50,000 BTU Re-VerBer-ray radiant Natural gas heater set at 65F... we get two seasons here... winter and July...
i use an oil fired mobile home furnace stuck in the corner.heats the garage well even in below 0 temps
2 base board electrics strategically placed where needed - keeps it bearable in these canuck winters. Was planning on using a wood stove but after the insurance company got involved and the increase in my rates for it, it sure made electricity much more economical.
In floor hot water radiant heat, with natural gas forced air backup. My slab is always a comfy 65 deg F. Melts the snow and ice off the cars really quick. I will NEVER build another shop up here with out it.
We use wood in an old barrel stove right know but we are going to build a new one out of heavy wall 36 inch pipe and add a used oil drip system, It builds more heat and gets rid of the used oil at the same time
It's all relative squirrel. He's "south" of me. I use a big dog LP heater. It's a 65K BTU hanging unit. I went through 3 100# LP tanks last winter. My garage is 24'X30' with close to 12' ceilings.
Be careful of wood stoves, my neighbor lost his garage by leaving his wood stove burn while he went away for a while. Came back to a total loss.
I have a gas furnace in the attic of my shop that sucks air in from out side so I can paint with out blowing myself up. Just purchased a corn stove have not had time to hook it up. I will post some pics when I do.
it gets cold here to ,but I just lock up the shop and wait till spring. After all who goes Drag Racing in the winter. ( not me )
I use one of those little Voglezang woodstoves like they sell at HF. Never leave it unattended long though. Warms my 24x24 pretty good.
I use 3 fan forced electric heaters with oil filled elements that hang from the ceiling. Fans run after thermostat reaches temp till they cool off. I spoke with the rep. from the manufacturer who asked me a lot of questions regarding insulation etc. I had tried kerosene but it was too humid and I did not want any kind of flame in my garage . I keep my 1000 SF garage with 10 foot ceilings heated to 50 24/7 and turn up to 65 when I am out there working. costs me about 80 bucks a month. in the summer I use a dehumidifier and my garage stays pretty cool
Home made wood stove made out of a 30" pipe. Has a tray in the front to burn used motor oil. When it gets hot and starts drafting sounds like a freght train .
Modine overhead LP heater. If I could afford it I would used overhead LP infrared heater like I have in the furniture shop ther run a lot CHEAPER for the 11-1/2 months of winter we have here in Minnesota. jim h
I've got a hanging nat-gas Carrier with an auto set back thermostst set @ 60 when I'm not there and kicks up to 65 when I'm working. Keeps the metal, tools , and welders warm and dry. 65 is a bit cool if your just sitting around, but is a good temp to work in. Some things are just worth spending money on. Gene
I have a homemade wood burning stove, the torpedo heater gets is warm fast and the wood heater keeps it warm
when a 60,000 lb snowplow breaks u fix it where it lays,it snowes last nite 2-3 in. so u pussys stop whinning, i do have a wood stove in the tool room
I have a 75K BTU in my shop (30x36--1100sqft). It is a low clearance ceiling mounted unit with forced exhaust (able to vent out the side of the shop instead of up thru the roof). I run it on PROPANE (no natural in my area)..Have a 130 GALLON (not pound) horz "pig" tank that will last me all winter long (Nov-May). I'm all insulated and only have a 8' tall ceiling..stays off when not in the shop, heats up to 70* from 40* in about 20 minutes. My shop is attached to the house so I get a little warmth of the home as well (never been down to freezing (32*) in the shop even when it is below "ZERO" outside. You can see it hanging in the corner above my Fordor.
Ceiling mounted natural gas heater (40K btu), 8 inches of blown in insulation in the ceiling, 6 inches of fiberglass in the walls...leave it set at 45 degrees all winter long and bump it up when its time for work, keeps the tools and welder nice and dry... there was a time when the heater was on the fritz when I was working on a honda civic when I hooked up the exhaust hose and let the civic run...between the heat from the engine and leaving the windows open with the heat on, it made things nice and toasty
still heating with mother nature..Wood. we have the ash bore here in Michigan so the dam bug is killing off our ash trees, might as well use it for heat instead of letting it rot back into the ground. its alot of work to heat with wood no doubt, cant wait until i can afford a 100K BTU high efficiancy furnace, than i can use the wood as supplimental or for a quick heat up. But as for now i have a 250Gallon oil drum converted to a wood burner, and in the worst of winter since installing it it gets nice and cozy inside..i have a rack and a shelf bult into the top of it above the unit, to dry and cure painted parts on..works great on curring out headers
use a good stove and proper pipe triple-wall through to the out side and you`ll be as safe as you can , been heating with wood & coal for years slow start up ,good dry heat ..also good exercise GREAZY HUBCAPZ CC East Tn
Old home oil furnace, blows diagonally across the shop. Oil tank outside. Keep it at 35-40F to keep frost off tools, etc, Turn up when in shop. Adding more insulation this winter in the attic; oil is NOT getting any cheaper.
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