Mud work taking forever! A Heater?
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Hey all…..Total remodel for a turn-over…Am in the Sierra foothills, and it’s been cold/rainey for far too long. (I’m from the coast until recently) Every wall has had to be: repaired/skim-coated/re-textured, and it is taking FOREVER, as even the set 20 is taking days to dry. Making knock-down near impossible. Been thinking maybe time for a heater. Propane? What size, 150,000 btu’s? This house is 2200sf, will be moving on to the next one after this. Do they create too much condensation? Safe, mostly? I know lots of you work in much colder/wetter climates, am I just a wimp?? Any thoughts would be helpful. (not neccessarily about my wimpy-ness) Thanks, Beck
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I gonna tell ya the real deal.
Option #1
Leave windows open and doors propped open at night till temps reach 20 degrees, or its raining. Fans help tremendously.
Option #2
Electric heating coil with fan taken from an old unit set in house on thermostat. It dries good .
Option # 3
Wood stove temp or permanant. Very dry heat .
Any liguid unvented heat will "add " moisture.
Option #4 leave it till the weather changes and go make some money. Its near impossible to make money on a house thats giving that type of problems if you are not equipted with one of top options.
Leaving house open has the fastest results if weather permits. If you cant work with the house open , leaving it open when you leave will do it .
Tim Mooney
Edited 1/6/2004 12:58:32 PM ET by Tim Mooney
I am diy'ing my own drywall and faced the same dilema, from the cold. Thought about propane, but in addition to the moisture, who wants to refill tanks every day? I don't move too fast...
I bought a couple electric baseboards and just propped them on the rooms I work on, two rooms at a time. 220 electic just strung from box for now.
About $75 bucks for everything.
A five footer keeps a good size room real toasty. Just a thought...worked great for me.
Todd