Winter smoking

dirtdude

Time to move from the back patio to the front for winter, was 52 this morning. Appreciate all the bands you folks have sent me this year, used them to put a tabletop together for the front.
Oh, the cigars were great too
Cheers

peter4jc

I thought you didn't smoke Ghurkas.  ?

arch72

I like that @dirtdude I am putting mine on a poster 

Sketch6995

@dirtdude
That's pretty cool

rsherman24

Winter in Arizona?

Albinfk

I'm getting ready to build my basement smoking lounge. We have had snow already in October and yesterday morning it was 23 degrees. Last years winter was nothing and I think we are gonna pay for it this year. It's all planned out and I have wife approval !!!

Ryan1990

Great news Al! Keep us posted on your progress!

Albinfk

Will do. Goal is to have it done by end of November. Your all invited.

Gray4lines

Good God. it was in the 80s here yesterday, but supped to be 60s here tomorrow. Had a couple cooler mornings in the 40s.

Usually I can smoke a cigar inside in my office when it's too cold, but with a baby coming in january, I suppose that's done!  

MikeTodd

The house we bought has a sun porch with 7 windows, a screen door to the deck and a door to the house. The door to the house seals very well and the porch is not heated or cooled. I am trying to figure out the best way possible for ventilation so the wife will let me use it as a lounge for the winter. I have an electric heater I can use out there and the furniture is all porch stuff so it won't retain the smell. There is outdoor carpeting so I am trying to figure out a few thibgs. Plan B is the insulated garage sitting around the kerosene heater.

dirtdude

rsherman24 said:

Winter in Arizona?

It was still in the 90's last week but cooling off in the mornings, was nearly 50 this morning, front porch is a little more protected

dirtdude

peter4jc said:

I thought you didn't smoke Ghurkas.  ?

You need glasses Peter

matkn293

MikeTodd said:

The house we bought has a sun porch with 7 windows, a screen door to the deck and a door to the house. The door to the house seals very well and the porch is not heated or cooled. I am trying to figure out the best way possible for ventilation so the wife will let me use it as a lounge for the winter. I have an electric heater I can use out there and the furniture is all porch stuff so it won't retain the smell. There is outdoor carpeting so I am trying to figure out a few thibgs. Plan B is the insulated garage sitting around the kerosene heater.

Tile it with porcelain tile. Weather won't affect it like ceramic. Use a good thinset with additive and if you are up for it, epoxy grout

Diver43

Seeing that our average temperature come January will be about 72-76, the back patio it shall remain.

avengethis

matkn293 said:

MikeTodd said:

The house we bought has a sun porch with 7 windows, a screen door to the deck and a door to the house. The door to the house seals very well and the porch is not heated or cooled. I am trying to figure out the best way possible for ventilation so the wife will let me use it as a lounge for the winter. I have an electric heater I can use out there and the furniture is all porch stuff so it won't retain the smell. There is outdoor carpeting so I am trying to figure out a few thibgs. Plan B is the insulated garage sitting around the kerosene heater.

Tile it with porcelain tile. Weather won't affect it like ceramic. Use a good thinset with additive and if you are up for it, epoxy grout

Another probably more cost effective method would be luxury vinyl planking or tile.  Holds up to moisture very well, easy to install as they make a free floating or glue down version.  We put a free floating in a flip house and we paid about $1.29 sq/ft for it.  No other materials needed.  For ventilation depending on how the porch is setup you could use a bathroom vent or two in the ceiling or some type of fan in the window.

jlmarta

avengethis said:

matkn293 said:

MikeTodd said:

The house we bought has a sun porch with 7 windows, a screen door to the deck and a door to the house. The door to the house seals very well and the porch is not heated or cooled. I am trying to figure out the best way possible for ventilation so the wife will let me use it as a lounge for the winter. I have an electric heater I can use out there and the furniture is all porch stuff so it won't retain the smell. There is outdoor carpeting so I am trying to figure out a few thibgs. Plan B is the insulated garage sitting around the kerosene heater.

Tile it with porcelain tile. Weather won't affect it like ceramic. Use a good thinset with additive and if you are up for it, epoxy grout

Another probably more cost effective method would be luxury vinyl planking or tile.  Holds up to moisture very well, easy to install as they make a free floating or glue down version.  We put a free floating in a flip house and we paid about $1.29 sq/ft for it.  No other materials needed.  For ventilation depending on how the porch is setup you could use a bathroom vent or two in the ceiling or some type of fan in the window.

In my experience, the principal thing wrong with a bathroom vent fan is that they're so blasted noisy. I have super-sensitive hearing, though, so maybe it's just me. The only quiet ones I found were in the $100+ price range.... 

Albinfk

I'm going with a Panasonic whisper fan ducted directly outside. About $120 but are very quiet and powerful. Use them a lot in my new homes and remodels.

peter4jc

Albinfk said:

I'm going with a Panasonic whisper fan ducted directly outside. About $120 but are very quiet and powerful. Use them a lot in my new homes and remodels.

I've been looking at those for a long time, Albin.  What I want to find out is if the Panasonics have a motor that can be speed-controlled so that I can match the CFM to the amount of smoke in my room; if it's just me, I don't think it would need to be going full bore and sucking too much heat out of the room, whereas with another smoker or two, I'd want to crank it.  Any ideas?

Guitarded

A dimmer switch for a light fixture, if the fan motor is compatible. 

peter4jc

Guitarded said:

A dimmer switch for a light fixture, if the fan motor is compatible. 

That's kinda what I'm trying to find out.

Albinfk

The whisper green has a control to pick 50,80,110 cfm.

peter4jc

Thanks.

Edna20

We smoke in the garage with a kerosene heater, but the ventilation is not good and the garage stinks of cigars year round. Also, my new Jeep kinda smells now too because I parked it in there in the summer. One room of the house on that wall must have a crack into the garage because that room smells too, but I bought an Oreck air purifier that seems to do the job. 

Wylaff

Odd. I smoke in my living room and it smells just fine. Must be the higher elevation.

Amos_Umwhat

Wylaff said:

Odd. I smoke in my living room and it smells just fine. Must be the higher elevation.

Nah, it works fine down here, too.  Anyone feeling otherwise, can always step outside.

Rockethead26

Smoking an Illusione Espernay. It's 45 degrees F out here and raining. Bit of determination on my part, but I did get a nice rainbow.

Wylaff

It's so beautiful... What does it mean?...

0patience

Wylaff said:

It's so beautiful... What does it mean?...

It means the little leprechaun forgot where the hell he put his gold.

Rockethead26

Wylaff said:

It's so beautiful... What does it mean?...

It means that my hands are cold as hell, but I'm happier than a pig in, well, you know. Had a bit of lightning to stimulate the senses,too. Rainbows are there to let us know that regardless of all the crap going on in the world, all is just fine right here at this moment.

arch72

Amos_Umwhat said:

Wylaff said:

Odd. I smoke in my living room and it smells just fine. Must be the higher elevation.

Nah, it works fine down here, too.  Anyone feeling otherwise, can always step outside.

I smoke in my livingroom too no one has said anything and like @Wylaff said they can go outside or go away lol my house my rules lol

Yakster

I needed to refill my propane tank for my tabletop heater.