Door Sealing

oakley1984

Well-Known Member

• May 31, 2011

• #1

so since in using an outbuilding thats completely detached from my home and the exterior door leads directly into my room ive been having issues of keeping a regular temperature/light sealing

as is my room stays a nice ~23c/73F throughout the day no matter what temp it is outside... however at night time im having the issue of my temp dropping to 10c/45F

since the room is only 60sq ft and 100% detached from house im having a hell of a time keeping conditions constant... any one have any ideas?

 

toastycookies

Active Member

• May 31, 2011

• #2

is it insulated?

 

oakley1984

Well-Known Member

• May 31, 2011

• #3

walls are done with r-14 exterior wall insulation
floor is done with 2" solidcore foam with plywood liner (~r-
ceiling is done with r-20 exterior insulation

 

toastycookies

Active Member

• May 31, 2011

• #4

get a heater

 

oakley1984

Well-Known Member

• May 31, 2011

• #5

sure, know of anywhere i can get a 120vac thermostat?

 

toastycookies

Active Member

• May 31, 2011

• #6

http://www.amazon.com/WIN100-Heating-Cooling-Programmable-Thermostat/dp/B000E7NYY8

 

rosecitypapa

Active Member

• May 31, 2011

• #7

If you have space, have a couple of barrels of water in there. The thermal mass will raise your nighttime temps in winter and cool your daytime temps in summer. It won't be as accurate as a heater on a thermostat but it is reclaiming energy that is not being utilized.

 

oakley1984

Well-Known Member

• May 31, 2011

• #8

thanks toastycookies, thats EXACTLY what i need!
rosecitypapa; theres 2 25g water bins in there already! 1 food 1 water

 

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joe dollar

Well-Known Member

• May 31, 2011

• #9

i got that same thermostat from ace hardware