how can i stop garage being cold in winter?
kids bedroom ideas with limited space
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Gary s
i use my garage as a playroom for the kids but in the winter it is too cold for them. I was wondering the best way to insulate the 7 foot metal garage door during winter months. There is also a bedroom above garage which is cold. I live in rented accomadation so limited to alterations. I though of buying a large piece of carpet to to cover door. Any ideas please?
Answer
The carpet is a bad idea. Rather, get some rigid foam panels and cut them to fit onto the garage door. If you can get the sort with aluminum foil on one side, the foil goes toward the inside (living space). It will also keep the bedroom upstairs warmer.
One other possibility is to heat the garage. I have a heated garage - detached from the house. It has a gas line in it and I put a heater in. Exhaust duct through the wall - but then again, I own, not rent. So whenever I have to work on a car I have a heated space to do it.
My kids are all grown up and most are living elsewhere. My baby girl (25) is back home and going to college (YEAY!) So we don't need the garage heated for play time. Only when I'm playing with the cars.
Hope this helps.
'av'a g'day mate.
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The carpet is a bad idea. Rather, get some rigid foam panels and cut them to fit onto the garage door. If you can get the sort with aluminum foil on one side, the foil goes toward the inside (living space). It will also keep the bedroom upstairs warmer.
One other possibility is to heat the garage. I have a heated garage - detached from the house. It has a gas line in it and I put a heater in. Exhaust duct through the wall - but then again, I own, not rent. So whenever I have to work on a car I have a heated space to do it.
My kids are all grown up and most are living elsewhere. My baby girl (25) is back home and going to college (YEAY!) So we don't need the garage heated for play time. Only when I'm playing with the cars.
Hope this helps.
'av'a g'day mate.
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Bachelor pad decorating help?
dan
I'm buying a house in a month. I am a bachelor and will live there alone, at least at first. It's a 3 bedroom rancher with 1 bathroom, a nice size living room, and a big kitchen. The living room and kitchen have brand new vinyl flooring. I'm going to repaint some rooms (kids lived there) and then recarpet the bedrooms.
I have a good idea what I'm going to do with the space in terms of furniture, but my main question however is, I need a little help with decorating. What kinds of things (pictures, posters, etc) should I hang on the wall?
by the way I'm 25 if that helps.
Answer
If you are 'decorating' a place for the guys to hang out and drink beer -- the posters, etc. that others have mentioned are appropriate.
However, if you hope to look like an educated, financially stable professional ---
1) furniture should match, and be 'real' furniture. (No directors chairs, beanbags, college-dorm furniture) If something was repaired with duct-tape, throw it out.
2) choose a single piece of art for over the sofa or fireplace -- the dominant colors in that piece should determine colors for other pieces. By art, I mean a painting or framed print. Posters do NOT count as art, except possibly if they are framed and under glass.
3) limit the trophys (bowling, stuffed wildlife, etc.) to a minimum.
4) put things 'away' -- the fewer things 'out', the fewer things that get dusty and look cluttered.
In all the rooms, limit the number of things that are out on counters, tabletops, etc.
Also -- a clean kitchen and bathroom go a LONG way in impressing dates.
If you are 'decorating' a place for the guys to hang out and drink beer -- the posters, etc. that others have mentioned are appropriate.
However, if you hope to look like an educated, financially stable professional ---
1) furniture should match, and be 'real' furniture. (No directors chairs, beanbags, college-dorm furniture) If something was repaired with duct-tape, throw it out.
2) choose a single piece of art for over the sofa or fireplace -- the dominant colors in that piece should determine colors for other pieces. By art, I mean a painting or framed print. Posters do NOT count as art, except possibly if they are framed and under glass.
3) limit the trophys (bowling, stuffed wildlife, etc.) to a minimum.
4) put things 'away' -- the fewer things 'out', the fewer things that get dusty and look cluttered.
In all the rooms, limit the number of things that are out on counters, tabletops, etc.
Also -- a clean kitchen and bathroom go a LONG way in impressing dates.
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