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DIY INstalling furnace ductiwork in new home rrrralph 09-22-2006
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Posted by -zero on September 22, 2006, 11:12 am

> Bought a furnace for 3k ft cottage which I have constructed. I baulked
> at the contractors pricing for ductwork(double the cost of furnace ) .

You baulked at a fair price.

> Contractor will install and hook up furnace and has drawn up a duct
> design with register locations and duct sizing.

He knows your using his info but not his sevices on the duct work?

> Looking for reference
> material, web or otherwise on abc's of ductwork installation for DIY ers

And when the contractor is finished, you'll have pics to take to show
the integrity and professional install of the system. Tight fitting joints,
properly insulated so it doesn't drip condensate onto the drywall, etc.

And when you are finished it may look more like it was put together by
drunken Lumberjacks. Or at the very best a first time do-it-yourselfer. And
the average is somewhere in between.

There are/were trade schools just for tin knockers, with 4 year
apprenticeship programs, journeyman, master, the whole cigar. What I'm
saying is this is skill that is practice oriented rather than
information/knowledge oriented. A book will be way better than any web based
info.

-zero



Posted by on September 22, 2006, 11:25 am

rrrralph wrote:
> Bought a furnace for 3k ft cottage which I have constructed. I baulked
> at the contractors pricing for ductwork(double the cost of furnace ) .
> Contractor will install and hook up furnace and has drawn up a duct
> design with register locations and duct sizing. Looking for reference
> material, web or otherwise on abc's of ductwork installation for DIY ers

if you going to tackle something like this get a sheet metal shop to
make the complex bends, return/supply air plenums and avoid the
flexible stuff unless it's very close to a register


Posted by Zephyr on September 22, 2006, 4:07 pm
3000 square foot COTTAGE. What's his main house like?

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Zyp
>
> rrrralph wrote:
> > Bought a furnace for 3k ft cottage which I have constructed. I baulked
> > at the contractors pricing for ductwork(double the cost of furnace ) .
> > Contractor will install and hook up furnace and has drawn up a duct
> > design with register locations and duct sizing. Looking for reference
> > material, web or otherwise on abc's of ductwork installation for DIY ers
>
> if you going to tackle something like this get a sheet metal shop to
> make the complex bends, return/supply air plenums and avoid the
> flexible stuff unless it's very close to a register
>



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