Back down in the teens this morning. Still bummed about the tomato plants.
Since the temperature isn't going high enough in the solarium during the day now, I'm not getting much use out of the heat pump system. So, the money I spent on that is wasted so far. Though I do know that's temporary.
One problem is that the solarium isn't getting enough sun. The trees to the south haven't lost all their leaves yet, so casting a shadow. I'm gaining less heat than I was a few weeks ago because of that. (I'm still trying to kill those trees off without killing the grape vine next to them.)
Even if I get the solar gain I want, it's going to take more of an investment to set it up to have the heated air blowing under the floors. Simply because I have to use hard ducting instead of flex duct. The dogs would instantly destroy flex duct because they can reach it. Maybe by the end of January. I don't want to divert money from Christmas to that.
It was a surprise that rearranging the living room for Christmas opened up a lot of space in the front living room. Not sure what I was thinking when I arranged it the way I did.
I still need to get the table saw out of that room. I had it in there because I was doing a lot of large work. No longer the case. Now I have to clean off the table in the work shop and move it back. Do that tonight. That will open up more space and make it look nicer.
The insulation has done some good. I went around and felt the ceiling and the walls. The ceiling is much warmer than the uninsulated cinder block walls. Now I have to figure out what to do with the side walls at some point. In a way which doesn't cost $10k. Seriously thinking about spray in solid foam. The price of it has come down in the last couple of years. It would cost a lot but would actually add strength to the walls in addition to the insulating factor. Also be relatively easy, no special machines and could be done gradually instead of all at once. Sounds like the best option. But because of temperature it has to be done in summer. And I have to do a test column, figure out if it will work at all and, if it will, how many cans it will take. Wish I could get a huge tank of it.
Stuff to do. Gotta get moving.
Since the temperature isn't going high enough in the solarium during the day now, I'm not getting much use out of the heat pump system. So, the money I spent on that is wasted so far. Though I do know that's temporary.
One problem is that the solarium isn't getting enough sun. The trees to the south haven't lost all their leaves yet, so casting a shadow. I'm gaining less heat than I was a few weeks ago because of that. (I'm still trying to kill those trees off without killing the grape vine next to them.)
Even if I get the solar gain I want, it's going to take more of an investment to set it up to have the heated air blowing under the floors. Simply because I have to use hard ducting instead of flex duct. The dogs would instantly destroy flex duct because they can reach it. Maybe by the end of January. I don't want to divert money from Christmas to that.
It was a surprise that rearranging the living room for Christmas opened up a lot of space in the front living room. Not sure what I was thinking when I arranged it the way I did.
I still need to get the table saw out of that room. I had it in there because I was doing a lot of large work. No longer the case. Now I have to clean off the table in the work shop and move it back. Do that tonight. That will open up more space and make it look nicer.
The insulation has done some good. I went around and felt the ceiling and the walls. The ceiling is much warmer than the uninsulated cinder block walls. Now I have to figure out what to do with the side walls at some point. In a way which doesn't cost $10k. Seriously thinking about spray in solid foam. The price of it has come down in the last couple of years. It would cost a lot but would actually add strength to the walls in addition to the insulating factor. Also be relatively easy, no special machines and could be done gradually instead of all at once. Sounds like the best option. But because of temperature it has to be done in summer. And I have to do a test column, figure out if it will work at all and, if it will, how many cans it will take. Wish I could get a huge tank of it.
Stuff to do. Gotta get moving.
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