"So I'll tell y'all what I've been drawing up since last October and see what you think. My house is so old the county can't tell me when it was built, it was there when they started their records. So it has to be 200 years old. Back plaster and front plaster, lath, no insulation to speak of. I tried blowing in insulation a couple years ago, biggest mistake I ever made I think, because it won't hold heat at all now.
Few years ago I read somewhere that even a cardboard box can be heated reasonably well if you can find and eliminate the air leaks. Well I've got the lumber and I bought some insulation, and I'm super stingy right now because of some debt I'm paying off... But there's a 30-year-old farrowing house, Morton Building, on my acreage with 10-inch-thick insulated walls, it hasn't had a hog in it since the 1980s. I already crudely framed up a room that's 8x12 and 8 feet high. I figure I should be able to wrap that in plastic sheeting and insulate it at minimal cost and heat it for not a lot of money. I planned for a toilet and shower and sink, it just has to be mounted and plumbed, the hardware is sitting here. I figure if I stuff an upright washer/dryer in the corner I can deal with laundry. I almost never cook but I have a stove/microwave upright combo to put in there too. I don't need a bed since I sleep on the floor anyway.
I only need to insulate my freshly-constructed wooden floor and two walls. I don't figure I even need a window. I'm quite happy with an incredibly sedentary lifestyle when I'm at home, my job gives me plenty of exercise year-round. I just figure this should be many times cheaper to heat than the drafty old house, even if I go electric heat with the regular (higher) rates. What do you think? "
Here's what I think: You got the start to a great idea. Saving money and living in a properly insulated structure is a worthy goal! Now with the the shower, etc. you need to think about MOISTURE!!!! Exhaust fan to say the least. Mold(s) Love dark, moist, still air. Some are penicillin types, some are toxic. Perhaps some type of filtered, fresh air exchange can be economically figured into your plans. We want tractor guys to grow old and crusty, but mold free! Dave
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