Posted by Dave Bull at 2:44 AM, November 4, 2011 [Permalink]
Now that most of the bare wall areas have received their cover of insulation, it's time for the first test! As today was bright and sunny, I had the windows and door open most of the day, but when I headed down to the workshop in the evening, it was a different story. The outside temperature had plunged, and the room had become very chilly!
Here's a snapshot of the thermometer that sits just outside (since Boots-chan left us a year ago, her cat door has been unused ...) It shows just about 13 degrees ...
Here's the little heater that I used for tonight's test:
It's a little unit meant to be placed in a bathroom, to keep the chill off. It puts out 500W ... In this room, it looks ridiculously small!
But here's the result, after about an hour:
I think I'm going to be able to live with this!
Dave,
I guess the saying about good thing in small packages is true. How nice for you to actually have heat. You will be spoiled now and a lot more comfortable!
That's great. I suspect that the downstairs workshop, as the only heated space in your home during the winter, will become the venue for a lot of the activities that you used to do upstairs. When you get to a "certain age", comfort becomes a bit more important than it used to be! Enjoy!
venue for a lot of the activities ...
Very much a consideration. I'll include a snapshot next time I'm taking pictures down there - I made a little change the other day just before I tacked up the final piece of wall insulation in that area where all the cables come down through the hole.
I strung the cable for another electrical outlet - placed so that it would be accessible 'if' we just happen to decide to build a little desk in the triangular area that will come into existence when the stairs are built ...
