When the two of us purchased a new house, I was especially happy by the backyard shed.
It’s more than nine feet wide and twelve feet long, which is plenty of space for a apartment gym.
It has a stone floor, a window at each end and eight-foot high ceilings. The shed is old, and I needed to make some improvement before setting up our equipment. I tore down the old pegboard from the walls, installed new insulation and put up drywall. I upgraded the old, drafty windows and carefully caulked around them. I spent quite a bit on an Energy Star rated exterior door and weatherstripped. I hoped to make the shed as airslim as possible for the sake of heating and cooling. In our local area, the outdoor temperature swings from disadvantage twenty to the high eighties. To love our workout space, I needed to install some style of temperature control unit. I didn’t want to spend a fortune or sacrifice overpriced square footage. I needed something compact, affordable and energy efficient that could handle the demands of the square footage. After some research and consulting with a local Heating, Ventilation and A/C contractor, I invested in a ductless heat pump. It’s just perfect for our needs. I can start up the heat pump through an app on our cellphone shortly before I head out to the shed to exercise. By the time I step through the door, our workout space is perfectly comfortable. Along with heating and cooling, the heat pump also works to circulate and filter the air. It helps to combat the easily unpleasant smell of sweat and eliminate air contaminants such as dust and pollen.