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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Modern House - Eastern Shore

    With how wet he ground there looks, aren’t you worried about putting wood post directly in the ground? I would think you would need either a footer to bolt the poles to, or permacoulms?
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    POCO is burying the power lines for my street - anyone been through this?

    LOL really? There is hardly a hum that you can hear standing near it. Move back 10-15’ you can’t hear anything. It’s not like it’s a substation transformer
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    Nohr-S Polyurea! by Legacy Industrial.

    I’m fairly happy with mine. Going on 2 years now. It has stained lightly in some Spots where my tractor tires sits, a full yellow. What can I clean/scrub this floor with?
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    BP Grand-Prix 2-post lift GROUP-BUY thread

    Would also be interested in a 9-10k lift. Any chance they could be included?
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    72-year-old couple building a barn (garage/workshop)

    NASMAN, so glad to hear from you.. Wishing you the best of luck, and health this year. Hoping you get to make more progress on the barn!
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    How to proceed with closing this in?

    Yes I think I could cut in a vent in the gable, how big should it be? That room is 16’x12’
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    How to proceed with closing this in?

    So I have a question about how to go about insulating/closing this ceiling in. My barn has a lean to on each side. I enclosed a 12’ portion of that, which is open to my main barn. The lean to roof has vented soffit, but the trusses are attached to the side of the barn, so there is no where for...
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    Shop Financing.

    That got me the entire shell, concrete, 2 water lines and electric ran from my house out to the shop. I will be finishing the inside with cash as I go
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    Shop Financing.

    As stated, home equity is an option. When I did mine in 2015, I ended up doing 2 different personal loans. One secured (24k) one unsecured (16k). Have one already payed off, and about half of the other. Admirals bank is who I used, they were great to deal with. I have just been putting all my...
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    Wood stove placement in the shop

    That looks great! Your clearances to begin with we’re pretty close. The stove could come Away from the heat shield a little but I think your good. I put an old fisher in my house. As you stated, 36” is the clearance from combustibles. That can be downgraded with proper heat shielding. The...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Modern House - Eastern Shore

    It’s hard to tell, but I think the cart is a manure spreader Great looking place you got there!
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    1-18' wide door or 2 doors (12'w and 10'w)

    My barn is 40' wide, and I almost went with 2 doors, but ended up going with 1 18' wide by 14 high foot. Very happy I did
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Modern House - Eastern Shore

    Glad to see the updates, keeep them coming!
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    Tree Pushing and Dirt Work Advice Needed

    I cleared over 100 poplar trees from around my house/barn last year. Most were 75-100' tall. I used a 16k lb mini ex. With a thumb. Rented it for a week, took some time off work and went to town. Dangerous, yes, but if you know what you are doing, and are vigilant, it's the easiest way. I dug a...
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    Home a/c leaking?

    So I'm hoping for maybe a little insight here, any help is appriciated! Last week, I went down the basement and found a small puddle of water on the floor, maybe a 3' square area. It looked as if it had come from the bottom of my furnace. I cleaned it up, and turned the a/c on for the next 2...
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    Insulating a metal building

    I have one room off of my main barn (attached to, but I'm closing off) that I will be using for hunting related equipment/dressing to go out hunting and I want it to be as scent free as possible. So I am planning on putting 1/2" xps foam board on the inside of the purlins, then having it spray...
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    Well pump folks...troubleshooting well?

    ^^ Correct. Mine runs from my breaker, over to my pressure switch, then runs out to my well along with the poly pipe, then at the well head, it runs all the way down to the pump, taped to the poly pipe every 10' or so. My pump just went up back in January. Girlfriend was inside cleaning, and...
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    8'x22' garage door - Pros & Cons?

    I have a cloplay 14x18' wide insulated door, been in since December 2015, knock on wood no sag issues, but I guess time Will tell! I love the wide door, it's great being able to back in or back A trailer in and have plenty of r room
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    Barn panel/house meter grounding

    Sounds good thanks! I got the ground rods in for the meter pan/main breaker combo today. I did 3 8' rods, about 7'-8' apart (tons of rock here, took a few try's before I could get them all the way in) and ran bare #4 copper from that open spot on the neutral bus bar in the main breaker side of...
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    Barn panel/house meter grounding

    Thank you both for the help! I do have another question, the panel I bought for the barn, has a 200 amp breaker, and the meter/breaker combo at the house also has a 200 amp breaker. Am I safe to leave the 200 amp breaker in the barn panel? Or should I remove it and see if I can replace it with...
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