Building furniture started out as a hobby.
I invested into a set of tools and started making stools, chairs, tables, bed frames and dressers.
I gave them to friends, neighbors and family members for holidays and birthday presents. The words spread and I began getting orders from people I didn’t even know. My hobby turned into a lucrative side-business. I needed to devote more time to my projects.I built myself a shed in the backyard where I can store my tools and work on orders all year round. I outfitted the shed with electricity and needed to figure out a way to handle temperature control. In my local area, the weather fluctuates a great deal. The winters are especially chilly and snowy while summers are hot and humid. I wanted a system that would provide both heating and cooling capacity. I was looking for something fairly inexpensive, compact and energy efficient. I hoped to keep my operational costs reasonable. After quite a bit of research, I settled on a ductless heat pump. The system consists of an outdoor compressor connected to an indoor air handler by way of a conduit. The installation process required little more than a three-inch hold in an exterior wall to accommodate the conduit. The air handler is mounted up high on the wall, operates quietly and offers control by way of a cordless remote. I can adjust temperature and fan speed and switch between heating and cooling. I can even target airflow in different directions. The ductless heat pump is very good at handling excess humidity and filtering out air contaminants. I like that I can start it up a few minutes before I head out to the shed and it will provide a perfectly comfortable work environment.