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PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:05 pm
d3r wrote:...@noelc - i think ima let my contractor buddy pick what insulation to use. im sure he has the best brands/style narrowed down. were gonna make a trip to Menards after the new year and start gathering materials...


If you have access to it, use the spray foam insulation for the wall cavities and roof rafters.

I started using it about 15 years ago and it is the only thing I will use for insulation now.

It really shines by not letting air infiltrate like most other insulation types.

It is a little more upfront but sure helps here in California where our utilities are sky high.

In concrete radiant is also one of the nicest forms of heat but if your slab is already poured, it isn't really much of an option unless you do some form of tile over the concrete.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:28 pm
@tomsteve - hahah yea! nailed it. St. Helen was my home from age 1 to age 18...like you moved to crazy land (Warren and Garden City) made some money...got tired of the city and moved back. So much nicer out here. But yea, I know where whittemore Prescott is.. went there a few times as a kid. I Graduated from Roscommon because St helen was too small for anything more than an El school. They have a year round k-12 academy now though!
but yea, I told my buddy I want it super insulated and weather proof.. he said that's not a prob and we'll get it done. I looked on craigslist/fb marketplace for furnaces and woodstoves already...youre right...quite a few and at decent prices. We have about 10large Oak trees on our new property that are downed.. gonna round up some friends and get it cleaned up on a decent day. Should get some decent wood outta that.

@DarrelK - hey..i remember you. helped me out a lot with my turbine troubles haha.. so.. you know both sides then.. if you had a blank canvas and could go wood stove or propane radiant...which would you pick?

@OFB - actually now that you mention it..i think my guy might have a whole set up for the spray foam.. like the industrial form of it. ill ask about it when we get up n running. but yea, I don't think id go as far as doing in floor.. the existing slab is ok.. just everything around it needs work haha.

Thanks for the opinions guys.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:17 pm
If you've got access to wood and you can lay it in I think I'd spring for an outdoor wood boiler. One of my old mentors in this business has one that is centrally fired on his property and heats both shops and house with it. You can do either radiant baseboard or single thermo triggered fan units as needed. I also like those in floor tubes as well. Those units keep the mess/smoke outside and can hold enough volume for a couple days of heat.
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DarrelK wrote:If you've got access to wood and you can lay it in I think I'd spring for an outdoor wood boiler. One of my old mentors in this business has one that is centrally fired on his property and heats both shops and house with it. You can do either radiant baseboard or single thermo triggered fan units as needed. I also like those in floor tubes as well. Those units keep the mess/smoke outside and can hold enough volume for a couple days of heat.


theyre definatly the cats ****. good friend of mine lives in whittemore and does the same. that OWB had a 4' long burn box.fills it every 3rd day. 30 by 30 pole barn with spray foam insulation. a few years ago i visited him(in february) and we put a new exhaust system on his grand prix. sure was nice creepin around on a warm slab. he mentioned the floor heat makes it nice on his feet and knees in the winter,too. cold doesnt bother them as much.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:03 am
Yeah, those units have come along way with how they fire and their efficiency. Nice, even heat, too. If I had to build something from scratch tomorrow I'd get one of those with natural gas back-up on it.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 12:15 pm
I am getting one of these see the link 125k BTU rather get 150k though.
I am also having a 300 gal propane tank brought in for it and installed.
I would rather use a Coal furnace.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Heatstar-Mr-He ... :rk:2:pf:0

A Buddy of mine has a smaller unit 80k I think in his 30x40 works good.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 12:38 am
Hey, Dennis.....small world. The Climate Doctors supplied me with my last natural gas infra-red tube unit. They were okay to deal with but just check that unit out really well when you get it. Even though mine was ordered correctly for natural gas they ended up sending me a propane unit so I had to swap for a new burner which took an extra week. They did make everything right in the end though....
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