Billrog
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That sure is a nice barn now Kenny great job !! You'll sure enjoy the space.
Pole Barn Renovation
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Great job Kenny, pics of the project were appreciated. Love my barn, but it can't hold a candle to yours.
My two favorite places to hang out are my barn and any hardware store.
My two favorite places to hang out are my barn and any hardware store.
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KennyG
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We've got a new Harbor Freight store coming soon. Could be dangerous (Shh, don't tell my wife.)
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Kenny,
Nice job and great looking shop. I am planning on putting a wood stove in mine now that it is complete. Your shop looks a lot bigger than mine, what is the sq ft, how much insulation do you have?
I may look for a wood furnace like I have in my basement if I can find one at a good price.
Nice job and great looking shop. I am planning on putting a wood stove in mine now that it is complete. Your shop looks a lot bigger than mine, what is the sq ft, how much insulation do you have?
I may look for a wood furnace like I have in my basement if I can find one at a good price.
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KennyG
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40 x 48 so about 2000 ft2 with a 12 foot ceiling. The walls have about 5 inches of polyiso foam and the ceiling has about 6 inches of cellulose blown in.
I only heat it when I'm working. If I don't heat it for a week with outside temperatures down to single digits outside, it will get below freezing in the building. Heat up with the wood stove is a little slow because of all the mass inside the building. I usually run a 70k BTU torpedo heater for 15 minutes or so while I start the wood fire and get it hot. Then I will be over 40 degrees and it creeps on up from there with the wood stove.
I only heat it when I'm working. If I don't heat it for a week with outside temperatures down to single digits outside, it will get below freezing in the building. Heat up with the wood stove is a little slow because of all the mass inside the building. I usually run a 70k BTU torpedo heater for 15 minutes or so while I start the wood fire and get it hot. Then I will be over 40 degrees and it creeps on up from there with the wood stove.
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Great job Kenny. That kind of work is extremely good for a man's Soul. 
As to the wiring, yep, conduit is much easier. When I built mine I wired it for less money using steel conduit than it would have cost using normal wiring procedures.
Remodeling the interior of a building you've already moved into sucks doesn't it......
I think over time you will see that you need to blow in more ceiling insulation. At least 80% of your heat loss is thru the ceiling. 6" is marginal. My building is wrap insulated during construction with 6" faced fiberglass. Then I added a ceiling with another 8" of blow in. I added the blow in early this Winter. Made an instant difference. Should have done it during initial construction 5 years ago.
I heat with wood primarily. I have a fire every day that's needed. I feed the stove at 9p.m. and then start it again around 8a.m. I have a 100K btu propane furnace also. It's thermostat is set on 62 degrees. Last Winter I burned 70 gallons of propane. My shop never got below 62. I understand that you might not need a constant temp like that now. But in time you might. That is when the insulation will become a critical issue.
My building is 42x50 with a 12ft (at the peak) vaulted ceiling (10'5" at the eave). I light it with eight 4ft long 4 bulb T-8 fixtures. They are awesome and in 5 years I've not replaced any bulbs. I paid $97 each for the lights w/bulbs. If you ever decide to add light, check them out.
Great job Kenny. Thanks for posting this thread. Hard to not come away from a thread like this without picking up an idea or two!!!!
As to the wiring, yep, conduit is much easier. When I built mine I wired it for less money using steel conduit than it would have cost using normal wiring procedures.
Remodeling the interior of a building you've already moved into sucks doesn't it......
I think over time you will see that you need to blow in more ceiling insulation. At least 80% of your heat loss is thru the ceiling. 6" is marginal. My building is wrap insulated during construction with 6" faced fiberglass. Then I added a ceiling with another 8" of blow in. I added the blow in early this Winter. Made an instant difference. Should have done it during initial construction 5 years ago.
I heat with wood primarily. I have a fire every day that's needed. I feed the stove at 9p.m. and then start it again around 8a.m. I have a 100K btu propane furnace also. It's thermostat is set on 62 degrees. Last Winter I burned 70 gallons of propane. My shop never got below 62. I understand that you might not need a constant temp like that now. But in time you might. That is when the insulation will become a critical issue.
My building is 42x50 with a 12ft (at the peak) vaulted ceiling (10'5" at the eave). I light it with eight 4ft long 4 bulb T-8 fixtures. They are awesome and in 5 years I've not replaced any bulbs. I paid $97 each for the lights w/bulbs. If you ever decide to add light, check them out.
Great job Kenny. Thanks for posting this thread. Hard to not come away from a thread like this without picking up an idea or two!!!!
linanddave
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Always great to see someone save a barn, great job.