Hi:
I had this 22' x22' room added to the rear of our garage. It will house my new O-Scale 2-rail layout and workshop.
I have since added a pellet stove. We are awaiting the spring before finishing the wallboard taping. I am presently working on the SCARM layout plans and will post those upon completion.
This Forum has been a big help to me in developing those plans.
Thought you might like to see the progress.
Thanks... Tom
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Looks great, look forward to watching your progress.
Nice eh How you like the pellet stove?
Tom; you will love the pellet stove. I put one in the house 3 years ago & love it. The living room is always warm & toasty. Good luck with the layout.
Wow, all that space will be nice!!
Also, I really like your profile picture! Is that a golden?
Hi:
Chad and Spence:
I love the pellet stove, so far. As you can see from the below pictures, the town made me install the firebox 18" above the floor. I used 2x8's and covered the resulting box with cement board and a steel sheet. Being a free standing garage, it is classified the same as a Midas Muffler shop. Any volatile fumes will settle towards the ground. I built it on piers with a framed and insulated floor. The bottom of the rafters is boxed in with 1/4" wire screening to keep the rodents out of the insulation. This guarantees that the floor will always be warm, even if I only use the room for a few hours. A slab would take forever to soak up any heat. The pellet stove I purchased is the smallest I could buy and idles the room at 63 degrees. If I need more heat, the thermostat then kicks in. It is a Pleasant Hearth and can be purchased at Walmart or Home depot. So far it works quite well.
Mike:
Yes that is a Golden. He is darker than the usual and is the best dog we have ever had. Just an overall gentle good boy. He is 9 years old in the above picture.
Thanks... tom
Hi:
Chad and Spence:
I love the pellet stove, so far. As you can see from the below pictures, the town made me install the firebox 18" above the floor. I used 2x8's and covered the resulting box with cement board and a steel sheet. Being a free standing garage, it is classified the same as a Midas Muffler shop. Any volatile fumes will settle towards the ground. I built it on piers with a framed and insulated floor. The bottom of the rafters is boxed in with 1/4" wire screening to keep the rodents out of the insulation. This guarantees that the floor will always be warm, even if I only use the room for a few hours. A slab would take forever to soak up any heat. The pellet stove I purchased is the smallest I could buy and idles the room at 63 degrees. If I need more heat, the thermostat then kicks in. It is a Pleasant Hearth and can be purchased at Walmart or Home depot. So far it works quite well.
Mike:
Yes that is a Golden. He is darker than the usual and is the best dog we have ever had. Just an overall gentle good boy. He is 9 years old in the above picture.
Thanks... tom
I'm so jealous of the space.
Especially of the Rock Island Red 0-4-0
Good apartment for your mothr-in-law or an out of work relative.
I would love to have that space for a layout!
Jeff Davis
Very nice!
Looking forward to pics of your build!
Peter
Nice, you are one Lucky Dog and you have a beautiful GOLDEN one too. Enjoy!
I'm with laz1957, great room and beauitful Golden. Our Golden is a year and 3 months
awesome layout room and awesome dog. Win-Win!
Tom, thank's, I think your right on with the plates. When I was able to get to the stair case and see what I had I felt the same. Your garage extension is fantastic. Have FUN…...
Nice addition and look forward to seeing the layout plans
Awesome, very nice!
Any updates?
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