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Thank you all for your responses. Although I filled the wall cavities in an older house, that I was turning into a rental, by my self; I usually get my wife to load the machine while I am manning the hose while insulating an attic. I have a short extension cord with an electrical box with...

I am in the process of building a pole barn as a hobby fab/machine/car shop. Pole barn is 34 x 58, front half is truss roof w/ 12.5 ft ceilings, back half is a stick built roof and a mezzanine (ceiling height is 8.5 ft). Ceiling will be perforated metal with cellulose insulation. I need to...

What is the projected lifespan of these compression fittings? The seal is an o-ring, WAG Buna-N (or better?). I've seen rubber plumbing washers (no idea as to material composition) crumble over time. I specify copper for supply lines for any permitted plumbing work on my rentals. On a...

If you have problems finding a cable source: I have two older Rotary 2-post lifts. I have replaced the balance cables on both lifts (one lift has been narrowed by 18 inches to fit into my 2-car residence garage - hence the need for a shorter cable). I purchased stranded cable and...

Thank you for responding. I like your fridge seal analogy - that has been my stumbling block with a sliding door - I do not want a significant step on the lower edge of the door opening (guessing one would need at least 1.5 inches for a surface to seal against). Agree with the need to draw...

I am working thru the planning stages of my upcoming pole barn. I an trying to decide on door size(s) and what type of a door. I am not intending to have a door opener. This building is going to be a workshop and mostly I expect to enter thru the man door (I'll have a second man door next...

Thanks for the reply - I am aware of the newer, more translucent panels. I live in Metro Detroit and have wintertime heating - hence what I am asking about dual pane glass skylights in a metal roof. Till now, all my skylight installs have been in shingled roofs. FWIW, I've started making my...

I'm a big fan of natural light. I know some roofers consider a skylight as a hole in the roof. I've installed 2 skylights in my first house (now a rental), one in my current house and have 2 in my workshop garage. All installed by me in roofs with shingles. I am meticulous in the...

Thank you all for responding! At least I know there is technology to solve the problem if there is one. I'm in the planning stages of my pole barn workshop - more questions to follow - I expect to close on the property by the 3rd week of Oct and I'll be splitting my time between clearing brush...

My next shop will be a pole barn. What might I expect with respect to cell phone and radio (FM) reception inside of a pole barn with a metal roof and siding? How much worse is the reception if the inside ceiling is also metal? Is there any improvement if the roof is asphalt shingles...

I thought I had posted this message a week ago and since I had no responses, figured I would bump my own thread. Except that I do not see the posting when I search for my own postings - it appears that I never posted my question. I'm looking at properties on small acreage where I would...

If this were to be my residence, I think I could be satisfied with a boiler / baseboard heating. I grew up with electric baseboard heating (near Houston - not nearly the duration of cold as here in Michigan). Dependent on an inspection/assessment of boiler condition, it the boiler is near...

Thank you all for your responses. To my eyes the boiler looks a bit questionable based on the floor staining. I'm planning on going back in a few days to take some measurements in the pole barn (did not think of measuring the pole spacing) to decide how I am going to insulate it and how...

I'm house shopping - house on acreage. House will be a rental, pole barn will be my next shop (I outgrew my current shop a decade or two ago). Since I can't get my wife out of suburbia, I drive about 10 miles to my current shop and will end up doing the same but in a different direction for...

No idea as to a kit. I have (3) Wayne Dalton 9x7 semi-insulated residential doors ('88 vintage). The factory insulation was about 5/8 inch thick and molded to the door contours and smooth on the inside. I purchased sheets of 1 inch foam w/ a foil backing and bonded the foam to the inside...

Phsically it should work well - I have a rental that is that way, in cast iron from the late '30s and still works well. No idea as to what code requires today.

First posting on this board. My workshop garage is at my former residence (the bachelor pad), now a rental that is 10 miles from home. I haul the water in 1 gal jugs (I put a fraction of an ounce of bleach in each gal jug when filling). I have a square 4 gal bucket above my laundry tub (slop...