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    Sealing base rail before install? (Tube Metal building.)

    Use case is a 24x40 tubular steel metal building. Has anyone laid down a foam seal product like Emseal to sit between the rail and the slab? Did you install it direct to the slab and then let the workers lay the rail on top of it? I am thinking of adhering the foam to the slab prior to them...
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    Should lean-to be insulated?

    24x40 garage with 12x40 leanto on side. 10’ walls in lean. I’ll enclose back and sides. I’m spray foaming interior of building. Does the lean need vapor barrier of will it equalize with air temp and I won’t worry about rain from inside the lean? Anyone with drip problems in their leans?
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    Insulate a Leanto?

    My bldg will have a 12' lean on one side, with 10' sides. I am thinking of enclosing the end and back, making it a semi-outdoor workspace and storage of "outdoor equipment" out of elements. How many of you have your lean simply metal, or reflective barrier or spray foam? My gut is leaning to...
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    Insulated Garage door or not?

    Looking at Raynor doors for my new metal building. Since I'm on FL, I will be spray foaming 2" in the building for an R value of around 14. I don't want a rollup with R0, and feel it would just absorb and radiate the sun's heat into the building with my 10x10 door. My mind is leaning to the...
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    Metal Bldg Lighting pictures?

    I have found a ton of great recommendations on lighting from Hyperlights to 4 and 8' stretches. I have not seem pictures of what those with metal buildings (tube steel) have done inside when there is a lack of cross members to hang from. Can y'all show me if you have mounted on the angled...
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    New and still learning

    Getting older and still have a LOT to learn. Having a garage built, so I have a ton of new questions every day. Bear with me and we will enjoy the journey! -Jeff in Milton, FL
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