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Hey guys, I want to get some input and thoughts on this. I am going to build a new shop and I want to run radiant floor heat in it. Now I dont want to heat it to 80 degrees or anything, as long as I can warm it to 50-60 degrees, that all I want. It will be insulated. I was talking to a guy that...

I live in Arkansas, we have mild winters, as compared to alot of u guys. I will go thru about 25-30 face cords. I heat an old 4000 sq. foot house.

My house will have a basement, it will be buit on top of a large wooded ridge, drainage shouldnt be an issue.

I am in the same boat here, no one installs orhandles them around here. I was reading on one of the manufacturers websites. On cost, it stated as a rough comparison 20% higher. They can take your blueprints and give an exact estimate. I would consider it if there was an experienced contractor...

very nice.

Insulating 2x6 construction. Is the spray foam, that much better than cellulose?

LOL. I will pass on the 20-45 below. I have a 4200 sq ft house and burn about 25-30 rick of wood to heat it. I cut it my self. The cooling is what tears me up I have had some 400 dollar bills in july and aug.

Your right, but there are stints where we may stay in the lower teens atleast for the lows for a month or more. If I am building the one and only house that I will ever build. I want it done right. These structural panels look interesting. I will have to see if there is anyone in arkansas that...

Yes, wondering if it would be worth going thicker than the 6"

Wanting to build a new house, been living in an old drafty house. Wondering what your opinions are on the exterior wall thickness over the standard. I am wanting to built the most effecient house possible.

I have a question for any of you that own or have owned log homes. I am going to build a new house one of these days. I have been saying this for yrs, but I will,unlike alot of people have done, wait untill I have the money. How well do they retain heat or how hard are they to heat and cool...

I have had a 750 for about 5 yrs now. I love it, havent had 1 single problem. I have my dealer come out and service it once/ yr. I do go thru alot of wood, but that has more to do with my poorly insulated house. We are currently out of power here do to the Ice storm. My house was at 72 deg...

Thats is kind of what I thougt. I didnt know how well the radiant heat would work up stairs. There will me no carpet. All hardwood and ceramic tile floors

O.K. guys. I live in old old farm house not insulated good. I redone the heating and air in it a few yrs ago. spent a bunch of money. I have propane furnaces for backup. Primary heat is a Taylor OWB on 3 diff loops in the house, set up on 3 diff. thermostats. I am going to build a new house...

Cut this huge maple down by the house, found this while grinding the stump down.

I am by no means an expert, but have run an OWB for the last 4 yrs now. First and foremost you need dry wood. So I will split atleast once so it will dry. It is also easier to regulate you wood consumpiton. That boiler will burn it wether it needs it or not. If I have large wet rounds my fan...

Its a 25KW generator, 50 horse tractor It barely loads the tractor at all.

This is not really fire wood related, but I imagine some of you guys could help me find what I am looking for. I am wanting a mulitiplier gearbox for my 540 PTO shaft in my tractor. I am using this to run a PTO driven generator. In order to run this thing off my PTO shaft @ 540 rpm, I am...

I will admit. I am pretty much a dunce, when it comes to electric. The river I live on is a fairly large, swift river. Its no small creek. There is already and old damn in the river , from an old civil war era grist mill. The old concrete wheell is still in the water down there. Its just a...

Exactly. Thats my manatra:rock: