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dangun
at Mon Nov 5 15:20:20 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dangun ]
Hello eveyone, this is my first time posting here but I have read and learned more in the last couple days on this forum than in any book out there. So first off I would like to thank all of you for your words of wisdom and knowledge that can only come years of experience. Okay here we go. I live in northwest ohio. I am plannig on putting a snake room in my basement. One half is finished the other half is block wall. There is no insulation in the dividing wall so I am going to take out 3 pieces of drywall, insulate it then put drywall back up. Not really sure about vapor barrier between block wall and insulation but I can figure that out as i go. I will be drywalling room maybe with green board as that is what the rest of the basement is. Resistant to moisture I think? I will be insulating the ceiling and putting up a drop ceiling. I have been toying around with putting in an exhaust fan through the upper wall going to outside through wood.I thought about reversible so i could use that for heat in the summer as the basement stays about 65 all year. Maybe put in on a thermostat? Any thoughts on that would be greatly appreciated. Also dont really know about ventilation. I was going to use a radiator type heater with oil for heat. Will the crack under the door be enough for air flow? Should I use an oscillating fan to keep from stratification of temp or will this create a draft since my temp in room will be aroud 75 and temp out will be 65. Also the floor is concrete. Will this pose a problem?? 65 on floor and 75 up above? I will be keeping subocs, balls and boas, so i cant keep the temp much warmer than 75. Or maybe this is too much with subocs? Not sure.I just figured I would put them closer to floor and play with temps. My temp in the basement is fairly constant all year so I thought I would use rheostats instead of thermostats since one of the pages I was on said that seemed like one of the only drawbacks. Also if I used a thermostat how would I control temps in rack if the floor is 65 and up top is 75??? Of course with rheostat temp will be constant so upper racks will still be warmer. Hmmm. What to do? I do have a question for Chris Harper2. In your post on Oct 2 youi said that you had some regrets when it came to structure, electrical, and insulation but it was a long story. Can you elaborate on that some for me, unless it doesnt pertain to my situation. I dont need a book or anything like I have here. lol. Just a few highlights maybe.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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 snake room - dangun, Mon Nov 5 15:20:20 2007
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