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Hey All, It has been quite a while since I have been on the Forum, and from the looks of my new floor, I should have spent a little more time here... Here's the story: My first floor experience was putting down Rock Solid on my new shop floor a few years back. Concrete was new, just did an...

This is my first winter with radiant heat, and am trying to determine what level of heat loss can be expected from the slab? My system seems to run efficiently and is not circulating very often, even with our recent -12 F cold snap. I have been keeping my slab temp at 60 degrees, which keeps...

Yes, those words from my wife still echo in my mind from last June. What can I say, it was a beautiful Saturday, and the cement guys were available! Although the following is somewhat of a build thread, it is more of a look back at the build... What did I like, what would I do different...

Wow, I am beat! I have a great appreciation for guys that install floor coatings for approx $2 per ft, including material & labor! After finishing 1280 ft, I would be lucky to have cleared min wage. Also, thank you to everyone that contributes to this site, very useful information and...

Hello All, With the forecast in the 40-50 range over thanksgiving, I was thinking of a possible "sealing" application on my floor that was poured in June. I realize this is too cold for most products, but I have radiant heat and can keep my concrete temp relatively warm. Can a person get by...

Going to blow insulation for the 1300ft garage ceiling... I have worked with cellulose in the past, but not fiberglass. Any thoughts from guys that have used both? Thanks!

Got the Type B vent through my roof for my water heater, but not exactly sure about the height above the roof line. It looks like the 3-2-10 rule does not apply for Type B Vent. The chimney exists near the bottom of roof line on a 6-12 pitch detached garage. According to one chart I read, it...

Will soon be time to put sheeting on the ceiling & walls, and another decision to be made.... I plan on putting sheetrock on the ceilings, but am undecided on the 9ft walls. I am sure much of the decision is personal preference, but wanted to pull in a few opinions here. The shop is approx...

Garage is about done with the 100amp service install, now getting ready to run the lines into the house. May be a little fun as there is not much room to work above the panel where the service lines come in. My 200amp house panel is plenty busy with lines! Question... I am running three lines...

I understand that sealed boxes are required for outlets & switches on exterior facing walls in the house, but does this also hold true for the garage, since every box will be located on an exterior wall? The 17 yr old girl working the electrical dept. at Menards was not much help :) Thanks!

Happy Friday! Decided to go with gas hot water heater for my radiant heat, even with copper costing way too much... Kept trying to talk myself into electric since the install is so much more convenient, but NG should pay for itself with a few years. I need to run about 150ft of Type K out to...

digging a couple of trenches for electric line and natural gas to the garage. anyone know what the required distance/space is between the two? Thanks!