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The shop is not insulated and has tall ceilings often but it is possible. I'm trying to get the most bang for my back as far as heating it during the winter.
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
Nothing beats in floor heat. We can pull a piece of equipment inside in the middle of winter with a foot of snow on it. By morning its all thawed out and the floor is dry. No more cold feet. The only problem is if we have to open the big door (42x23) we have to fire up the Val 6 to take the chill out. Its pricy but worth it.
Our shop is 80x80. The heat has 2 separate zones so we can keep the office warmer. Had it professionally installed. They put a special high pressure Styrofoam down then the tubes and then concrete. That insulates it from the ground. The building sits on a 4 ft tall concrete stem wall that is a foot thick. Pured that using lite form so its insulated really good.
In a 40x40 uninsulated, i'm guessing pole/metal building... until you insulate, a wood stove and a fan on the ceiling to push the heat down sounds like the best bet. Prob no nat gas where you are if i'm guessing right, and propane to heat that will cost ya a fortune.
Quote from: Farmer Jon on November 10, 2015, 07:32:44 AMOur shop is 80x80. The heat has 2 separate zones so we can keep the office warmer. Had it professionally installed. They put a special high pressure Styrofoam down then the tubes and then concrete. That insulates it from the ground. The building sits on a 4 ft tall concrete stem wall that is a foot thick. Pured that using lite form so its insulated really good.Did you pour those walls yourself? You were talking about the crete forms made of styrofoam correct? Always wondered about those.....
Quote from: Dawg25385 on November 09, 2015, 05:32:41 PMIn a 40x40 uninsulated, i'm guessing pole/metal building... until you insulate, a wood stove and a fan on the ceiling to push the heat down sounds like the best bet. Prob no nat gas where you are if i'm guessing right, and propane to heat that will cost ya a fortune.In Benton City, my uncle's got a shop a little longer than yours, about 40x60 I would guess, but he's doing the wood stove and ceiling fan system and it works well. Late November pheasant hunts will often turn into hanging out in the shop, resting the dogs, playing pool and swapping stories and we're always in t shirts after an our or so.
I'm 5 mins from there now. I grew up in Benton city (Red Mountain), small town feel. Long story short I decided to insulate first, it will make the most sense long term. Wife has determined that I might never come into the house and might stay out there forever! Kids love the new space and it been fun so far. pics to come