Heating my garage for winter projects

[dbdragracing]

I have a 400 sq. ft. garage and I will be using it this winter to do my T5 and 5 lug swap! I would like to find an easy way to heat the garage, but I dont want it hooked into the house heating system....any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

 

[RsStanG1987]

Propane Bullet heater

 

[bentley429]

Is the garage insulated or anything?

 

[dbdragracing]

The walls are drywalled and insulated, but the ceiling is only drywalled. I plan on insulating it once it starts getting cooler outside. Do the propane heaters put out any fumes? Thanks.

 

[RsStanG1987]

The walls are drywalled and insulated, but the ceiling is only drywalled. I plan on insulating it once it starts getting cooler outside. Do the propane heaters put out any fumes? Thanks.

Not much if any..Maybe a stoker stove you burn coal in they friggen put out crazy heat.. In my granpas garage we used to have a wood burner that thing put out crazy heat too.

 

[KlrSnk]

I'd go wood burner.

I used to work in a shop where all we had was one wood burner and it would heat up the 3 bay garage in no time.

 

[dbdragracing]

Where can I buy a wood burning stove? Thanks.

 

[RsStanG1987]

Where can I buy a wood burning stove? Thanks.

Yard sale

 

[bubba-dough]

Reddy heater, herosene heater and propane heater would all have few fumes and are efficient and heat quick. A coal burner or wood stove is a lot of work to keep going and they stink the place up.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

i bought one of these. paid about $150 CDN for it. 80 000 BTU
http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails_extended.asp?catid=45&id=25

my garage is a 2.5 car garage with NO insulation and NO drywall. one day when it was -31F outside i fired it up on high just to see how warm i could get it, i ended up getting it up to like 35F and i could work in a sweater.

the trick with propane is ventalation if you wanna live lol. i had a electric heater blowing air in from the window to get some fresh air in. what i ussually do is run it on HIGH for about 15 mins till its warm enough then i run it on low while i'm working, once i feel the cold coming back i crank it on high for another 10 mins and turn it back down. the propane has an odor when burnt but you get used to it really quick


BTW where i live winter is -30F for alot of the winter

 

[RsStanG1987]

i bought one of these. paid about $150 CDN for it. 80 000 BTU
http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails_extended.asp?catid=45&id=25

my garage is a 2.5 car garage with NO insulation and NO drywall. one day when it was -31F outside i fired it up on high just to see how warm i could get it, i ended up getting it up to like 35F and i could work in a sweater.

the trick with propane is ventalation if you wanna live lol. i had a electric heater blowing air in from the window to get some fresh air in. what i ussually do is run it on HIGH for about 15 mins till its warm enough then i run it on low while i'm working, once i feel the cold coming back i crank it on high for another 10 mins and turn it back down. the propane has an odor when burnt but you get used to it really quick


BTW where i live winter is -30F for alot of the winter

Yeah they sell bullet heaters too they friggen Rawk.

 

[dbdragracing]

I was looking at this heater....has anyone used one of these:

http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails_extended.asp?catid=46&id=29

Thanks for all the help!

 

[tunedin302]

I was looking at this heater....has anyone used one of these:

http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails_extended.asp?catid=46&id=29

Thanks for all the help!

Yes, I have something very similar. It works great and heats a two garage in no time. The only problem that I have with it is if you are working with someone it is hard to talk to them because the heater is very loud. Also have to give up the radio.

 

[ryan218]

Propane Bullet heater

thats what we have. works great.

 

[Daggar]

I have a smaller garage than most. Just a single car. I have one of these in there now:

After looking at the site posted above, I think I'll be getting one of these:

I can take the thing camping and ice fishing too! 18,000 BTU for $129 from Cabellas. I'm on it.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

I was looking at this heater....has anyone used one of these:

http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails_extended.asp?catid=46&id=29

Thanks for all the help!

those work well cause they have a fan built in but they can get pretty loud. with the convection one i have its 80 000 btu and i just hung a normal house fan in the rafters blowng the hot air towards where i am working. i found the best way to keep the heat is to run a fan or 2 in my rafters to help circulate the air.

 

[90]

i also have a single car garage and i use a karasine(SP?) heater.. holds about 5 gallons and when my father and i were working on a motorcycle.. with the door open it felt like 72 in there, when it was about 20 out side.. i almost put my swimming trunks on with a tank top...

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

my buddy has a kerosene heater in his garage, the only draw back is kerosene doesn't burn aas clean and he had soot on some stuff around the heater

 

[Dagz]

propane seems to work pretty good, I like wood heat but unless you have the insurance for it I wouldn't go that way just in case anything ever happens.

Dagz

 

[grey5.0beast]

I have an orange propane heater, can't remember the brand but we bought it for 20 bucks at a garage sale and it works great