Sharon on sun 27 oct 02
Hi all. I have inherited my mother's kiln. It hasn't been used in over 10
years. I, however, do not have room in my house to store it. I am
contemplating building a strucure in the back yard to house it. Can anyone
tell me if a simple concrete floor and wood walls and ceiling would be good
enough. I don't want to spend a fortune on the outbuilding, since we plan
on moving in less than 2 years. But I would love to be able to use my kiln
before then, without burning down the bldg or damaging the kiln. It is a
Gare Kiln #2318. I believe it gets up to 2250 degrees. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sharon, just starting out.
Arnold Howard on sun 27 oct 02
Sharon, what is the climate where you live? If you live in a very
hot area, you may want to line the walls near the kiln with a
cement board. You must plan adequate ventilation for the room.
You can read and print out Paragon's kiln guidelines publication at
www.paragonweb.com. Click on "Manuals" from the home page.
Good luck with your kiln!
Arnold Howard
Paragon
--- Sharon wrote:
> Hi all. I have inherited my mother's kiln. It hasn't been used
> in over 10
> years. I, however, do not have room in my house to store it. I
> am
> contemplating building a strucure in the back yard to house it.
> Can anyone
> tell me if a simple concrete floor and wood walls and ceiling
> would be good
> enough. I don't want to spend a fortune on the outbuilding,
> since we plan
> on moving in less than 2 years. But I would love to be able to
> use my kiln
> before then, without burning down the bldg or damaging the kiln.
> It is a
> Gare Kiln #2318. I believe it gets up to 2250 degrees. Any
> suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Sharon, just starting out.
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Marjorie on mon 28 oct 02
Sharon - for a temp situation you could get by with a metal garden shed and
gravel floor with cement sidewalk pavers (large ones). Probably need to
bury electric feed to shed unless you attached shed to your house. MarjB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon"
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Subject: I'm getting a kiln for the first time.... help
> Hi all. I have inherited my mother's kiln. It hasn't been used in over 10
> years. I, however, do not have room in my house to store it. I am
> contemplating building a strucure in the back yard to house it. Can
anyone
> tell me if a simple concrete floor and wood walls and ceiling would be
good
> enough. I don't want to spend a fortune on the outbuilding, since we plan
> on moving in less than 2 years. But I would love to be able to use my
kiln
> before then, without burning down the bldg or damaging the kiln. It is a
> Gare Kiln #2318. I believe it gets up to 2250 degrees. Any suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Sharon, just starting out.
>
>
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Valerie Hawkins on tue 29 oct 02
Marjorie said:
" for a temp situation you could get by with a metal garden shed and
gravel floor with cement sidewalk pavers (large ones)"
Now that's a great idea. And you can take the shed with you when you move!
Pottery by Dai on tue 29 oct 02
> " for a temp situation you could get by with a metal garden shed and
> gravel floor with cement sidewalk pavers (large ones)"
This is exactly what we have done here at our new place in Armstrong. An
8x10 metal shed, sand/crush base with cement patio slabs on top. There is a
special shielded cable that's available for a "go-anywhere" situation, so
you don't have to bury it. Our shed is about 18" from the house (vinyl
siding-yuk!) and is also raised up on a 12" pony wall, in order to give
enough height inside for opening the kiln lids. Dan installed a metal storm
door in one side adjacent to the shed sliding doors, which allows for a
regular height doorway (it goes right down through the pony wall), and we
just use the shorter sliding doors for ventilation. The size (8x10) gives
us ample room for the two electric kilns and shelving. This whole
arrangement is about 5 or 6 steps across the patio from the studio door, all
of which are under our second-floor deck. If it gets really cold this
winter, we'll probably put up plastic sheeting around the patio area so the
trip from studio to kiln shed isn't too uncomfortable. Our last studio had
the kilns in the studio, albeit in a separate room, but, even with two vent
fans, you still got fumes in the studio. I love this new arrangement!
Dai in Armstrong, BC, where we have gorgeous blue skies this morning, after
a week of dense fog and miserable rain yesterday. Glad to be alive!
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