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I know there have been a lot of posts about building layouts in garages, with the usual caveats about controlling temperature/humidity variations and dust. These have been quite helpful, but I still have questions. For the past 4 years, I have been planning ('procrastinating' is probably a better word) to build a layout in a vacant 2-car garage. Here is some background info: 1) I live in central Maryland, where temps vary between seasons; 2) The garage is directly attached to the house, with the furnace just on the other side of the wall; 3) it has a 30-inch wide window (inner dimension) to install an AC unit if necessary; 4) it has a finished ceiling - no exposed rafters, but still needs insulation laid down; 5) the walls are covered - i.e. no exposed studs - but I don't think there is any insulation behind the sheetrock; 6) the floor is unfinished (plain concrete); 7) it has its own isolated electrical circuit; 8) it is my ONLY available real estate for a model railroad (no basement as an alternative option) I have roughly $1500 available to invest in extra insulation, a new window AC unit and/or an extra heating duct. I could probably do most of the labor myself. Can anybody tell me if this would be enough to bring the garage to a reasonable state of layout-readiness (within the next 3-4 months)?
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