Soon I'll be a wrappin away in the basement, hope it won't be a freeeeezing winter, my existing room uses up the corner of the basement, two walls are finished but not insulated the other two are foundation. This is impossible to keep a comfortable temp and makes if difficult/impossible to get rods to dry correctly. I've been thinkin bout building an insulated rod wrappin room in the center of the basement, more efficent to heat ect. Before I get started what are some of the things I should consideror keep in mind. The first room started out as a sportmen room this will stricktly be for rod wrappin. Any suggestions??? What source of heat?

Goose, what type of heat do you have in the house? If you have warm water you could add a second heat zone either with a zone valve or a second circulator pump.

I would consider adding an exhaust fan, just put a vent somewhere in the wall that you can put a filter over. You could probably get away cheapest with adding insulation and drywall/or paneling to your existing exterior walls rather than building a whole new room.

I use a small oil-filled electric radiator in my garage. Its been keeping it warm the last couple nights, and Ive been painting the interior with no problems. Thats the easiest solution. Just plug it in

My house is heated with forced air. I built my walls around duct work and tight areas to maximize most space, very hard to insulate...also once I frame around foundation the room will get even smaller. Maybe building a new room in the center of the basement will help. I like the exhaust fan idea....what does a electric radiator go for and are they cost-efficient to run??

Oil filled electric radiator= approx. $40:tm:

put the studds on the flat..alittle pl400 on the back of the studds an a nail here an there will keep them in place for a very long time...plus u can get foam insulation 1" thick 2' wide by 8' long ,,cheap..put the studds 2' apart, saving u to buy less studds and putting them 16" on center....then rock the walls...my office / rod room is like 12x 16, an all I have is one 3' pc, of elect base brd. which keeps the room at 60 year round,,, if your basement is all below ground it should take less to heat it once all the walls an objects in the room are brought up to temp

Yeah, about $60. Electric baseboard heaters would very work well too

Thanks guys. capesams, hope to chat more on that at plug fling.

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