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Painting studio

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by Chris from Sweden, Nov 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM.

  1. Chris from Sweden

    Chris from Sweden

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    Long time since I posted anything. So it's about time.

    I have an old barn that I didn't use for anything else you than store a couple (ten?) of years of firewood


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    I decided that the loft I going to use as a painting studio. Maybe I do some spray painting there as well.

    The problem was that the wall didn't stop the wind. So I had to remove the old siding
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    I found a couple of old cool windows that I couldn't resist to use

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    Now that wall has about 5 and a half inch (13, 5 centimeters) of insulation, a proper wind barrier and broken thermal bridge.

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    Next step was the ceiling

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    It's only about 7 feet in the centre. So I only used about 5 and three quarter (14 centimeter) of insulation.

    Next step is the other gable that I just started on . So picture will come. When that gable is insulated I can have some heat on so I can start fix the inside.

    To be continued...
     
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    Now I made some progress with my painting studio, so now I can have some heat in the studio. For now I going to cover the walls, floor and ceiling with thick paper. So I can start using it.

    Next step will be new siding on the outside, but I probably wait for better weather



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