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As most of you know... the US (for the most part) has/is feeling the effects of winter (some more than others). Past few days we're hitting highs of maybe 50*(got down to 17* the other night). I had plans on doing this project when it gradually got cooler... but gradual doesnt seem to be in 'mother natures' plans this year.
Most all of us have seen/had an ole metal shed on a slab, mine is 9.5'x13'. This project is 'one' way of keeping warm in the shed while working, for pennies an hr.
My wife works for the local flooring company and we recently redid our floors. We tore out the old carpet and put in laminate. The old carpet, I took out to the shed for 'this' project of insulating it for the winter(s). Along w/ the old carpet, I found a section in our other room that was just big enough for the back wall.
I took a bunch of 2x2's I had ripped and cut em to line the top perimeter of the ceiling. From the outside, I screwed in the 2x2's securely... this was my top/upper anchor/nailer. The middle of the walls (hip highth) is a brace that I used as the middle anchor.
I draped the carpet up, so as that the edge of the carpet 'just' sat on the floor(planning on putting carpet on the floor aswell eventually), the excess i pushed up into the end sections of the ceiling as a foothold for the roll insulation ill be getting for the ceiling.
The ceiling I used floor laminate insulation for several reasons.
A. It was laying around.
B. The material sticks VERY well to packaging tape, which also sticks well to metal(girders).
C. Plastic material, to make the ceiling(the middle sections/rows) almost air tight.
D. Easily replaced.
For the doors, I stretched an ole blanket Grant sent me, across the inner doorway... "C" clamped it to the ceiling girders, n sliced a cut down the middle. I then took 2 magnets I had from an old rec center, and wired em into opposing ends of the slice's opening. Now to close the blanket so as that it doesnt 'open' up, the magnets are attracted to each other and keeps the opening closed, or when I want em open... the magnets are used to hang the blanket to the girders or doors.
I gotta 30K btu heater from CL for 50$(tank included) today... and stuck it in the corner. Mind you... Ive only gotten 3 of 4 walls covered and the ceiling is ~ air tight... The heater has a cutoff intake temp of 95*(the gas valve will cut off when the air being sucked in reaches 95degrees). Today it was bout 45* outside, when I kick on the heater. In 3 mins I could feel an urge to remove my jacket... by 6 mins I had to remove it. At 8 mins sweat formed, and by 10 mins, it cut off. I stepped out to the comparatively chilly air to cool off. I got to doing something that took alil over an hr to finish, then returned to the shed. I kicked on the heat again and this time it only took 5 mins to kick off(3 mins to sweat).
After the rest of the project is done Ill do more tests/runs... but for a metal shed (in the shade), I think I should have lil/no issues staying warm this season.
Most all of us have seen/had an ole metal shed on a slab, mine is 9.5'x13'. This project is 'one' way of keeping warm in the shed while working, for pennies an hr.
My wife works for the local flooring company and we recently redid our floors. We tore out the old carpet and put in laminate. The old carpet, I took out to the shed for 'this' project of insulating it for the winter(s). Along w/ the old carpet, I found a section in our other room that was just big enough for the back wall.
I took a bunch of 2x2's I had ripped and cut em to line the top perimeter of the ceiling. From the outside, I screwed in the 2x2's securely... this was my top/upper anchor/nailer. The middle of the walls (hip highth) is a brace that I used as the middle anchor.
I draped the carpet up, so as that the edge of the carpet 'just' sat on the floor(planning on putting carpet on the floor aswell eventually), the excess i pushed up into the end sections of the ceiling as a foothold for the roll insulation ill be getting for the ceiling.
The ceiling I used floor laminate insulation for several reasons.
A. It was laying around.
B. The material sticks VERY well to packaging tape, which also sticks well to metal(girders).
C. Plastic material, to make the ceiling(the middle sections/rows) almost air tight.
D. Easily replaced.
For the doors, I stretched an ole blanket Grant sent me, across the inner doorway... "C" clamped it to the ceiling girders, n sliced a cut down the middle. I then took 2 magnets I had from an old rec center, and wired em into opposing ends of the slice's opening. Now to close the blanket so as that it doesnt 'open' up, the magnets are attracted to each other and keeps the opening closed, or when I want em open... the magnets are used to hang the blanket to the girders or doors.
I gotta 30K btu heater from CL for 50$(tank included) today... and stuck it in the corner. Mind you... Ive only gotten 3 of 4 walls covered and the ceiling is ~ air tight... The heater has a cutoff intake temp of 95*(the gas valve will cut off when the air being sucked in reaches 95degrees). Today it was bout 45* outside, when I kick on the heater. In 3 mins I could feel an urge to remove my jacket... by 6 mins I had to remove it. At 8 mins sweat formed, and by 10 mins, it cut off. I stepped out to the comparatively chilly air to cool off. I got to doing something that took alil over an hr to finish, then returned to the shed. I kicked on the heat again and this time it only took 5 mins to kick off(3 mins to sweat).
After the rest of the project is done Ill do more tests/runs... but for a metal shed (in the shade), I think I should have lil/no issues staying warm this season.
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