1" would be ok.....2" would be gooder.Website says this is for garage doors, any reason it wouldn't work in a shed?
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Common-1-i...ded-Polystyrene-Foam-Board-Insulation/3365576
1" would be ok.....2" would be gooder.Website says this is for garage doors, any reason it wouldn't work in a shed?
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Common-1-i...ded-Polystyrene-Foam-Board-Insulation/3365576
There is nothing better than closed cell spray foam. I just did a room addition for a customer and got it all foamed, they finished it yesterday. I was there working today and fired up small propane can heater, took like 10 minutes for it to be so hot I had to shut heater off because I was sweating. It isn't cheap, but neither is a Yeti!I was talked into doing our barn in spray foam and have been sold on it ever since. I thought the price was too much for me but when the area becomes air tight and heat/cooling loss is at its lowest, the savings on the other end of it is worth it.
So then I bought a diy kit, which i thought would be a disaster because I heard all of the “you have to know what your doing stories”, and sprayed a room I gutted and rebuilt. It was really too easy. So if you have thoughts on spray foam, these kits make the process simple. They come ready to shoot, you just need to get the chemicals in the tanks to the proper temps before spraying.
Yes sir. We have a 1600sq’ barn with 12’ walls and I can go out right now at 10 degrees and be comfortable with a heavy sweatshirt and no heat. I usually run a mini propane heater for 30-40 min with ceiling fans on and it holds for the rest of the day. On top of that is the sound deadening the foam provides. 2-3” were applied to the barn walls and I did the same in our new room. We have cable ceiling heat in the house and the room with the foam, the thermostat doesnt call for heat like the rest of our drafty house.There is nothing better than closed cell spray foam. I just did a room addition for a customer and got it all foamed, they finished it yesterday. I was there working today and fired up small propane can heater, took like 10 minutes for it to be so hot I had to shut heater off because I was sweating. It isn't cheap, but neither is a Yeti!
It is very shiny. I hadn't really given much though to that but since I'll be working out there and I kicked a rock younger than I am yesterday I'm happy to have the increased lighting.
Maybe some hay bales around the ends or some kind of skirting like mobile homes?Ok, another quesition. This shed is sitting on a 3" thick pad of gravel that I scraped out a shallow depression for in the yard a few years ago. I was out there all day with the propane heater going and from my chest up it was comfortable but there was snow I tracked in on the floor that never melted all day. My feet were frozen all day, I need to get a decent chair for out there I think I'll ad a foot stool as well.
This shed just sits on 4x4 runners so it's open on both ends. I've tried to think of a decent method of closing the ends up to hopefully hold some heat a little better but I'm not coming up with any good ideas. The shed is 20' from an ag field so rodents are an issue but one I expect to deal with regardless. The budget for this project has been reached so I need something that won't break the bank.
Ok, another quesition. This shed is sitting on a 3" thick pad of gravel that I scraped out a shallow depression for in the yard a few years ago. I was out there all day with the propane heater going and from my chest up it was comfortable but there was snow I tracked in on the floor that never melted all day. My feet were frozen all day, I need to get a decent chair for out there I think I'll ad a foot stool as well.
This shed just sits on 4x4 runners so it's open on both ends. I've tried to think of a decent method of closing the ends up to hopefully hold some heat a little better but I'm not coming up with any good ideas. The shed is 20' from an ag field so rodents are an issue but one I expect to deal with regardless. The budget for this project has been reached so I need something that won't break the bank.
Point a small fan at the ceiling. It will blow the heat back down. Sounds counterintuitive but it works.Ok, another quesition. This shed is sitting on a 3" thick pad of gravel that I scraped out a shallow depression for in the yard a few years ago. I was out there all day with the propane heater going and from my chest up it was comfortable but there was snow I tracked in on the floor that never melted all day. My feet were frozen all day, I need to get a decent chair for out there I think I'll ad a foot stool as well.
This shed just sits on 4x4 runners so it's open on both ends. I've tried to think of a decent method of closing the ends up to hopefully hold some heat a little better but I'm not coming up with any good ideas. The shed is 20' from an ag field so rodents are an issue but one I expect to deal with regardless. The budget for this project has been reached so I need something that won't break the bank.
Like reversing the ceiling fans in the house. Rolls the heat down the wallsPoint a small fan at the ceiling. It will blow the heat back down. Sounds counterintuitive but it works.
Wood stove, pellet, natural gas, propane, diesel, kerosene. All less expensive than resistive heating...unless there is a super special rate or solar involved.
If it's a small space, the wood stove or pellet may take up too much space. I currently heat my garage with a vent-free natural gas heater, but again, space. I am in the planning stages of outbuilding and I will be using pellet.
However, these little diesel heaters seem pretty interesting.
Honestly, if the heat source is relatively inexpensive and kicks out heat, there is no real need to go over the top with insulation. Especially if it a few hours a day and a few days a week.
Great minds think alike. I've got a fan blowing just above the heater and a taped a piece of 14" MDF to the ceiling at an angle to push the air back down. It's helping but I'm still freezing from the knees down lol.Point a small fan at the ceiling. It will blow the heat back down. Sounds counterintuitive but it works.
Melted the laces off my boots and pert near took the whole tent down with a diesel stove three decades ago in South Korea. It looked a lot like that when they woke the fire watch (me) up to see what was happening.View attachment 327288
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