Getting A New Shop!!

[welldigger]

what about one of those wood furnaces that go outside and radiant floor tubing?

[Bas]

24x36!!! Wow!!! That's like....10% too small Just think of all the new tools you can fit in there....and shop furniture to build.....dust collection....goodie!

I can see why you're all excited.

Can't help you with the flue thing. The only flue I know about doesn't have an "e" in it. A fever will keep you warm but it's not practical. But +4 on all the ideas of radiant heat/ heat pump etc. Burning wood has rustic charm but it's not convenient.

[woodworker2000]

Ken-

You might look at this forum for general questions about building codes: http://www.selfhelpforums.com/index.php?. While the admins are clear that their answers are not specific to your locale, they do seem to give pretty good advice. Good luck on the shop.

[russellellis]

Have you priced the construction of a hearth/chimney? By far, that will be the safest way to vent flue gases, embers and other dangers to a wood shop. With a lip/border to help contain any ash, coals, embers from hitting the floor during cleaning. For the safety and insurance, I wouldnt skimp on the absolute safest way i could afford. Its worth looking into.

[Jim Kunzweiler]

Congrats on the new shop Ken. Sounds like it's going to be nice.
Having seen a lot of really sad burned out shop pictures on the forums, I would second the advice on heat pumps or radiant.

[Ken Massingale]

Thanks for all the well wishes and input, it's appreciated.

I have an existing propane heating solution that I will be using in addition to the wood heater, and, sorry, I won't be talked out of a wood heater.

I think the contractor has a solution for the flue, that he has used before.

As I said, the shop will be 24 by 36, with a 12 foot wide lean-to down one 36 foot side. The lean-to will have a concrete pad also, but lower than the shop floor. Seven windows at least (still deciding), 16 foot garage door and 2 steel entry doors.
Studs on 16" centers, trusses on 19" centers. The lower 4' of the walls will be pressure treated ply with OSB above that, on PT plate.
Vinyl siding to match the house. I'll be doing the wiring, insulation and sheetrock.

Like I said, I'm as anxious as a young-un waiting for Christmas.

ken

[Travis Porter]

I am not going to talk you out of your wood stove (I wouldn't mind having one myself), but I will throw my .02 cents in after having built a shop myself and doing the portions myself that you are doing.

Windows - Too many can be a bad thing. Every window costs you wall space and potential storage space.

With that in mind, windows are a nice thing too. I would suggest ensuring they are between 38 and 40 inches off the floor. That way, any cabinets you may put in now (or in the future) can fit underneath them.

If you put a side walk out front, make sure it sits at least an inch below the level of the slab