating that I must remove the solid fuel heating device in the detached garage by July 29, 2024 or they will cancel my...

I had a 30x40x12 pole structure built and am just about to finish up the interior. I can see it all ready. It ain't big enough! Now I want to add a lean-to on a gable end. 28x10. I had a 2x12 installed at 12 feet elevation continuous along the 30-foot wall under the siding just under the...

The OH doors in my new pole barn were installed right after the building was erected. I now need to install 1/2" OSB in the interior and the OSB must go under the standoff brackets for the rails of the OH door. Before I removed the brackets, I checked the rails down the doors for plumb. Each...

I am finishing the inside of my new 30x40x12 pole barn. Horizontal girts @ 2' on center. Using 4x8x1/2" OSB for the wall covering. Installing OSB with the 8' horizontal. I haven' started yet, but I am ready to start. Should I install a vertical 2x4 in the plane of the girts to back up the...

I dug the trench this morning for my service entrance to the barn except for the last 3 feet at the 400 amp Main panel in the yard. I have to hand dig that part due to existing incoming and outgoing power underground lines. Does the vertical conduit leaving the Main panel need to have a sweep...

I have my new barn all wired up and ready for spray foam installation. Now I want to add flood lights on each end of the building. Of course, the sub-panel is exactly in the middle of the 2 floods, and I want both floods to be on the same circuit. Is it code compliant to run a wire from the...

I'm finishing up the wiring in my new pole barn. It is a fairly simple installation. Power comes from a 400 amp distribution box. 200 for the house and 200 for the shop. 15 circuits total. (7) 20-amp circuits, (6) 15-amp circuits for all led lights, a 30-amp circuit for the compressor, and...

I am doing the interior of my new 30x40x12 pole barn. The next step is wiring or spray foam. I am doing the wiring, and the foam will be hired out. I am only getting 1-1/2" closed cell foam on the walls only. That will seal up the building. Then use R-19 fiberglass to finish. Walls will be...

I have a new 30x40x12 pole barn. 4x6 Poles at 8' o.c. 2x6Trusses at 4' o.c. 3/12 pitch with 1 foot overhang. I want to put a 3' wide shelf on the 40 foot wall at 8' off the slab. My plan is to use 2x4 vertical support legs at each truss, fastened to the upper and lower chords of the truss...

Only the structure of my new 30x40x12 pole barn is up, and I am already planning a lean-to expansion. The lean-to will attach to the 30' gable end. I don't want to mess with the corners of the new building so the LT will be inset a foot from each corner. 28'x12'. The pole spacing is 10' on...