building

  1. hybris

    advice on building a DIY tripod hoist frame sizing materials

    consigli su come costruire un telaio di sollevamento a treppiede fai da te dimensionamento materiali ciao ho bisogno di recuperare un oggetto pesante in campagna. ho pensato che siccome potrei usarlo in seguito per altri lavori, vorrei realizzare un paranco a treppiede che si possa smontare e...
  2. newbury

    For building small sheds - What are good siding materials compared to Hardie Panels?

    I'm going to be building several SMALL sheds (6x10 or smaller) for garden tools, fencing, etc. at several different sites. I've used Hardie Panel and liked it, but the cost seems to have greatly escalated, as have all things. My main consideration is LOW MAINTENANCE, the 10x15 Hardie Panel...
  3. M

    Insulation between studs or on top? Metal building

    Question for the community. I just had a metal building from Caroline carport that I am going to insulate with 2” 4’x8’ foam board with foil on both sides. It will be enclosed with a garage door and a man door. Along the bottom i plan on putting up 4’x8’ plywood as to have a good wall for...
  4. quicksandfarmer

    Running internet to a building 660 feet away

    The title says it. I have high speed internet, I want to extend it to another building on my property that's 660 feet away. Interested in hearing from people with real-world experience. It seems one approach would be to do it wireless with long-range WIFI, the other would be to string fiber...
  5. R

    Preparing a building pad

    Hello All, I'm building a house in NY and naturally the first step is to prep the building pad. It's my first time doing this so I'm feeling a bit nervous about the whole thing. I'm hoping kind, experienced folks can review my plan of action and give suggestions/insight. Much appreciated...
  6. M

    Building a Well House

    I have volunteered to assess building a well house located on property my church owns. It will be made of brick to match the nearby house and be approximately 4 ft x 4 ft and with an access door. The brick will require a footing and I am drying to decide if the concrete pour should cover the...
  7. chris the wrench

    High Snow Load Building

    Backstory: Im wanting to build a 20' wide by 24' deep with bottom of trusses at 14' rv/truck storage cover. No walls, no doors, no siding(for now), just a roof over a gravel floor. We live in an area that gets quite bit of snow. Our Ground snow load is 108 psf, unheated roof snow loaded is 82...
  8. U

    Solved Building Electrical Breaker Tripping.

    Got a call the operating room corridor hallway lights went dark... this is one of the circuits on the life safety panel. This wing was built in 1995 and circuit is lighting only... no outlets ruling out something like a heater being plugged in and overtaxing the 20amp circuit. Reset the...
  9. P

    Building a Loader for MF240

    Anybody got information or deign for building a loader similar to the MF 232 loader? The only ones available are attached to tractors, and I have the tractor. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
  10. mx842

    Need some suggestions on how to fix water getting into my new building.

    I just had a 60X60' metal building put up and Everything is wonderful accept the lousy concrete pour. Aside from having a bunch of cracks everywhere there is a low place in the center of the floor where water will hit the concrete out in my covered side shed and end up piling up on the wall and...
  11. R

    74 hp skid vs 74 hp hoe for building tiny acreage?

    Morning folks.. I'm retired and want to build a garage with a apartment myself.. I used to do hvac and maintenance so I know a little about construction and Ive been reading.. No building inspections in my remote area of Iowa. So I'm going back and forth about what machine would be the...
  12. N

    Aluminum decking

    [I was going to reply to this thread but decided not to hijack... ] I've been considering aluminum decking to replace ours. Our deck currently is about 3" of exposed aggregate over what should've been a layer of bituthene, and thus theoretically watertight, because part of the deck is over an...
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