New garage
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Laughing Gas
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From: La Ronge Saskatchewan
New garage
This is what i have been up to. Adding on to my existing garage. I have a contractor doing most of the work but i have helped with each stage. The existing garage is 22 X 24 and i am adding a 14 X 24 addition with a 4 X 10 "bump out". It has 12 foot walls (for a future hoist) and will be heated all winter. Construction was to have started back in May.......so i put away ALL my tools and tore apart the old work bench. So all summer long i have waited and couldn't work on my 2 projects. We poured concrete end of July, walls started the end of August grrrrrrrr.
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Looking good man. I bet you cant wait to get er done!
Im having to wait to build my shop and it looks like until next year, not too happy about that, but thats the way she goes sometimes.
Im having to wait to build my shop and it looks like until next year, not too happy about that, but thats the way she goes sometimes.
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Laughing Gas
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From: La Ronge Saskatchewan
Sheeting with tin, going to start with a 220 V construction heater supplemented with my kerosine heater if needed when I'm out there. There will be 2 ceiling fans......out of the way of the hoist........to keep the heat down. Only has to be just above zero when I'm not in it, I will see how the construction heater and my power bill manage.
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that construction heater will run you about 5.00/day... not cheap. better off biting the bullet right away and putting a small natural gas heater in there.
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my 220v heater in my 30x30x8 was an extra $600 just for the winter and thats like you said just above zero when not there and turned up when working. I dont need it anymore (furnace installed this week) you can have it if you want and save $60
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Closest natural gas line to my house is about a km away, and they want something like 15 grand to bring it into the yard. No thanks, thats a geo thermal system for me!
We had electric in our last home, and it got up there in cost in the winter.
We had electric in our last home, and it got up there in cost in the winter.
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i agree with you Fom, geothermal is pretty promising too just the initial install fee then FREE. I could drop you a line of a guy who does geo installs if anyone is interested
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Wood is nice, but has a few downsides itself. Its messy, you have to either get it, or buy it, plus chop it. If you heat alot with wood then you have to chop alot, or get a woodsplitter, or get a outdoor wood furnace deal, and they arent cheap either!
However I like wood. I like going to the bush and getting it, I like chopping it by hand or with a machine, and stacking it. (its just not free either, and can add up alot more then one thinks)
If we could only find a free heat source, we would be set!
On edit: Chris, whats the name of your guy that does geo? We have a guy that is gonna do ours, but he isnt cheap by any means. Where I save the cost is by doing all the digging and trenching myself, thats the only reason we are going with geo. (and its still not CHEAP)
However I like wood. I like going to the bush and getting it, I like chopping it by hand or with a machine, and stacking it. (its just not free either, and can add up alot more then one thinks)
If we could only find a free heat source, we would be set!
On edit: Chris, whats the name of your guy that does geo? We have a guy that is gonna do ours, but he isnt cheap by any means. Where I save the cost is by doing all the digging and trenching myself, thats the only reason we are going with geo. (and its still not CHEAP)