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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

The shop has come mostly together.  I am just thrilled about the results 
of the last year and a half of labor.  I started with a pole barn, 
exposed poles, purlins, and sheet metal siding.  I added false walls 
with studs on 24" centers between the poles.  After any electrical was 
put in I insulated with R-13 fiberglass batts then covered with 7/16" 
OSB.  The final touch was a ceiling of white barn tin then 6" of 
cellulose blown in.  The temperature has not been below 45 and it 
quickly heats to the mid 50s during the day.  Yesterday I mounted the 
propane heater that came out when we put in the wood stove.  In less 
than an hour the 32 by 24 shop was in the high 60s.  I still need to 
insulate the big door and that should happen this week.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/heater.jpg
The shop heater

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/shop%20ceiling.jpg
Shop ceiling.  It is hard to see but there are four hanging duplex 
outlets, ten 3' strip lights, down the center are five switched duplex 
outlets, one of which has a hanging trouble light plugged in, two 
hanging air lines plus a hanging hose reel, an air line by the front and 
back doors.

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Don Bowen           KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html