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The service door on my shop is a steel frame, steel door, 36". The building is heated at 50 degrees all winter. R19 walls covered by OSB and 3" spray foam on the roof deck. Modine Hot Dawg 75 Heater. As you'll see in the pics, during cold snaps the door ices up. I get a pretty good layer of...

The more threads I read here, the more I feel like I don't have a lot of options. I have a 40x30x10. Insulated and heated in far northern WI. Walls are OSB painted semi-gloss white. Ceiling is Dura-panel, a popular ribbed steel liner panel sold at Menards. I have 8 light boxes currently...

I'm looking at a keypad man door for my shop. I have 36" steel door, 2 hole, with a knob and dead bolt. I would like to put a keypad in so I can keep the door locked, but quick access for me/family. So my questions are - Should a I get a keypad deadbolt and leave the door knob unlocked? Get a...

Ready to begin the ceiling of a 40x30x10. My roof trusses are 8' OC. My builder, when finishing the inside of a shop for a customer, does NOT add any additional ceiling joists. They simply screw the steel to the bottom of the chords over that 8' span. He also explained they use the same ribbed...

I have 4 x 10 sheets of 7/16" OSB hung vertically 24"OC for my interior walls. Based on searches of threads here, it appears two coats of oil based Kilz primer is a good base to start with. However, prior to that I need to do some prep finish work. A few of my seams didn't align all that great...

I have a propane tank installation coming for my shop. We are in the process of finishing the interior. 30x40x10 Slab is insulated by 2" foamboard. R-19 walls with 7/16 OSB. Ceiling will either by R-38 glass; OR I will have 3" spray foam on the roof deck (undecided on that at this point). Big...