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In summer its stinking hot to the point where I don't go out until the evenings. I really need to see if whirly-birds will fix this up a bit.
In winter its freezing, until I fire up the old cast iron fireplace a builder scored for me.
I work in the garage, so insulation is my mainstay.
Just fans, no heaters.
I must get myself a fan.
You need to add another option - "all of the above".
Stinkers in Summer, 3 coats plus and beanie in Winter.
Fans? Wish I had a bunch of gigling pretty girls following me around, but alas :C only my 3 year old girl and SWMBO.
Just a 300mm whirly bird, exhaust fan, normal house fan, though the air filtration unit does help circulate the air quite a bit. Have to add, a vitamin or two helps towards the end of a hard days yakka.
I have a fairly high insulated roof so my shed is cool enough in Summer but I am yet to experience a Winter.:cold2:
Was going to put a few whirly birds in the ceiling but SWMBO objected to having them sitting on our bedroom floor.:o (Work space under the bedroom):C
Cheers
Steve
Four walls, roof and 2 doors.
Summer - open up both doors
Winter - close both doors
If I have to have shed time it can be lovely or cook or freeze but at least it my time.
i jsut got 2 walls and a roof that is a floor. under the house so its half in teh ground. nice and cool in summer but it gets a bit cool in winter.
My main woodorking shed is fully insulated with a reverse cycle A/C, whirly birds which I can open or close depending on what the temp is and if I have the A/C going.
And my second Metal working shed is unlined with nothing to heat or cool it apart from opening back side door and front main door with a fan to cool when hot and rug up when cold.
On a hot day you can really feel the differences between the two.
You could run the pipe through the bedroom floor up into the ceiling. Then you'll have your whirly bird in (and out of sight) and a pole in the bedroom! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by toolbagsPLUS
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Heard pole dancing is good for youQuote:
Originally Posted by Afro Boy
A really thick Fireman's pole for those times you need emergency access to the workshop?
"But honey!? You're always saying you want it done now!" :innocent:
I thought it was a multiple vote poll, so I ticked insulated and fans & heater but only registered as fans & heaters.
I have just finished insulating the last bit of the workshop so I only use a fan or heating at the extreme temperatures during summer or winter, most of the time I don't need them.
Maybe a Mod can alter the poll and my vote for both.
Peter.
I've got two big 3m x 3m doors that I open when it's hot and close when it's cold.
The worst for me is winter ... but I have an old SS beer keg that I'm wanting to turn into a heater ... probably be a few more winters yet before I get that done.
Yeh I am with Peter here.I have both insulation and fans and heaters.Didnt put in air con as my main door is only a panel lift door the afternoon sun hits,but under a veranda.Peter and myself are in our 60's so we need to be looked after:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sturdee
aching joints etc.:~:~ Anyway only a couple of hundred for the insulation and about that for the ceiling fan and wall heater,Just put it down as another tool you have to have.:2tsup::2tsup:
Are you that slow a drinker? :UQuote:
Originally Posted by Vernonv
I guess having something is better than having nothing: My 'shed' is 3.5x3.5 has a single door, double windows, fully lined, insulated and industrial carpet.:B
soth
Oops, and a free standing gas heater.
I have a friend in Melbourne who has a garden shed like that, she even has a small covered veranda on the front with a rocking chair to 'just sit & smoke' in. :2tsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by masoth
My wife built a strawbale shed before she built the strawbale house. It has no heating or cooling but doesn't really need it.
And Verrrrry carefull with matches.:U:D:roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by WillBrook
Does anyone know does that silver thinsulate type lining under a tin shed roof help keep it cool at all?
Quite the contrary, Aussie.Quote:
Originally Posted by AUSSIE
Check these links out
http://www.newtonhouse.info/straw.htm
http://www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/pubs/fs58.pdf
Strawbale buildings are more fire resistant than conventional building methods.:2tsup:
Twas a joke old fella.See the smiles after it OhWell QLD?
I had my shed roof insulated when they built it. Wonderful! makes a big difference. I think any insulation is better than nothing at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wongdai
cheers
Wendy
Yes, for a short time. The more of an air-gap between the tin and the foil, the longer it'll be effective. Set up adequate air-flow through the gap, from the lowest point to the highest, it'll work at its' best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wongdai
this summer I moved an inside pedestal fan ( cost $15 at Bunnings) to my car port shed. cools and helps with the dust. Why didn't I do this years ago.
regrds
Alwyn
Yeh it is OK But that plus batts works wonders.I have had both and there is a big improvement with the added batts.I had inside and outside temp readings at the time.there was a lot od difference,But cant remember them now..Have a different place now :2tsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wongdai
Oven in summer
Freezer in winter
I prefer winter.
