I'm building a taxidermy shop in southern Ohio.The shop size is 24' x 28' w/ 9' cieling. Whats the best and/or cheapest way to heat during winter months? Homes have 55% humidity level (ideal), what should a taxidermy shop have, and how do I get it?
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Tom;
I'd say a furnace would be a good place to start. Unless you want to go to a wood burner. What else can anyone say?
Coyote
One of my best customers is in the heating and air trade and his opinion of cheap(in the long run)efficient heat is radiant floor heat in the cement floor.If you haven't poured a floor yet contact your local heating expert and have him fill you in on it. If I had it to do all over ,I would.No flame,warm floors and since heat rises why not heat the bottom first the rest of the space will follow.
I agree with Chuck! Heated floors are great and probably the way to go.If you have concrete floors. However, if that is not an option I have a shop about the same size and I put in a propane gas furnace. The kind that mounts to the ceiling. I am very happy with it, it is as cost effective as anything else, clean, fairly quiet and provides nice warm dry air with good circulation , great for the drying of mounts. I am very happy with it.
Hope this helps....Jim
heated floors tends to leak from what i have seen in homes, but maybe they got better the last couple of years. you might want to think a furnace in a seperate room from were you paint or work with flamables duct it in from there.
that's how I did it changing over from an LP torpedo heater.
We have it in our house in all floors between joist spaces, its great. The cheapest place to get the tubing I found was Radiantec, I believe they are in Vermont. I have helped people install it in their concrete basement floors, its easy enough to do. You may want to put some insulation board below it though. I use an outdoor wood furnace to heat the water, but then I live in the woods. I know my bro. used a natural gas water heater. Check it out.
The only disadvantage is a humiditiy control system and fresh air exchange. My father in-law has this in his house and says its great, something to consider when dealing with the agents used in taxidermy, ventilation and air exchange.
wouldn't think of putting a carcass or cape on a hot floor. Something to think about.
oxyagen kills radiant systems. buy oxy-barrier pex pipe. its red and stops air from entering the system. no air no rust
sorry you can use them in wood floors, and somtimes you can retrofit them and a buddy just put one in with a wood driven boiler. burns 14hrs on a full load at 0*c
Tom: I just built a shop in Massachusetts and I added a zone to my forced hot water furnace. the blower mounts up near the ceiling and it has an adjustable fan. You can basically set it and forget it. I just had it installed last week and I love it. The heater is made by a company named Modine. I believe they are available at any heating supply store. Hope this helps
Mike C
Tom: I just built a shop in Massachusetts and I added a zone to my forced hot water furnace. the blower mounts up near the ceiling and it has an adjustable fan. You can basically set it and forget it. I just had it installed last week and I love it. The heater is made by a company named Modine. I believe they are available at any heating supply store. Hope this helps
Mike C
Tom: I just built a shop in Massachusetts and I added a zone to my forced hot water furnace. the blower mounts up near the ceiling and it has an adjustable fan. You can basically set it and forget it. I just had it installed last week and I love it. The heater is made by a company named Modine. I believe they are available at any heating supply store. Hope this helps
Mike C