The Framers Forum

Hi all,

Any recommendations on footwear for the workshop? I have a concrete floor and where I stand I have a few layers of cardboard (I know rubber matting like stable matting is good too) but anyone got any secrets for how they keep their feet warm? It's blummin freezing in there!

thanks all
Lynda (wishful thinking....)

My work shop is in general 3c so I have the same problem. I find that if I go into the office take off my socks and shoes and put them against the PC monitor that the hot air generated on this sites warms my feet sufficiently

Only Kidding

I worked at Bermondsey market once and all the dealers stood on newspaper. For my workshop that I am building at the moment, in a cold garage I am going to put chipboard flooring sitting on top of 25mm polystyrene. I did it at my last place in the shed and it worked well.

You could try these

http://www.lazyboneuk.com/products/Batt ... Socks.html

...layers - that's the answer - not thick socks - fishnet tights & thin socks - trap warm air around your feet.

It works of me - but what I do on the weekends is my buisness

Ive been wearing hill walking boots for the past few weeks. I do however change the socks now and then.They are very light and with thick soles with bigh grips they keep me well off the floor. Very cosey indeed.The last hing you want is flat thin soled shoes. Also its a good idea to wear a warm hat. I know its at the other end of the anatomy but it keeps the heat from being sucked up from the feet.

OMG, i just spilt my tea steve


actually i must be the only person with a warm workshop, was in just tshirt today

stcstc wrote:OMG, i just spilt my tea steve


actually i must be the only person with a warm workshop, was in just tshirt today

...I won't tell you about the Russian peasant skirt & the Doc Martin Boots then....

...as for a warm workshop - close the bloody press lid - it'll never cook like that

oh god, noooooo
actually its unberable when the press is on too

ha ha ha thanks all. no miracles then (except the battery operated heated socks, which I might just google - thanks for that !!) but lots of chuckles. And they've warmed me up brilliantly. Thanks all!!

I have a 25mm deep pierced rubber mat at my main work stations which keeps me off the cold concrete. Still my feet would get cold UNTIL two weeks ago my wife handed me a pair of Sock Shop branded 2.8 Tog value super brushed fleece socks. I tell you guys, Lion should be selling these! Fantastic! Have to concur with previous poster....keep your hat on. In my case a Donegal tweed fisherman's hat. And for the last two weeks full thermal underwear. My 6 year old daughter saw this apparition in white thermals, and told me I looked like.....................God!!!! Wish the wife thought the same!

I too suffered with freezing feet, and when they eventually thawed out they were sore from standing for too many hours a day. That was until I invested in some Filflop boots which are lined with fur of some sort (sheepskin?). They cost a fortune but my feet have never been cold since. I have calf length ones and wear thin socks with them. They are more comfortable than slippers. My feet no longer ache either. My best investment ever and no, they didn't pay me to say this!

Of course, you could invest in a little space heater to heat the whole place up to a more pleasant working temp.....

Some of the modern space heaters are very compact (see: http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/PROPANE-HEATER-10KW-34KBTU ) and will run for about 20 hours on a little 13kg gas bottle (about £20 to fill, so about £1 / hour to run) - although you'll only want it on for 10 - 20 minutes at a time as at 10Kw heat rating, it'll heat your average workshop in no time at all.

Cheers

Barry

My Mum had shingles under her feet a few years ago and has bad circulation so she has heating pads which last for about 8 hours, that stick to her socks under her feet. They must have a chemical reaction in them which supplies the warmth. We get them at a Chemist.

I put carpet on the concrete floor of my workshop which helps a little, and I wear a double layer of socks in my steel toed shoes - it stops the shoes rubbing and keeps my feet warm! Until I got a decent saw I used to use a nice electric fire, but too much dust for that now Otherwise plenty of layers do the job.

Thanks all!!

Townsend - I've just ordered some pairs of Sock Shop's thermal (2.4tog) socks.

Juliet - had a look at fitflops - wow they are expensive aren't they? I'll see how I get on with the Sock Shop socks, the cardboard and the snow boots and if all else fails will shop for the fitflops - they do look very warm!

Lynda

summer is coming soon!

Sometime in the next 12 months