Recent content by paulf615

Ya I guess my best bet is to make one with a cheaper more readily available wood like maple, oak or a walnut. That way i can put these ones to the test and see how much flex it has with some simple weight tests. Then i can conpare the results of the test with how it relates to its moe number...

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/bow-woods/ This site shows the wood that would be best. The list includes osage orange. One issue is the availibility. I dont know where id get the wood and id probably need a good bit. White oak would be alot easier to get but i dont know how well it...

Hello again, Its been a while since Ive had the chance to work on projects but now with it being summer Im finding some more time to do stuff. One project Im looking into doing is building a cruiser or "Penny Board". I want to make one with a solid wood deck. I own a plastic penny board but I...

Yes I think this will fix my problem. Ill probably repaint the siding and repair any places that could lead to leaks and I have a water proofer that I could spray on the insides of the siding. I'm going to stick with the fiberglass insulation mainly because its the cheapest option and I don't...

Nope never heated the shed and the other side of the shed was perfectly fine so I doubt it was condensation.

I had insulated the wall in the pictures but I walked in the other day to find the bottoms of the insulation all wet. I took out the insulation and soaked that entire side of the shed and that part of the roof, in search for a leak. There was no leaks besides a leak where the bottom plate meets...

Bad news. I walked into the shed today. Keep in mind the shed still isn't insulated on the back wall(10ft wall) and there's no insulation for the roof. Also there is no vapor barrier up yet. All there is is insulation on the side walls (8ft) So when I walked In the floor in the corner was all...

Haha. I may just have to order some online.

They don't sell this product in American homedepot or lowes is there another option like a construction adhesive or like a kitchen or bathroom caulking? Also can I just use the caulking/adhesive around the entire wall with staples so I don't have to use a lot of tape?

You could use thinner foam or just build up the window frame by just stacking up 3/4in pine and ripping it to the same width of the window frame and just continue to stack until you get to the thickness you need

You could use a rigid foam board insulation if you wanted. Water wouldn't ruin it and its pretty easy to work with plus you can get a pretty decant r value

So I've thought it through a bit and I've decided that ill use a 2in foam board insulation that has a r10 value. What ill do is ill attach the pieces so they run across the face of the rafters. That will leave the rafter cavity open,allowing for the underside of the roof and the roof rafters to...

So the vapor barrier goes on the inside of the shed over the insulation?

Does this vapor barrier go between the exterior sheeting and the insulation or between the insulation and the interior walls? Also I sort of already put up all the fiberglass Insulation for the walls is it possible to still put up the vapor barriers?

Is it possible to insulate between the rafters and not spend all the extra time to build a ceiling. If I have to cut Insulation any ways why can't I just throw up some batts right up in the rafters and fill the soffit with insulation? What issue would doing this cause?