CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tarheel said: That should do it. The old rule of thumb was one ton per 600-900 square ft. Current thinking is to undersize a bit to keep from cycling too much. Is it going to be a music room? The mini split is an inverter type and will cut way back when needed. I can even run it as a dehumidifier. It's not either on or off like a conventional unit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 The sun load on the south and easy walls is tremendous. I'm going to increase the wall depth from 3.5 inches to 5 inches for increased insulation on those walls. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Time for a new garage door opener. This one is an Overhead Door Model One. It's so old you can't even find info on the Internet on it. I'm guessing maybe 30 years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 This was the very last bit of sheetrock in the garage. I finished removing it this morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I've moved a lot of stuff to my other house but kept a lot of things here that I either use in the yard or will need for this project. It seems I spend more time moving things around than I do working. I hate the disarray but it will be worth it in the end. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Next up will be increasing wall depth and electrical and speaker wiring. Lighting will be 4 and 8 ft led fixtures. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Thought I saw a sled in one photo? Get a lot of snow do you? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Thought I saw a sled in one photo? Get a lot of snow do you? Time for a trip to the optometrist. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Time for a trip to the optometrist. Think it was a folding table masquerading as a sled. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 middle of the wall, near the leaf rake? nice try, Chuck. It's a fold up work table. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Just as well.....Carl would hurt himself on a sled. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Gotta love it when a plan comes together! Increasing the wall depth is a great idea , something we don't worry about too much up here. Gonna work out very nicely! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, CECAA850 said: I settled on a one ton unit but with the spray in insulation I could have probably gotten away with a three quarter ton. Smart, the sun is a killer in the summer and you can't overdo insulation, electricity is never going to go down in price. 55 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: The mini split is an inverter type and will cut way back when needed. I can even run it as a dehumidifier. It's not either on or off like a conventional unit. Even if you just left it set to 80 in the summer when not used that would remove the humidity and with everything your doing would take no time to cool off for it to be used. 43 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Lighting will be 4 and 8 ft led fixtures. Just started looking at those as the standard T-8 fluorescent ballast are dying in the wife's workshop, got somewhat overwhelmed looking and gave up for now. But it does seem you just retrofit a normal fixture for led by taking out the ballast from the circuit. I need to look more for prices, there all 4', 8 total, but I plan to just replace as they go out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 26 minutes ago, WillyBob said: middle of the wall, near the leaf rake? nice try, Chuck. It's a fold up work table. Fold up work platform for standing on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Just as well.....Carl would hurt himself on a sled. Grew up playing on sleds, tobbogans and saucers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, Dave1290 said: Gotta love it when a plan comes together! Increasing the wall depth is a great idea , something we don't worry about too much up here. Gonna work out very nicely! It was 84 out there today. In the summer its routinely 106 to 108 in there with plenty of humidity. The reason I took the ceiling down was because the paint was falling off the sheetrock. It's been so humid for so long it's just releasing. No way anything would stick to it now. The ceiling and the walls will be painted OSB. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Grew up playing on sleds, tobbogans and saucers. I was wondering what happend! Here's to a complete recovery. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, dtel said: Smart, the sun is a killer in the summer and you can't overdo insulation, electricity is never going to go down in price. Even if you just left it set to 80 in the summer when not used that would remove the humidity and with everything your doing would take no time to cool off for it to be used. Just started looking at those as the standard T-8 fluorescent ballast are dying in the wife's workshop, got somewhat overwhelmed looking and gave up for now. But it does seem you just retrofit a normal fixture for led by taking out the ballast from the circuit. I need to look more for prices, there all 4', 8 total, but I plan to just replace as they go out. The underside of the roof will have 5 1/2" of spray foam and 5" on 2 of the walls. The rest will be 3 1/2". It shouldn't take much to heat or cool it. Check out 1000bulbs.Com for lighting. They have pretty good prices. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Tarheel said: I was wondering what happend! Here's to a complete recovery. Too late for that. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: The ceiling and the walls will be painted OSB. Done plenty of that, much stronger than sheetrock especially since I suck at floating. But was able to float the OSB and cover it so the grain wouldn't show through the paint. 4 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Check out 1000bulbs.Com for lighting. They have pretty good prices. I will thanks. 15 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Grew up playing on sleds, tobbogans and saucers. I have to say it is fun, but walking back up sucks, to bad that old garage opener can't reach 150'. Maby to lower a 150" screen At first look I thought it was a sled also, and I had my glasses on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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