Pole Barn Heating Options This Winter

[prichard]

Mine is heat pump without any aux heat and doesn't do that great at heating but I need ac more than heat here and may look for an old wood stove for heat. We also have a great ac guy that may have something better for me.

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[jack707]

Until I get the things I need for the out side wood burner - I use a barrel stove.

 

[zzvyb6]

For working in a cold shed, the things that get to you are cold hands and cold tools. Hands get cold because the tools and nuts and bolts and parts are cold. You can keep your body and feet warm using appropriate clothing in layers and by keeping moving. However, I use a warming anvil to lay tools on it along with parts and fasteners. I picked up a $250k btu torpedo heater at an estate sale for $50 and all it needed were new fuel hoses. I run it outside to warm a metal table made from a grate. Park my tools and stuff on it to get them toasty. If the tractor, etc. needs some attention, I blast it with the hot air, too.

I run off-road diesel in it because it smells and is cheap. With warm tools, your hands will stay warm. I also use an arc welder on occasion to heat up a piece of railroad rail to park tools on to warm it. I'm not bothered by the cold air in the room, just the stuff I have to touch.

In summer, heat is also a problem for me. I can sweat hard just thinking about working in there. A ceiling fan overhead and an industrial floor standing fan are my friends, too. The fans may help you in winter, too, so heat doesn't just go out the roof top if that's the way you want to go.

 

[prevent]

My parents have barn cats (9 to be exact...ps get them spayed...) They had 3 during the "polar vortex" (When it got to -20 F not including windchill) in the unheated part of the barn and all three lived just fine. They ended up living in between the hay during the cold. The other ones are "less" feral and we leave the door cracked open for them to go from unheated part of barn to heated part of barn (waste of money, lol)

 

[MMagis]

waste of time....in Ohio you will not be able to heat that building without complete insulation walls and ceiling and a big heater and a big fuel bill
I assume you have a dirt or gravel floor? Best you can hope for is heat from a heater while directly in front of it . I live right down the road in Greene county been there

A lot of people would disagree. He's not talking about keeping it 70 degrees in there. Just heat it up some to make it comfortable. With insulated walls and a ceiling, it'll warm up nicely. It won't stay warm forever, but he's not looking to live out there.

 

[bigtiller]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. My family and I live on 5 acres in the country and just built a 24x40x10 pole barn. We are really excited about it. I'm going to move my 4-wheeler, mower, and work bench in soon, once we get electric installed. We gave in to my son wanting a couple of barn cats to keep out mice. I built them a nice little box house that is insulated very well and plenty of bedding.

Anyway, on to my question. I have a family friend that can spray foam closed-cell insulation on to my walls for $1/sq ft. This is a really good deal from what I'm told, and I think we're going to do it right away. Unfortunately this is all the insulating we can afford before the winter. The ceiling is still open with rafters, the ridge vent, and the overhang vents. -Mike

I did the math and this insulation bargain is going to be $38,000. Am I missing something?

 

[TractorGuy]

Made one of these in double drum kit for my shop years ago. Donated it to a hunting club I was in for a while. Works pretty good.

 

[prichard]

I did the math and this insulation bargain is going to be $38,000. Am I missing something?

Should be 24+24+40+40 x 10 = 1280 sg ft of walls on my napkin

 

[prichard]

Made one of these for my shop years ago. Donated it to a hunting club I was in for a while. Works pretty good.

Single barrel Kit.

US Stove Double Barrel Wood Stove Kit

Did you make a grate for the bottom? Seems to me it would fill with ash fairly quick otherwise. How many hours of burn time do you get? How much wood do you put in?

 

[bigtiller]

Should be 24+24+40+40 x 10 = 1280 sg ft of walls on my napkin

I see it now, i multiplied too many times. $1280 is much better.