Workshop Information
Location
Belgium
Update 14 Jun 2021
Last year, Autumn time I finally connected up the heating in the workshop. its an electric water heater, connected to the mains electric & solar panels. I set the temperature to 18 deg C (64½ F), but I found this too warm even in the winter months so reduced it down to 15C/59F. this is using underfloor heating. Warm feet, warm body. the internal humidity is now in the range of 40-45% RH. perfect for keeping wood stable.
There will be further major changes to the workshop later this when my current Project is finished.
Update August 2019
my solar panels are installed on the shop roof, generating a max of 4Kw/H of energy. which is about 1.5Mw of free electricity/year
Update 18 March 20019
Well 6 years on and not much has changed on my workshop from the outside, still have no heating yet, hopefully later this year, just waiting for 45m2 of solar panels to be installed.
The inside is now useable, still no central dust & chip extraction, that wil be later this year/next year. The work shop doors have to be the next project.
I now have a second workshop dedicated to hand tool work, about 50m2 (540 sq Ft.) with heating
Last year, Autumn time I finally connected up the heating in the workshop. its an electric water heater, connected to the mains electric & solar panels. I set the temperature to 18 deg C (64½ F), but I found this too warm even in the winter months so reduced it down to 15C/59F. this is using underfloor heating. Warm feet, warm body. the internal humidity is now in the range of 40-45% RH. perfect for keeping wood stable.
There will be further major changes to the workshop later this when my current Project is finished.
Update August 2019
my solar panels are installed on the shop roof, generating a max of 4Kw/H of energy. which is about 1.5Mw of free electricity/year
Update 18 March 20019
Well 6 years on and not much has changed on my workshop from the outside, still have no heating yet, hopefully later this year, just waiting for 45m2 of solar panels to be installed.
The inside is now useable, still no central dust & chip extraction, that wil be later this year/next year. The work shop doors have to be the next project.
I now have a second workshop dedicated to hand tool work, about 50m2 (540 sq Ft.) with heating