Garage / Workshops: Flooring & heating options - Off Topic Discussions on theFretBoard (2024)

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guitargeek62 Frets: 4398

October 8 edited October 8 in Off Topic

Howdy

I'm pretty near the end of a garage conversion to get a workshop together and I'm toying with fitting an electric/dry underfloor heating system while everything's nice and clear in there. Alternatively I'm looking at simply electric-operated oil heaters for convenience. There's no water supply to the garage, else I might've considered a wet system but let's just assume that's not on the cards.

The building itself is single-brick construction, so hardly the most heat-efficient of things, but I've installed multifoil insulation equivalent to 180mm of foam, and skinned the interior from there. I've got plenty of working height to add any flooring type to the existing screed, and it's in great condition (new build last year) so it's not like I need to do much in the way of preparation for any install.

What's your experience of the dry systems please, particularly if any of you have had a similar use-case rather than a more conventional one in a residential space?

*edit* I should probably add, the main aim of any of this is to stabilise the environment and humidity in there too to minimise effect on timbers. I've got separate dry storage setup for drying out newer pieces, but most of my stock is already at optimum humidity and I'd like to keep it that way Garage / Workshops: Flooring & heating options - Off Topic Discussions on theFretBoard (2)

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  • Sporky Frets: 30308

    October 8 edited October 8

    We had electric underfloor in the conservatory when we moved in. You could practically hear it crunching through pound coins.

    My workshop has an oil-filled radiator that's enough for the whole space if I'm being at all active. If I'm working at the bench and not warming myself up via activity I also have a ceiling-amounted radiant heat panel, which is very good - very localised heat and not too costly to run.

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  • guitargeek62 Frets: 4398

    October 8

    Oooh, I hadn't thought of anything ceiling-mounted - that could work, thanks! I'm only talking a 40m3 volume to heat so it shouldn't need too much really - a stable ~16c would be ample for my needs.

    I'd been planning to use foiled underlay, and then those interlocking rubber tiles for the flooring otherwise, at least until I've got a more permanent idea of how I want the space laid out and setup for different workflows etc so maybe that's the sensible answer - speedier and cheaper too!

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  • Sporky Frets: 30308

    October 8

    Those tiles are really good for stopping your feet hurting on concrete. My workshop has Plasflor tiles over latex on the concrete slab and that works too.

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  • boogieman Frets: 12930

    October 8

    We had electric underfloor heating in a flat I had. Terrible idea, similar to storage heaters, because you have to predict what the weather will be the next day…. the concrete slab/blocks take an age to heat up or cool down. It was also, as Sporky says, mega expensive to run.

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  • Dominic Frets: 16750

    October 8

    under floor electric system is probably the worst choice you could make

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  • Roland Frets: 9143

    October 8

    You don’t want underfloor heating in a workshop:
    1. It’s not good for your feet is you’re standing on a hot floor for long periods.
    2. Rubber mats don’t let the heat through
    3. Ditto any floor standing machines
    4. Dropping a hammer, or anything else heavy, risks fracturing the wires. Not only does this stop the heating working, but it’s also a potential fire hazard.

    I use two things. A chest freezer which produces sufficient warm air to prevent condensation. An electric radiant patio heater for those really cold days.

    Tree recycler, and guitarist withhttps://www.undercoversband.com/.

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  • guitargeek62 Frets: 4398

    October 8 edited October 8

    Heh, thanks all - you've confirmed my scepticsm of the underfloor option for this one! @Roland - the durability was of particular concern, as I'm a little clumsy Garage / Workshops: Flooring & heating options - Off Topic Discussions on theFretBoard (31)

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