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Partial floor welded in today.

I was taught to always insulate a metal roof even in unheated building or there would condensation on the underside of the panels. Metal building manufacturers use a white plastic wrapped fiberglass insulation for their buildings. It has the added advantage of reflecting light brightening the...

Seat belts plus sells a kit with the backing plate. I am considering them for my Coronet. 1964-67 Mopar B Body Seat Belts - 3 Point Conversion - Bucket Seats

What the drawing calls a header joist is whatI call a rim joist. There is usually diagonal bracing or solid blocking placed at the mid span of the joists.

Can I ask why you are using hurricane clips on the end of the joists rather than a rim joist? Are you planning on installing a rim joist? The rim joist will keep the floor joists from wanting to roll over on their side. A hurricane clip is designed to be used to keep wind from getting under a...

This weekend I picked up a vintage greaserat an auction. I bought a skid of stuff to get it. I sold the remainder of the skid to another person at the auction. I also bought an old Sun Battery Charger at another auction recently.

The three workbenches were made by Lyon. Lyon is still in business making items out of steel. I used to specfy their lockers on jobs I designed. These are old solid benches. The steel is thicker than the newer benches. The lower shelf is a good stiffener for the bench.

Removed this workbench from my shop. Replaced it with the two 6 foot workbenches bolted together like they were in the barn I got them from. 12 feet of basically empty workbench. Now if I can quit dropping everything on the bench when I walk in the door.

Reviving an old thread of mine. I have an issue of buying workbenches when they go inexpensively. I bought three more today. I am going to have to get rid of a few.

Vapor barrier placement is based on climate. "Vapor barriers are usually best installed on the side of the wall that experiences the hotter temperature and moister conditions: the inner surface in colder climates and the outer surface in hot, humid climates."

Remember if you use foam it must be covered with drywall or wood as it is considered flammable.

The difference in blocking and diagonal bracing could have to do with different seismic zones. California is much more active for earthquakes than South Carolina. There are maps in the building code that show different seismic zones for the different area of the nation. California always had...