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Milner, I just built my shop 2 years ago. I used plain old fiberglass bats for insulation. I don't have any windows to save on heat costs. The shop is 4000 sq ft and it costs me about $100 a month in the cold Minnesota winters. That's less than it costs to heat my house. I wanted air for the nice hot Minnesota summers so I bought a 22,000 BTU window unit and stuck it in the wall. The dealers all said there is no way it will cool the building but it does. On 100 degree days we're working in cool 70 degrees. I went with the new style electronic 8 ft flourecent lights that use the small diameter 4 ft bulbs. They are very energy efficient. I have 30 of them and the shop is very bright with no shadow areas. I ran PVC pipe for my air and water lines and they work great. I haven't had any problem. I bought 3/4 pipe with a 600psi rating. I had an upright compressor so I built a small closet for it and left a 4" gap at the bottom of the door for air. It's quiet, doesn't run hot, and is easy to check and drain as needed.
Now I don't feel so stupid since I've never met you. Good luck on the building!
Don
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