OT - Shop heat is working (pic)

Royse

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I was out plowing snow and noticed the floor
heat in the shop was getting a workout.
Wasted heat, but at least I know it's working.

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Looks like it's working GOOD!!!
Like I tol' ya when we talked on the pho.....I wish that I had the $$'s when I built the shop, I def. would have had that heating sys. put in!!!
Constant heat, is better than 'heat then cool down, then heat up again!!! Takes about 3/4 of a bag of pellets, and two hrs. to warm up my shop, to bare finger working temp!!! :twisted:

Enjoy the shop......ya got nothin' better to do!! :lol: :lol:

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Weather seal the bottom of that door pronto. That's a heck of a lot of heat escaping to be melting snow up to a foot away from the door!

You know how many carb kits you could buy for that money. :D
 
Thanks GB, I love it. Always a warm floor and thoroughly warm,
not just heating the air with everything else being cold.

It really wasn't all that expensive doing it when pouring
the cement. Would be cost prohibitive to do after though!

Mine heats 1024 square feet with a 50 gallon household propane
water heater. Not cheap to run, but cheaper than space heaters.

Looks like I need to dust! LOL

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That's an insulated door Gabe, with a rubber weather seal on the bottom.
I'm sure some heat still escapes under the door, but I have a
bare spot all the way around the building from the heated floor.
 
You better drive a nail in that thermometer
pointer cause shes going to make a hard turn to
port shortly.<'(((((>{
 
WW2N - tonight's low -11F, tomorrow's high 5F. Not including wind.
No worries about turning port, water will be FROZEN! LOL
 
Warm concrete makes working and hanging out in the shop nice. I installed radiant in my 28x32 when I built it and run it off my outdoor boiler in addition to our home and water heater. Been keeping it around 50 and that's a pretty comfy temp especially when the temp outdoor is on the negative side. Mine also melts the apron away and it has nothing to do with the door seal, it's heat being radiated from the footings.
 
Royce...If not too much trouble to ask what was your cost of radiant floor heating such as per sq. ft. Plan to build a new shop & wanted to consider it since I see how strongly folks recommend it. Thanks.
 
Did you put the insulation under the floor between the tubing and ground? I have been working in shops all of my life and my shop with the heated floor is the only one that did not freeze my feet off in.
 
SteveD, I can't really tell you exactly what it costs per sq. foot.
A lot would depend on your source of heated water, assuming you
use water. Mine is actually a 50/50 mix of antifreeze just in case.

I built mine almost 15 years ago and I got a lot of the materials
I needed from friends or from CraigsList.

I looked up the current price of the tubing, (I used buriable natural
gas tubing) the fittings, water heater, insulation and pump.
I didn't include the thermostat or antifreeze.
That comes up to roughly $3000 for a 1024 sq ft building.
Extra tubing and extra fittings would likely be the only additional
cost for a larger building, unless you needed a larger heating source.
 
Animal - Yes, there's insulation under the concrete.
I was told I wouldn't need it, because "heat rises", but
I knew better than that so I put it under there anyways.
 
Mine does the same exact thing. I love my in floor
heat. I usually work in my slippers. My feet get
sweaty with boots on and I keep it set on 50.
 
Hey Royce, I know it's a little late, but when I did my in-floor system I used 1/2" Styro around the perimeter of the slab (1" below finish) and 2" across the door hole (3" below finish and 2 layers of rebar mesh over it). No heat loss on perimeter and not measureable at doorway. Last time it snowed there was snow up against the garage door. Use an electric HW tank. Cheers
 

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