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My pole barn has a 10 foot ceiling. Are there any downsides to using four tube T8 High Bay Fluorescents at this 10 ft height? Old guys need more light.:)

Has anybody out there used PVC or polycarbonate ceiling panels in their garages? How did it work out? Any Lessons Learned or recommendations? I'm thinking about a product called AG-TUF.:headscrat

I need to laminate two AZEK trim boards to get the 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" profile for finishing off the bottom of some columns. Can I glue the rough wood grain sides together or must it be the smooth sides? Thanks

I've been looking into electric cove radiant heaters for my garage workshop. Solid state, no moving parts, mount out of the way on the wall just below the ceiling and require relatively low current flow. But the manufacturer, Marley Engineered Products, advised me that it'd be better to use an...

Anybody know how to control a single light circuit in a detached garage remotely from the house (without running more wires) ? There is about 60' separation between house and garage. The cable runs from the street to the house panel with a separate cable from the house panel to the garage...

For at least one of my outlet circuits my plan is to run ROMEX from the panel to 3 ceiling mounted outlet boxes; then to a junction box from which I'll run THHN/THWN in 1/2" conduit to the remaining wall outlets in the circuit. This is a pole garage, and my plan is to finish the interior with...

1. Can I run 12/2 ROMEX in 3/4" PVC conduit in a detached garage? Am I wasting $$ wiring the outlets this way? 2. Since this is a pole barn, can I run the ROMEX down the girts right next to each pole without conduit; mount the outlets on the face of pole ~ 4' off the ground and then just use...

I'm beginning to notice that in a couple of areas around the perimeter of my pole garage, voids are developing between the slab and the underlying ground. :headscrat Slab is 4" thick with 6" square mesh reinforcing on top of a vapor barrier and 4" stone base compacted. Has anyone else...

My well is being drilled and soon the piping run from well head to surge tank in the house crawl space - right past the detached garage. I'll need to provide well water to the garage as well. I'm struggling with - options for running the water directly from well to garage and house in...

Exterior finish is close to complete. Exterior electrical fixtures are next. Thanks to help on the Garage Journal:), the garage door solution on the bay with the scissors trusses will no longer interfere with a lift. Electrical is next.

I had my Conestoga pole building built with scissors trusses in one bay to accommodate a four-post car lift so I could store two cars in the bay. The wall height is 10’ -4” with 8’ high openings. I’m encountering a problem getting overhead doors installed so that that’ll provide the 12’...

Garage going up in the next couple days is a 36' x 28' pole structure with a metal roof overhanging 18" at the gables. I've built a number of craftsman style roof brackets to install on the gables matching those on the house. Having never worked with a metal roof before I'm not sure how these...

Anybody familiar with Fibermesh concrete and its use as a pole garage floor without use of reinforcing steel ? I'm trying to get enough info., experience, and opinions to make a decision on whether to specify rebar and if so how to space it. Plan at this point is for a 4 inch gravel base...

Have long narrow space above garage. Measures 12 x 24. There is a large triple slider window at one end. The other end abuts open scissor truss area of third bay. Stair case enters from the side in the middle of 24' length and extends about 5 ft into width of room. Need bathroom for sure...

I just signed a contract for a 28' x 36' pole garage. :) The pole building vendor (Conestoga) will leave the OSB on the sides covered by house wrap. There will then be a couple month delay until my house contractor's subcontractor sides both the house and garage. Should I worry about how...

Before I go overboard cleaning my garage floor for VCT I thought I'd ask: does anyone know if there is any rule of thumb to determine how far to go cleaning and degreasing the concrete prior to tiling? The concrete is in good shape. Poured 16 years ago with almost no cracking. Some minor...