Cheers Terry
Certainly not :U. Unfortunately the keg was empty when I got it :(, but I just don't seem to find the time for these sorts of projects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waldo
Just a fan
Fully insulated and lined, and while it was being built a glazier friend gave me a couple of double glazed windows that had been sitting in his odds and ends. It keeps a fairly stable temperature, but a heater run for a short time of a winters evening helps a bit, and windows and door open on a summers evening takes away much of any heat build up. Far cry from shed number 1 which either cooked or froze.
Thanks for all the suggestions ( I think they are worthwhile) Ran them past SWMBO, Thought they we good also, but.... the condition is that I get skewered in the pole as it is inserted:C.Quote:
Originally Posted by Afro Boy
I have come around to her way of thinking and have to sadly report the aforementioned construction will not be going ahead:no:
And seeing as how I have been granted leave to spend (Invest) a few 1000 in a new bandsaw today i'll let her win this one:q
Pole dancing idea still has some appeal, only after I get bored with my other new toy (Bandsaw):2tsup:
Cheers
Steve
My shed .... dual garage... dividing wall between with access door-way... each has front roller door ... each back & side windows... I have fitted air-conditioning into main side..... but only have to open door way and air circulates through both.... also have overhead filtration system... and vacuum suction on all machinery... both drop saws... JET saw bench & thicknesser have there own systems... one large central work bench... then another huge mobile one I've stationed outside front door.... which happen to be under cover at end of large patio....its double brick... ceils... fluro lighting... each garage has 8 power points... and three phase in second area.... 2 of nearly every darn piece of machinery & some more of the routers & last count on clamps was 14.....(carba-tec love me...I'm sure)...
Oh it's all monitored & security alarm system.... sterio & outside fridge with beer & diet cola.... between each roller door.... the air-compressor is sitting outside... but can go in when I decide to stop being lazy ..... I'll wheel it in....LOL .... I use the blower vac to dust... clean up after each project... and need to be down there all this weekend as I've two pieces to make by wednesday.... If I knew how to get hold of Shane... I would scream HELP ME .... but will just have to plod-along.... so any MANDURAH readers... take note.... I need moral support & encouragement to get back in there.....
I don't get wet or cold..... heating system is small fan.... I go in... turn heater on for 10 minutes ... that's it... can work day/night cold/warm.... its the emotional distress that I can't controll... after loosing my best friend... partner... lover.... husband... YOU can have all the sheds & all the gear... and still not have the heart to go in it....
So.... now I have it all... tell me how to get the will to use it again...
I used to love working in there so much.... it just hurts now..... perhaps that's why we're not meant to share "sheds".... as you lose the drive.... it's like when the batteries go flat & no longer recharge.....
Night everyone...
KEKEMO....
Kekemo,Quote:
Originally Posted by kekemo
Perhaps you could look at your shed in a different light.
Sheds are positive things where ideas and projects are conceived. These projects are used for good purposes - not for violence, destruction or hatred.
Your projects can be used as gifts for good friends to make them happy, to make them feel loved or to make their life a bit easier.
The materials you are using are from Mother Nature or rescued from the tip or the fire place. How wonderful is that?
Your shed gives you a warm feeling, a sense of accomplishment, a way you can be close to nature using your creative ideas and your skills. It is a place where you can learn new skills and methods and see the results.
Your shed is a very special place where you can relax but work and think hard. Your shed is a reflection of you where all the tools and materials are placed and used just the way you want them to be placed or used.
You can make whatever you like in the style you like, the size you like, out the material you want and be as quick or as slow as your mood determines.
Outside your shed you might be stressed by all the controls the bureacrats, criminals and idiots (possibly all the same) impose on you. You can't do this, you can't do that, you will start when we tell you, you will do it like this, you must do it like this or like that ....
I don't pretend to understand your loss because I have not experienced such a loss but I have told you how I view my shed and the sheds of my mates - give it a go in your own time and turn your shed into a wonderful place rather than something that reminds you of your loss.
I voted wrong by accident. It is insulated, but only for sound. Don't need fans or air con, pretty temperate climate here. :)
Yep need more vote options... what if I got 2 sheds:D
my current shed is mostly lined and bat insulated with a evap aircon and wirlybirds, its good up to about 38° if its not too humid.
New shed(80x40x12') is fully insulated with permastop(foil and bat together), the WW area "will" be walled off at 22x40" fully lined 16mm chipboard plus more insulation bats and a RC split aircon, also looking into double glazed windows... i can make them:)
Wow didn't know a simple poll would spark such a conversation.
Happy woodworking all...........Cub
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