ryanjury Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Im setting up a fishroom in the garage dividing off the front half and lining it.. I was wondering what the best way to line it was, I was thinking just poly everywhere but was in talking to a mate today at placemakers and he was driving a forklift full of pink batts was thinking maybe that was the go? Whats better pink batts with maybe 5mm customwood overtop and the same on the roof or just poly everywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 When I built my fishhouse I used batts, sisalation and pinex but the water got to the pinex so I lined it all with uncorrogated coloursteel with the joints sealed with RTV and painted it with mould resistant Maf approved paint---worked a treat. I bought the coloursteel as offcuts from a factory that rolled it to produced the roofing and it was quite cheap. The more insulation the better because the power bill can be a killer otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 The last shed I built here specifically for the fishwas to convert a govt house garden shed. This has a fibro exterior over 150 x 25 backing onto 75 x 50 studs. That was what I started with. This then had 12mm poly put on to all areas exposed to the inside of the shed, except the studs. Roof and walls. It was then completely lined on the inside of the studs with 50mm poly, lined both side with thin MDF (I think) which was pre painted. Then I laid a cobweb of 30mm appx.of PVC piping onto the floor for later connecting to solar panels, and covered that with about 12mm of concrete. Double glazed the windows myself and that was it. Only heat in the room is the flouros, Maybe need specialist heating for specific tanks, but works okay for me. Insulation saves heaps down the road, wait and see if you don't. Aquanut built a an insulated shed inside his rented garage, this was done in modular sections for when he has to move to a different site, and his is heated with a thermostatically controlled fan heater. His works a treat. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Mine was 12ft x 8ft with 8ft stud and was heated by a one kW heater on a thermostat and a fan wired so it went all the time. The fan evens out the temperature quite a bit, but you may think temperature layering is an advantage---depends what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Alan, do you just use the solar panels and cobweb of piping for heating the room? My non-technical brain is perplexed again - surprise, surprise! I can understand that normally, when you draw off some water from a solar panel system, it then pulls through some fresh water which is then heated. At least I assume thats basically how it works. But if it is recirculating to provide heat for a room then how does that work? Hot water rises, so the cooler water in the pipes isn't going to return to the panels is it? It's probably a dumb question but then again, you are probably used to them from me. Please phrase your answer as though you are talking to a two year old so I have a chance of understanding it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Ya put a small pump into the system just to circulate the water Jude. I haven't connected it all up yet, but I'm picking that there wil be lotsa open doors when I do. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Well that made sense - and I even understood the answer :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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