Recent content by wantmo

I'm in, thanks!

In. Thanks!

My neighbor has a fireplace like that, which had me curious a few years back when I was doing some work on my fireplace. It appears to be a double wall metal firebox, a couple of brands appear to be Heatilator or Heatform. From what I have read they were somewhat popular in the 80's. With the...

Is the board and batten in good shape? Any evidence of water getting past it? If all is good there I'd think about having the inside sprayed with closed cell foam. Insulation and sealing in one. Not the cheapest option, and overkill insulation for your area, but much better than trying to...

A big thank you, this appears to be exactly the information I needed although it does not appear to be good news. Even if I eliminate the outdoor grill and burner the 1" line at 134' would only be able have a capacity of 157 cubic feet an hour, which after furnace and hot water heater is about...

I really appreciate the responses so far, and tried to clarify as much as possible. I am wondering if the right way to look at this is if I extend the gas line as shown, how large of heater (vented of course) could I put in and not starve for gas? Not sure what happens if the heater is not...

I'd love in floor heat, but it's an existing garage with a floor in good condition. All of the 46' of pipe is 1", including the drop to the furnace and hot water heater. The 36' portion is largely in the finished portion of the basement, but I can't imagine it would be any smaller since that...

The quote calls out a sidewall vent on the nat gas heater, and we discussed that it should be vented. His concern was about amount of gas flow over the distance, but he did not run any calculations to support that concern. Ideally I extend an existing 1" line that is capped not far from the...

I have a 35 x 28 (minus a couple of corners) attached 3 car garage. I had an HVAC contractor come in to quote adding heat, and he quoted both a 24k BTU natural gas and an 11k electric heater as two options. I was expecting at least 40k BTU, and online calculators are all over the map. The...

Hello All, I am at a point where it is time to rework my garage to the type of place that I can work efficiently in and want to spend time in. I came across garage journal while looking for ideas, and I've got to say that has probably both delayed the project and increased the cost as my...