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I am in Central Oklahoma. It is a little cooler in Oklahoma but not
much. I built a garage shack a couple years ago. I framed a 9 x 9 room and insulated the ceiling and outside walls. I sheet rocked, texturized and painted the inside. One side is a rib-high workbench with shelves for parts, tools and my test gear. I was more concerned with the workspace but left room for an operating position on an opposite wall. Check Ace Hardware's portable air conditioners. I have a roll-around that vents into the garage and sits in one corner on wheels. I am considering adding the house system at some time as the main unit is 3 feet from the room. However, the portable is better than I expected. These units can be purchased with heaters too. I decided to make the room permanent. It is airtight and heats and cools well. But simple plywood and insulation would provide a good start. Very temporary walls could be build but in my case I wanted a solid door. Also, a couple 100W light bulbs keep the room decent the whole winter at 60 deg or above. I also have intake air drawn from a less unused portion of the house with a small one way dryer vent when I used the airconditioner. Not real efficient but I don't see the effect on my electric bill. A little more complex but lets me use the shop during the hottest parts of the summer days. I had always wanted a secluded room/shop of my own and I have been real happy with it. I build tube gear and its most enjoyable on those cold winter nights when no heater is needed with 21 tubes blazing away. BTW, in my old house I merely put some heavy cloth material around the bench in the winter and used a small space heater. Totally unsafe but I was younger, dumber.....and luckier. K5UOS |
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