How do you heat your garage come winter time?

[Lefty]

My Mr. Heater got delivered today. I bought a small one: 30,000-60,000 BTUs. It warmed the garage. alright. I took off my coat and turned it down after about 20 minutes.

I just wanted to say thanks!

 

[97RangerXLT]

I have a single burner Mr. Heater for the 20lb propane tank. it will heat my 19'x19' garage just fine. granted the garage is attached to the house and under the master bedroom and only has the garage door and south wall that are exposed to the weather....

AJ

 

[Lefty]

I have a single burner Mr. Heater for the 20lb propane tank. it will heat my 19'x19' garage just fine. granted the garage is attached to the house and under the master bedroom and only has the garage door and south wall that are exposed to the weather....

AJ

Yup! So far so good here. I will be working out there again today

 

[doorgunner]

Also.....insulate all doors. My overhead door is 140''f n the Louisiana summer uninsulated.
WITH R19 foild lined insulationthe door is same temp as thr resof the building 12' by 40' r13 in walls/sheetrock 1/2" thick/exhaust vet to blw hot attic airout the rear of attic in sun=mmer.

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Wintertime the overhead door interior reaches 65F on a 30F day. I set a $80 electric adjustable 120V heater at the intake of the A.C. Then turn the A.c.blower on manual/compressor off.
The A.C blowr warms the whole shop to 65F on a 30F day!

Worth every penny to be able to work in the winter inside!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lefty]

Also.....insulate all doors. My overhead door is 140''f n the Louisiana summer uninsulated.
WITH R19 foild lined insulationthe door is same temp as thr resof the building 12' by 40' r13 in walls/sheetrock 1/2" thick/exhaust vet to blw hot attic airout the rear of attic in sun=mmer.

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Wintertime the overhead door interior reaches 65F on a 30F day. I set a $80 electric adjustable 120V heater at the intake of the A.C. Then turn the A.c.blower on manual/compressor off.
The A.C blowr warms the whole shop to 65F on a 30F day!

Worth every penny to be able to work in the winter inside!!!!!!!!!

As far as I am concerned Mr. Heater has already paid for itself! The only trouble is that now all my friends want to work there.

 

[LearningStick]

A heated garage is more livable and soon it's not a garage anymore.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

As far as I am concerned Mr. Heater has already paid for itself! The only trouble is that now all my friends want to work there.

So put them to work on your stuff...

 

[Lefty]

I gotta say. I've been having a lotta fun.

 

[Lefty]

In fact, I've been having a blast

 

[James Morse]

Wood, but the stove is undersize for the shop (24x32). I used to use kero additionally either torpedo which smells a lot, or just regular kero heaters; up until I went to get some the other day and it was $8/gal I just can't see paying that.
Eventually I want to extend the natural gas line out there and put actual heat and a/c.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

It doesn't really get cold here, I gotta figure out how to cool it down come summer.

Till then, I would probably go focused heat unless the shop is insulated/sealed.

Those propane/kerosene bazooka tubes work pretty good. Patio heaters are $89 black friday at the orange store. They keep a lil area warm pretty good too.

 

[Roert42]

I wanted to put a wood stove in the garage, I actually have a small Coal stove I could use too.

I was searching around online and it seems that a lot of insurance companies will not insure a garage or workshop that uses wood stoves.


I never got around to calling the insurance lady to ask though.

 

[rumblecloud]

Depends on the insurance company and the wood stove.
Going through the process now.

Insurance companies don't like mixing fire with containers of flammable liquids - the kinds that you would find in most garages/shops. Local codes have regulations permitting stoves as long as you follow certain clearances to combustibles. Using a stove that is UL approved reduces those clearances, making those stoves safer. Ins. companies however sometimes don't care and still won't approve.

Not sure what the difference is between a wood fired stove and a gas/propane fired stove. The UL approved sticker does help though. I've been using a barrel stove, but have upgraded to an approved wood/coal fired stove -- getting delivered tomorrow.

Film at 11 after I get it installed

 

[Shran]

My insurance agent (who deals with a bunch of companies) told me that Foremost is the only company they deal with that will insure wood stoves in a shop. I think there might be a couple others. My buddy said Farm Bureau does too.

Either way they also said that it's not really an issue of flammable liquids... their statement was "No solid fuel burning appliances allowed in outbuildings." So I took that to mean that if I had a barn full of pigs, I can't put a coal stove in... or a wood stove in a bugout shelter... etc. In the house, no problem.

 

[sgtsandman]

I believe a lot of insurance companies that will insure a house with a wood burner in it will only do so if it has a gas, fuel oil, or electric furnace in it as well. That may be just a PA thing.