tonino schafer

thanks for the reply guys! hmmmm.....  i do have underfloor radiant which is heated by an on demand boiler and this does heat the house even, it is just that i keep it at a constant temperature and when we get a cold day or night snap then i use the log burner to take the nip out of the air but it needs to run for a long time before the ceiling fills up and it can get out the double doorway size opening threshold. May be the best thing to do would be to install some kind of hood over the top of the wood burner to collect and divert some of the air to the floor level above, the chimney has an extra chase i can use for it; i guess a low flow fan could also be incorporated and as the chimney is in the middle of the house i can vent to both sides upstairs.???

Good day all
i have a wood stove on the ground floor with a section of exposed flu pipe that i could wrap a coil around to capture heat for the next floor up. I was wondering what a simple system may look like with a coil, two radiators, an expansion and emergency pressure release. I was wondering if it i should consider water or oil for the heating fluid? any help appreciated..... I also have underfloor heating ran off an on demand baxi boiler but it would probably be more difficult to integrate into that system and part of the idea is to leave that on low and use the wood stove to quickly take the cold nip out of the air. ...... just in case as well i would probably want to have three or possibly 4 radiators (the top floor consists of two bedrooms, a landing and a bathroom), as they would all be at the same level i guess i would also need some kind of pump ran off a thermostat?
Cheers all
Tonino

Cheers for that, will get a bit of a post together and do that. Have a good en

Mike Jay Haasl wrote:Ooooh, I vote for the roof with greenhouse.  Then you could, if you want, put a wall down the line of posts and separate the greenhouse from the living area.  And you can put vents up high in the vertical transition between the two roofs.

Well, I’m on my way. Actually got the other end and bottom of the roof done after the video. I will be putting a wall down the middle as well :)

Question for you... what can I grow in winter here with mostly overcast? Cheers

OK, well i have a few more drawings illustrating two more configurations

in the drawing below are two things, the top truss is a variant that would save material if fit for purpose and the below that i drew what i thought you were talking about

I need to stay below 2500 from the top of the wall. The last picture i posted would put me at 2488 before final roof material and what i am posting below was my original idea but it is too tall and already does not reach from the left (chimney side) to the right which if it did i assume would need to be taller yet.

now i am toying with doing a truss like this but i am at 3.36 m cubed for lumber (as i will still need battens) and there will be additional hardware for trusses.... i'm a confused wreck over this roof i needed to get done yesterday lol

yes, i will check when i purchase the roofing material on the batten spacing. I have considered running the main supports the other way and am working on a second drawing to try and see if it would be a big savings in timber, currently the design above calls for about 2.5 m³ and i will post pics of the alternative one when i finish it but will also consider how the upright supports will restrict internal storage space on the high side and i dont thinkg there will be a substantial savings in wood but will check

yea, i will add timber around the chimneys, was just saving time in case someone mentioned that my design was complete rubbish and i had to start over lol

Hiya, no, thank you for your time in replying we have not had a huge deal of snow over the 7 years i have been here, this year was actually the most with about 10cm over a few days but then melting, we are near the baltic sea here which keeps the snow form building up. The panels will be opaque for a normal roof, i be building a greenhouse at ground level after i get this roof dried in so i can use the space below. a couple more pics