I have a large unfinished attic that is just begging to become my new space for a o-scale layout...but I have a few concerns regard temperatures.
Summer would be my big concern, but there are air conditioning ducts already run to the attic (was planning for a dormer...but that's not happening anytime soon) so all I need to do is open the vents and the attic has AC in the warm months. it's not quite as cool as the rest of the house but it's cool enough up there that I'm not worried about the heat.
I'm worried about the winter. I'm in New Jersey, and it gets cold in the attic during the winter months. Obviously I could use a space heater but then I need to worry about ice dams forming on the roof. My roof does not have a ridge vent, but rather the attic is cooled by a vent on either side of the house. I have devised a plan to put a false sealing in the attic and box in the side vents so that I'm creating a cool zone between the false ceiling and the roof, in an effort to avoid ice dams.
So I guess my question is have any of you dealt with this issue and if so, how. How cold is too cold an environment for electric trains to live in.
All your comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Bill
