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Hi All, I’m in the process of getting the heating sorted for my workshop. I was hoping I could get some advice on my setup before I order the components. When I poured the slab I ran 7 loops of 1/2 “ pex, each about 300’ in anticipation of running a propane boiler. It’s a steel building, 40 x...

Hi all, I finally installed at setup my late 80s System 1 9,000 lift. Many refer to it as a "1 line" as it has only one hydraulic line overhead connecting the two posts. I did the proper bleed procedure as outlined in the manual. I got to step 7, ran the slave side carriage to the top and now I...

Hey creative repurposers, I have a bunch of left over 38' long cold formed C-channels / purlins. They are 24" wide with 4" legs and 3/4" end tabs, 10 gauge galv steel. I previously used some to build a 28' long simple fire wood rack by just notching the ends and a few screws. It worked out well...

Hi all, I’m getting ready to install my old Mohawk 2 post car lift, it’s been sitting covered outside for a couple years and has some rust on it. It worked well when I removed it from the seller’s shop but I had planned to repaint it prior to installing it. I was surprised after uncovering it...

Hi All, Heres a fun one- while its not a garage per se, I think the great minds of GJ might appreciate the challenge of this predicament. I have a small cottage/work shop that gets its water from a shared well at the bottom of the hill, approximately 900 of 1" poly. Some of the pipe is burried...

Hi All, I'm getting ready to pour my slab Thursday, and realized I should add conduit for a slab sensor. I was originally going to run a wood burning boiler but now probably a propane boiler. Needless to say I havent chosen a thermostat so I'm not sure which sensor I need to accommodate. I'm...

I've been searching and lurking but couldn't find a definitive answer so I appoligize in advance for yet another concrete and 2 post lift thread. I own a used 9k Mohawk Type 1 lift and am getting ready to pour my slab in a 40x60' workshop. Mohawks latest revision calls for 4.5" 4000psi...

Hi all, A couple years ago I built my 40x60 steel building and finally now coming back to pour the slab. I'll be doing a 5" slab, with 1/2" pex for radiant, stapled to 2" XPS board, on 15mm steggo VP. What I need help with is how best to prep the subsurface for the 2" foam board. My concrete...

Hi All, A few years back I built a 40 x 60 x 16 cold rolled steel structure to use as a workshop/office. The bottom level is the workshop/garage, the upstairs is split in half into an office and storage loft. The office area interior is about 37' x 28' with 6'8" sidewalls to 13' in the center...

Hi All, I've been building my work shop, its 40x60, steel, R-15 walls, R-19 roof. With covid/work/family, it has taken longer than expected especially when doing it by myself. I had planned to put in radiant heat fed by a Switzler wood burning boiler but ran out of time before the winter hit...

Hi All, I'm running an underground 400 amp service to my new barn, using a Siemens mm0404l1400rlm meter with a 2x 200amp disconnect combo box. My question is, whats the best way to mount hte box to the PBR panel? Also, the foundation sticks out past the wall by about 7", I have to use 3"...

Hi All, Still in the process of building a steel barn and ran into two issues that I cant quite find an answer for. The door and window openings are framed out with 4" x 6" Cee profile steel jambs and my wall sheeting has high ribs that are .85" deep. 1. When I install the insulation it gets...

Im in the process of building my shop and Ive already bought about 30 sheets of 2"x 4'x8' XPS insulation, and I'll need more than that for the radiant heated slab. I also have to order the rolls of poly covered fiberglass batts for the steel structure. Ive shopped locally and Home Depot was the...

Hi All, Some of you may have seen my posts over the years on my quest to build a barn. Its taken a long time between zoning changes, variance approvals, blasting ledge and finally changing the location of the build to meet new setback requirements. Along the way we have figured out exactly...

Hi All, I finally go the foundation for my 40x60 done. its a steel kit but one of the 40' faces will have a 8' tall retaining wall to help with the grade change. I was speaking to a local waterproofer, he suggested building up mastic to a 45 degree angle between the retaining wall and the...

Hi All, I have the land excavated and about to have the concrete contractor put up forms for the pour, its an akward site with ledge and fill. The build is a 40x60 steel barn made of cold formed Cees and Zees. The slab will be 5", radiant heated, with 2" of poly insulation board below. The...

Hi All, A friend bought a house and it had a broken band saw left behind by the seller. He asked if I wanted it - of course. But when he dropped it off with the 'base' it was clear it wasnt the base. Its got a motor on mounts, a pedal to adjust the motor hieght/belt tension, which connects to...

Hi all, I'll be building my barn soon and want to have everything read including the conduit and tubing for the Mohawk lift so I can run the power and hydraulic lines in the slab. The manual calls for 120" between the posts with 141.75" on the outside , but theres been posts of people having...

Hi Y'all, In the final stages of ordering my steel 40x60 work shop. I need to figure out insulation, I was originally going to go with the fiberglass encased in plastic that you drape over the beams and purlins to be sandwiched by exterior paneling. This was being offered by all steel building...

Hi All, Im building a 40x60 worhshop and trying to figure out the best route to take with windows. the supplier priced out 36" wide man doors at $1200 each - wow, I assume the window prices will be just as high. I've seen in a few build threads here people go to the local big box store and...