How do you heat your Garage?

[Dave Dyer]

Hi All,

After reading a recent post were trv8 said his garage was insulated and centrally heated, which is every mans dream of course, it got me thinking, especially with the weather we're having at the moment, how does everybody keep their garage/shed/workshop warm enough to actually work in it?

I put a fan heater in mine the other day, but it barely raised the temperature!

Cheers, Dave

[PeterTR7V8]

I had mine built in New Zealand. I tried living in a snow belt but it didn't work out.



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[john mc nulty]

I open the door to let some heat out.

[stevie_a]

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<font color="teal"><b>I open the door to let some heat in.....[:D][:D]</b> </font id="teal">

[Tom M.]

In my township you can't share a hot air vented system between the garage and the living space due to CO concerns. I'll bet most areas have that ordinance.

I have electric baseboard heat in my garage but to be honest it doesn't do much, you have to raise the temperature of the concrete slab which won't happen.

Tom M.

[jclay (RIP 2018)]

I have a single oil radiator/electric heater. I had insulated doors installed with side seals, when I replaced the garage doors about five years ago. All I do is turn it on about two hours before I intend to go to work and it is pleasant when I come back out.

Clay

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[staningrimsby]

I have a fleece, an atractive hoody, 4 pairs of socks, track suit bottoms under jeans and a pair of seal wear gloves.

Im lovely and toasty.[:)]



1980 2.0 DHC (soon to be 16v) - Polly.

[tr8]

Insulated ceiling, walls, and doors and a 220 volt heater hanging from the wall. It will get the temperature up to 80 degrees easily when it is -40 out. The slab is still a bit cold though. I turn it on the night before I use the garage and it is great. I left it on for a couple of months last winter and it didn't cost too much, maybe an extra $60 a month.

[FI Spyder]

I have baseboard heating but haven't turned it on yet as I usually have too much stuff around it. I use a 1500/900 watt small heater with fan (you can see it in the picture) to spot warm the area I'm working in (two car garage/converted carport). Halogen work lights throw off a lot of heat as well. Wearing a coat it's warm enough. We're getting bitter, bitter weather here, between 40+ and 50 degrees F (7 to 10C). The garage is insulated with regular wood door and 5' sliding glass door. It's a little cool when you start working but once you start moving about it's OK. Here's a shot of white stuff we got for a few weeks in the winter of 2007/08.




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[REPLIC8]

I built my garage as part of an extension to my house last year, The base is 4" road stone, 2" sand, poly membrane, 10" very dense concrete. All the walls are concrete block/brick with 80mm insulated cavity, insulted ceiling, 50mm thick double skinned insulated roller door with draught seal all round, double glazed UPVC windows & door.
I did install a heater, but even in the freezing temps we've had lately, I haven't used it, the garage retains heat well enough to work in with just a t-shirt & overalls. [:D][:D]

It does now have proper electrics, a bench & no bikes!
Trying to warm up a normal garage in this country is just throwing your money away.

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Andy
1981 UK SPEC TR8

[Bobbieslandy]

If there was a "jealous" smiley icon then it would be used here. I'm a naturally messy person, my garage wouldn't stay that tidy for long. Oh, long johns, tshirts, jumpers and weirdly enough, loud music. i find it takes my mind off the cold[:D]

[trekcarbonboy]

I have found that running the car with the door closed for an hour or 2 tends to give me a warm fuzzy feeling! [xx(] Really improves that pasty white winter skin tone too! [V]

But seriously though...I use Stainingrimsby's method. Bundle Up! No insulation in my garage so there's little point in trying to heat it. Only a 1/2 inch piece of plywood and an 1/16 piece of vinyl siding between the inside and the outside. We have had a high of 33f all week and low of 16 each night. Which is typical Jan/Feb temps, but a little cold for Dec. No important things to address right now, <font color="red">So basically I'm waiting till March!</font id="red">

Too cold to work on the car but I go mountain biking at 7am at least 2x per week all through the winter. Even if it snows! The best part is getting changed afterwards, outside in the parking lot! Makes you know your ALIVE! [:D]

Craig

[cozyheatdave]

I have hot water heat. There is a boiler in the house, and when I set up the garage I ran a set of copper lines through the ceiling to this unit heater in the corner. There is a small quiet fan behind a water coil that comfortably heats the garage. The door is almost always open between the garage and the house and I keep the garage heated to about 70 degrees. I often work out there in a tee shirt and my slippers.



As a matter of fact, I've been preparing my axle on the bench lately. Rebuilt the brakes and wheel cylinders, fresh paint, new bushings, etc.


No garage should be without one of these. This air hose reel is mounted to the ceiling and the compressor is out in my shed so I don't have to hear it running. I always have plenty of air pressure, without noise. And notice, the large pressure dial. I don't need my glasses.


Lastly, no garage is complete without a frige and a TV. Great for those late night how-does-go-together type evenings.

[trekcarbonboy]

NICE Cozyheatdave! I like the floor too! Not sure about that orange subframe though. Ok thats just jealousy trying to find something wrong. I take it back the subframe looks good too.

Craig

[Odd]

Up here in Santaland <u>a garage</u> isn't a garage if it isn't fully insulated/heated - then it's a mere carport.
(Even if all the four windbreaking walls are there! [:D] )

My garage is centrally heated with the same water carried heat as the main house,
the garage loop is governed to keep the garage at a minimum of roughly 5-10C/40-50F during the
winter. (To be absolutely correct: It's governed to keep the inside of the garage ~16C above the
outside temp, but no temp lower than 5C/40F allowed and no heat applied above 18C/64F...)

<u>If</u> I want to spend some quality time out there I just start up the 5kW 3phase electric heater fan
- and it's a cosy 20C/68F in just about no time...

To get the perspective: Currently we have like -14C/7F (and a chill-factor enhancing 30kph/19mph
northerly wind) outside, and it's 18C/64F in the garage after my visit this afternoon...

(The caravan have it's own mains connected electric heating during the winter hibernation period.)

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