Nancy Chiasson on tue 18 dec 07
Hello all; I have been reading the archives on the subject of my studio
floor and decided that posting my question to be quicker.
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I currently have a 4" gravel floor in my studio, just haven't been able =
to
pour concrete yet. Noticed that the naturally occurring damp seems to =
be
keeping dust down, by contrast, I am teaching in a heated poorly =
ventilated
class at a local centre which is off the furnace room. The air just =
sucks
the moisture out of your skin! I did hear that one of the other =
teachers
lets students sand without proper ventilation!!! Yikes!
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I know I am loosing some insulating value, it is -6 today.is there any =
other
considerations?
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Nancy Chiasson
www.nancychiasson.com
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pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on tue 18 dec 07
Hi Nancy,
Once the Weather is warm again, or even sooner, you could remove the
Gravel, make a large Solar Heating arrangement of some kind on the Roof,
having pipes which conduct the Heated ( and non-freezing type of ) Water or
other Liquid into a maze of Pipes, on which the Gravel is then
re-installed...and, have nice warm Gravel for your Winter Floor in your
Studio.
Sounds pretty yummy to me..!
I would roll around on that like a Puppy right now...I have been chilled for
weeks!
I just have plain old 1952 Concrete floors here, and when it is cold out (
meaning, for here, maybe high 20s to in the 50s ) , I can feel the chill
seeping right up into my Boots...
Yuck...
Keep warm..!
Phil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Chiasson"
Hello all; I have been reading the archives on the subject of my studio
floor and decided that posting my question to be quicker.
I currently have a 4" gravel floor in my studio, just haven't been able to
pour concrete yet. Noticed that the naturally occurring damp seems to be
keeping dust down, by contrast, I am teaching in a heated poorly ventilated
class at a local centre which is off the furnace room. The air just sucks
the moisture out of your skin! I did hear that one of the other teachers
lets students sand without proper ventilation!!! Yikes!
I know I am loosing some insulating value, it is -6 today.is there any other
considerations?
Nancy Chiasson
www.nancychiasson.com
Tom at Hutchtel.net on tue 18 dec 07
Nancy....If, when the day comes for you to pour concrete in that studio,
take the time, and spend the money to install in-floor heat. You should be
able to dig into the gravel to lay in the piping (do NOT just lay it on top
of the gravel. You'll want at least 1`" of foam on top of the gravel, the
pipes, enough sand to level the floor above the pipes and the 4" of
concrete. You'll only actually lose about 2 extra inches of head room.
You'll find the infloor heat a wonder to work on. And because there's no
forced air, no dust blowing around. There are lots of references around to
educate yourself (try Taunton Press's website for FineHomebuilding) and the
materials are all available at you local Home Depot or similar, and not
really that expensive. You don't need a boiler, we run a 1200 sq. ft.
studio off a 30 gallon water heater.
Tom Wirt
Hutchinson, MN
twirt@hutchtel.net
www.claycoyote.com
>>>>From: "Nancy Chiasson"
To:
Subject: keep the gravel floor in my studio?
I currently have a 4" gravel floor in my studio, just haven't been able to
pour concrete yet. Noticed that the naturally occurring damp seems to be
keeping dust down, by contrast, I am teaching in a heated poorly ventilated
class at a local centre which is off the furnace room. The air just sucks
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