Any Floida wood workers here?

Thats: FLORIDA

Alan Tolchinsky

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Re: FLORIDA

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>Sure T'ain't "Flow-dha" ????

Re: FLORIDA

Alan Tolchinsky

>Hey Mark, Are you sure t'aint joyzee? :) Where do you have you shop located? Mine is in the basement and the pretty constant temps. can't be beat. But some more sunshine would sure be nice. Alan in Md.

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William Duffield on the Cohansey

>Youze guyz gotta stop pickin' on Flourdough, the shoeshine state.

I lived there, mostly, for over forty years. There are no cellars, at least I never saw one. Garage shops work, but they are usually not insulated, which is not a problem in the "winter," but is a serious problem in the summer, when the humidity can be brutal. How you will cope with this depends to a large extend on where in the state you are moving. The climatic difference between, say, Talahassee and Key West is probably greater than between Atlanta and Boston.

I had a garage shop on the Gold Coast. To try to cool it in the summer, I often kept the door to the kitchen open. Not a good idea, due to dust control problems.

Insulate the gargage, including the door, and put in a separate air conditioner. Get a reliable one. It'll run constantly six months out of the year. Otherwise, the furniture you build will move a lot when you move it from the undehumidified garage to the AC'd house.

One other thing: There are lots of "communities" with incredibly restrictive "Homeowners' Association" rules. Read the rules carefully. Your dog might be the wrong color.

Re: Any Floida wood workers here?

OB O'Brien (Near Pensacola, Fl.)

>Hi Allen; Welcome to Florida. As one of the other posters said, the temperature and humidity differences from one end of the state to the other can vary widely. I'm near Pensacola, don't have a garage but have a 1000 sq ft shop on the side of a pole barn. It has 6 inches of insulation in the walls and 12 inches in the ceiling with a 3 ton wall unit. I can keep it fairly cool with fans some of the time. But most of the summer I need air conditioning. You will probably need to insulate the garage and add a large window unit or you might be able to pick up a used mobile home A/C unit. Good luck.. OB

Thanks all for interesting input. Alan in Md.

Alan Tolchinsky

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Re: Any Floida wood workers here?

Kent Cori

>Alan,

I live in Gainesville and have a garage shop. My cooling system is a $9.99 box fan and the full expectation that I will sweat.