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Drilling a 2 3/8" hole to pass a 2" pvc pipe through and right now I am at 5" down and still see concrete. Hole is placed a little over 13" off the edge on both sides (hole is in the corner). Chose this spot because I need to stay away from the radiant heat lines. Used an infrared camera to...

Have a 60 x 40 Morton building with finished white metal walls and ceiling. Ceiling height is 16ft. There are 12 T8 fixtures in the building. Currently there are 45w 5850LM 6000k LED bulbs in them. It is bright but not bright enough for what I am looking to do. Was going to replace them with...

Got three estimates from seamless gutter places for oversized gutters. All three mentioned that the steel roof overhang is going to be an issue with gutters. They said in a heavy rain the water is going to rush over the gutters. Did not get an accurate measurement but it looks like the overhang...

Bought a home three years ago with two Raypak H3-01803 residential boilers. I know they are very old. Do not know when the previous owner had them serviced but they did look to be in good condition. Both systems are for radiant heat in a concrete slab. They are water based sealed systems. Just...

Have a 40' x 60' Morton building with concrete pad and radiant heat which was built in 1996. Going to be running utilities (water, nat gas, electric) from this building to a new equine barn. Would like to run the utilities from INSIDE the building but scared of drilling into one of the radiant...

Did a search on here and only found one old result. Gondola shelves are very sturdy which would be perfect for storing car parts, etc. Was wondering if anyone else is using these in their garage and what uprights did you use? I can get a 4' wide x 16 deep shelf for around $10 - $20 which seems...

Have a Morton building and trying to add wires to existing 3/4 EMT conduit. Conduit already has 3 wires in it. Cannot pull on existing wires and fish tape only goes a portion in. Using as shop vac in blow mode there is air coming out of the other end of the conduit so it is not totally clogged...

Purchasing 2 Mr Cool 20 SEER DIY 24,000 btu minisplits to put in our 40' x 60' 18ft tall Morton Building. Building is insulated with steel walls on the outside and inside and has insulated steel doors. It stays fairly cool in the summer but the humidity gets high. I would think the 18ft ceiling...

Have a 25 year old Morton building on a home we bought last year. Have a leak in the roof caused by a boiler chimney which was put incorrectly in the seam of two of the steel roof panels. The steel roof has a lap system where adjacent pieces lap over each other and the water flows down the seam...

Was wondering if there is a site for minisplit sizing for garages. The Morton building has approx. 18ft high ceilings. Building is fully insulated. Has a boiler with concrete floor heating. Using the home HVAC estimator sites it shows I should need 67,000 BTU. Seems awfully high to me. Only...

Poured a ramp on the new shed I built. Much of the aggregate stayed on top even though I floated it more than a few times. I followed the directions on the bags and youtube (3 quarts of water per 80lb bag). I actually added about 4 quarts because with 3 it was still too dry. Looks to me like it...

Have a 16' x 11' structure I want to convert into a small work center for my wife. It has a concrete floor and walls 1/2 brick and 1/2 wood. Already added a in wall air conditioner and replaced all 7 windows with cheapo insulated ones from Home Depot. Want to keep the ceiling vaulted and covered...

Just had two dual Mitsubishi minisplits installed. First system has one lineset at 35ft and the other is about 22ft. Installed claimed he had to add 5.5 lbs 410a. Other system has one lineset at 50ft and the other at 35ft. Installed claimed he added 6.5 lbs. I thought these dual systems come...

I know about the %40 rule for max size of a hole but what about the amounts of holes. I need to put a 1 1/2" hole ever 15" in doubled up 2 x 6's. Looked on the web and did not see anything about number of holes. Want a way for the soffit vents to pull air through the flat roof into the well...

Wanted to use PVC for the condensate line. Can someone tell me what PVC adapter will connect to the condensate line on a new Mitsubishi minisplit. Looks like it is made to connect to flexible hose.

Live in FL and installing two minisplits in large external garage / recroom. Going to wall mount the condernsors and wanted to mount them high (7 ft or so) off the ground due to lack of space. Searched the web and called city inspector and still cannot get an answer. Is there a height...

It is an attached wood frame garage with brick walls. Want to finish the garage walls. Do I need a moisture/vapor barrier between the brick and insulation? Are batts better in this situation or rigid insulation board?

Has anyone installed atticfoil or a similar product on the inside of a flat roof? I am debating if this would be benefical for a flat roof. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjwZXoRzRiM for installation in a cathedral ceiling.

Ordering the equipment for garage install. Getting a 24000 btu Mitsubishi dual air handler 18 seer system. Need 50ft line sets for both air handlers. Quick google search yields a variety of sizes. How do you determine the correct size. I assume btu output plays a large factor?

Just had manual J calcs done for adding minisplits to our garage/recroom. The garage is 45' x 30' (1350 sq ft) and the recroom is 28' x 23' (644 sq ft). Ceilings are 9.5'. Calcs came in at a 14,000 btus for the garage and 8,000 btus for the recroom. I wanted to put a dual system in both of them...