Workshop Heating

Hi all,

I have a converted garage, 8' x 17', I have had it studded out & insulated it with 25mm Celotex panels(similar to 'kingspan' then overlayed with 12mm OSB all round apart from the up & over door,which I have attached space blanket roof insulation (temp' measure for now). the loft space has been boarded over & layered with spare space blanket, which puffs up to 6" thick when unrolled.

I have since bought two small thermostatically controlled oil filled radiators from my local Supermarked (£19.95 ea) & have one at ea. end of the garage so when I go in I switch them on for about an hour, at present temperatures, & it soon gets nice & cosy. The temp' at present is a comfortable 8-10 deg' without the radiators on but I usually put them on & get it up to about 14 - 16 deg' C then switch them off.

During the cold spell last year when it reached -2/4 deg. outside the insulation still maintained a reasonable +6-8 deg. inside so a quickie couple of hrs with rads on & I was in comfy mode & so far there were/are no signs of condensation on any of my machines. I am looking at attaching more Celotex panels to my up & over door later on this year as it will look cosmetically better & will give the equivalent insulation rating as the space blanket.

There is a photo in my album showing the insulation being fitted during conversion stage if you wish to look. Happy new year & regards to all.

George.

Bloody freezing in my shop today

Uninsulated 40' x 30' shop [ on the to do list ] heated by a home built wood stove.

Helps that I get two of these delivered free of charge every week.

Wooden skip 8' x 5' x 5' full of hardwood off cuts from a local furniture manufacturer 200 yards up the road .

John S.

I was born in Buxton. I dont need heating!!

My 30 m^2 shed was built with 6" Structural Insulated Panels for walls and roof. They've got 5" of PU foam inside them. The 8" concrete floor sits on top of 4" of polystyrene foam. Base contains 14 m^3 of concrete. Inside temperature changes by no more than 3°C per day in boiling or freezing weather, if I don't use the shed. Currently the lights, plus me, plus the machine tools I use in the evening are keeping it at 14°C with the outside temp at -3. In summer I have to open the door or use the air conditioner...

This isn't a gloat. Ruddy thing cost me more than the house did and took two years to build, just showing that insulation and thermal mass really make a difference.

Edited By Mark Rand on 21/01/2013 22:09:58

Edited By Mark Rand on 21/01/2013 22:11:24

Edited By Mark Rand on 21/01/2013 22:15:48

> I was born in Buxton. I dont need heating!!

> just showing that insulation and thermal mass really make a difference.

Neil