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I have been on a list for about two years to get my HVAC replaced. My workshop has been like working in a boiler room next to our 1957 Homart furnace. Its was noisy, dirty, rusty, and dangerous. As of today, the contractors will be at my house and it will be replaced with a new system. In the meantime, I have gutted my basement workshop in anticipation of making a whole new arrangement. Starting this weekend, the entire basement will be stripped and re-sealed, then a top coat of fresh paint on the walls and a good sealant and coating will be put on the floor.
This is why I havn't been doing any building.
Here are some before pictures and present pictures.
This was an older pic
Last week, doing a lot of sorting of 20 years of accumulation.
Behind all the junk is my old furnace
And now, today, my workshop is an empty shell ready for a new life.
The building inspector just finished his inspection.
About to say goodby to this old gal.
Nice!
Yeah, my bench is next to my oil burner, too. The burner's a little newer, though, and it does keep it relatively warm in the winter.
Have fun getting yourself (re)settled in!
The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.
Ah yes,an old Homart,I used to try to coax a few more years of life out of them for customers in my old job.Good your replacing,you should notice a cheaper utility bill unless it gets swallowed up by inflation.
Try to get some sort of insurance as parts are more sophisticated and costly on the new stuff.
You are gonna love the new enviroment and climate not to mention a refreshed workspace. Congrats.
BK
On the bench:
A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!
2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed
14 / 5 / 2
Exciting stuff. Congrats!
On the Bench: Too Much
Congrats on the new HVAC and the opportunity to revamp the workspace. Sounds like a huge win/win. Enjoy!
Gil
Nice, now you can revamp the bench and stash area.
Sounds like the first build should be the old P-38 racer "YIPPEE", to hang over the new unit. Goes along with the post title.
Congrats on the new heater!!!!! I'm willing to bet this is going to be one great workshop.
Good luck.
Jim
Stay Safe. Oh, almost forgot. Be careful with those tools you're about to use. They're larger than the ones you've been used to working with.
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
Thank you all for the nice replies. The new unit is going in today. It is so much smaller. I am looking forward to a lot lower engergy bill. I need money to build up my stash LOL.
Awesome Scott! A really exiting time for you, and just think, if you are saving money with the new system, perhaps you will be able to add to the stash!
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Glad you gota new unit. I have to get one installed into my garage to. Then I can start building models again. But first I have to build a painf booth then practice using airbrushes. I am truely looking forward to that.
Nice! Now you will have plenty of space for your work. We here in our neck of the woods (South Florida ) do not have the luxury of a basement, on the other hand, we do not have to suffer with the cold weather ( My house does not even have a heather system, we simply do not need it ). My workbench is a 2 x 4 table that I build myself, I have added a rolling cart with 8 drawers and that is the entire setup, so my space is limited.
Enjoy your new work area!
Joe
Congrats on the new HVAC Scott! Can't wait to see what you have planned for the new workspace.
"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?"- Oddball
John
Thanks Keyserj.
Got an empty pallet to work with now. Just laid the base coats for the floor sealant. Still really don't have a clue as to how I am going to lay my workspaces out. It's going slow with all the holiday activity and not having any time off from work. It feels and smells so clean, like a newly finished model. Man, I am missing my bench time.
scottrc Thanks Keyserj. Got an empty pallet to work with now. Just laid the base coats for the floor sealant. Still really don't have a clue as to how I am going to lay my workspaces out. It's going slow with all the holiday activity and not having any time off from work. It feels and smells so clean, like a newly finished model. Man, I am missing my bench time.
Update time,
Moving in the furniture, set up the power tool station, a really cool airbrush station my wife got me, and now sorting all my brushes and paints and wondering how to organize them. I can't wait to clutter the place up with projects.
Looking good!!!
Stay Safe.
scottrc Update time, Moving in the furniture, set up the power tool station, a really cool airbrush station my wife got me, and now sorting all my brushes and paints and wondering how to organize them. I can't wait to clutter the place up with projects.
Long time ago (about the 80's when I was a working slave) I used to have a chair on my desk just like yours, it was the same color, they are very confy!.
My shop cat thinks it is comfy too.
I had to get me another chair so we could share quality shop time together.
My compliments,came out great
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