Hello all. Just an FYI this will be a long term project. I?ll update as I get time to work on it. I have been thinking about this and planning this for a few months now. My existing bee shed is an old garden shed that is past its prime. The roof needs to be replaced. It also doesn?t have electricity. So I?ve been running an extension cord to it, which has always made me nervous. It?s heated with a space heater set to 40f. It?s ventilated by a vent that has an in-line fan and that is set to a timer.
My new build is in one of my out buildings that used to be an old hog barn. There?s a space in the back corner that is already enclosed on three sides. The wall on the back and the wall on the right are exterior walls. They are insulated with that beaded polystyrene. They have over 3? if the stuff. The wall on the left is an interior wall that is insulated with fiberglass. My workshop is on the other side of that wall.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mEESAfwrFbQsbWKB3How it looked when I got started.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XejhKI3u570FJiiu2All cleaned up. I found out that our barn cats were using the back corner as a litter box. So that was a fun surprise. Also I realized that I had an issue with those cut off posts. It is next to the far base plate. You can see it sticking out of the floor by an inch or more. I tried just butting the base plate against it but then my wall covers up the window, which is just a translucent piece of siding. I?ll fill that in with insulation in the winter. Have to keep it dark and warm. So I had to shave that down level against the cement. Once that was done the baseplate sat on it nicely and the wall no longer covers up the window weird.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/GZz8k4QhVM9VuXaE3That?s as far as I got today. Tomorrow I hope to fill in the far wall with 2x4s. And figure out the door framing. We plan on replacing our exterior doors to our house this year. I?ll just reuse one of those. The one I plan on using is 36?. Both unfortunately have windows so I will have to cover that up with a sheet of extruded poly or something. We also have a ceiling fan that we had planned on installing in our house and my wife changed her mind. So I will use that for air circulation.
https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/electric-heat/electric-industrial-heaters/profusion-reg-heat-garage-heater-5-000w/eh-4604/p-1444432293873-c-6328.htm?tid=8733420738056255587&ipos=6I have one of these in my workshop. I?m about out of honey money. So I?ll probabky just move that over for now as a heat source. I may also buy a thermostat for tighter control over temp. I?ve talked to people who suggest using a vented propane heater as they are cheaper to use. They are more expensive up front. I?m hoping that my bees help somewhat and keeping the temp set to 40 will make it more reasonable to heat.
Still haven?t decided on ventilation. I could simply just take my current ventilation setup and move it over to my new setup. I?ve also read about people using a bathroom fan. So I don?t know. I?ve got time to figure that out. I?ve got to finish the wall, install heater, install ceiling fan, insulated attic, and run some electric before I worry about that. I?m also trying to figure out a way to vent this space without cutting into the siding. I?m thinking that I?ll put the intake on the ceiling going into the attic on one end and the exhaust near the floor going into the main shed space on the other end.
I?ll keep this updated as I go. Initial thoughts?