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    Moisture/water between Tyvek and insulation

    So I've been working on insulating my barn and got the ceiling all blown in and about half the walls the done. For the walls I ran 2x6's vertically at 24" OC as I'm putting drywall over it. I've got almost all of it insulated with R19 except for a 24' section of wall and I've got drywall over...
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    Radiant tube vs unit heater for new barn

    I still cant decide on the heat for my new barn. Its 40x72 with 14' walls. I want to do radiant tube but by the time I hang them, at a 45, the bottom of the heater will just under 12' from the floor, then there is 5' of clearance needed under that. I'm on the fence about if that's to low...
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    removing clear poly from cement floor

    I just poured the floor in my barn a month ago or so. When they cut it he snapped some lines and sprayed a light coat of clear poly over it so the water would wash it away when cutting. Well, now I'm ready to put a clear sealer on the floor and can see a line of poly down every cut. Any...
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    Radiant tube heater??

    I live in southern michigan and just built a new 40x72 barn with 14' walls and need to get heat in it soon. Are the radiant tube heaters a good option? In my current 28x36 barn I just have a hanging/overhead heater in the back corner and it seems to work well but the new barn is much bigger...
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    Floor coating on new concrete

    I thought Id post this question in this forum as well as I'm not getting much activity in the Flooring forum. I just poured the concrete in my barn, 40x72, and want to either coat or epoxy the floor. Its been about 3 weeks so I've got another week or so before I can do anything. I want to...
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    Seal/coat new concrete?

    I just poured the floor in my barn, 40'x72' about 3 weeks ago. I want to seal or coat it with something to help keep it clean help stop stains from oil, ****** fluid, etc.. I like the look, and color, of some of the Epoxy products but they seem pretty expensive. If I just want to...
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    Insulating interior walls with Tyvek under the steel

    I know there's been lots of posts about insulating the interior walls of your barn but I still can't decide what would best. I live in Michigan and just had a 40x72 barn built and they wrapped the barn with Tyvek before putting up the steel. Is that vapor barrirer enough for insulation? What...
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