the level of insulation will determine how much hvac you will need. insulating to the max will decrease your utility costs as you well know, but the next guy to use it may not use it the same way as you plan on doing. have a local do a load calculation with maximum insulation and minimum insulation then compare the utility costs for both scenarios. that will probably help in your decision making!
On Monday, February 22, 2016 7:36 AM, "'oakridgefarm@gmail.com' oakridgefarm@gmail.com [DoIt_Yourself]" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I written this a couple of time but it's so dumb I hesitate to send it. I've spent hours online but practical knowledge is much better. I've got a limited budget so I need to think this through before we start. This first "room" downstairs is 24x25' open area. Due to the upstairs living quarters, the entire middle of the barn (15'wide) has 10' ceiling - the 12x24 area has 15' sloping ceiling. Just bare wood and studs, concrete floors. Two skylights and a couple of Halogen light fixtures.
Need 15' sliding barn/bypass doors to divide the front finished area from the back work area. There is a regular front door in addition to the sliding barn doors. Behind the sliding doors I'd like to frame it in and add…. an 8' door opening surrounded by glass so when the outside doors are open we have a beautiful view and lots of light & air. Nothing fancy, plain doors & windows can do, but about a 12x10' opening. The area will be "family room" place for gatherings, antique restoration, enjoying the property, as well as a room for visiting family. I want to be comfortable but it's not one of the barn renovations you see in House Beautiful. I have to get the "bones" in first then progress as money allows. When we bought this in August we anticipated doing the majority of the work ourselves. Life has a way of laughing at your plans, so now the big items will have to be hired out.
The biggest cost will be the insulation and heating/cooling but I need to cap this around $10,000 to have money for the other things. Heating/cooling is the biggest obstacle I see, mainly due to cost ($5000?). If a forced air system proves to be too expensive - what's the second best? Propane and/or electric wall heaters? Insulation will depend on how much the H/A costs. (we're in SW MO, gets cold winters) The best is supposed to pay for the extra cost in about 8-10 years, but this isn't a regular home, and I may not even be here 10 years from now, LOL. Also don't want want it to be so cold we can't enjoy being down there.
I'm not real sure what to do first to make it a smooth process. I would say, pull two current windows (dry rot) replace with 3 new ones a little larger. Frame in the area around the sliding barn doors for windows (could be installed later). Lighting, there are metal light outlets in the ceiling, may need different or additional. Some type of heat/cool system. We have propane available. Electric heat/air system? Everything is open so we could put in ductwork that could be extended to other areas later. Insulation and the ceiling and wall finish I see when this other is done, but I may see it backwards. I'm sure this sounds confusing, I'll post a few pictures of the area when it's light enough to see.
Jan Flood
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