Heat in the garage / workshop

[Richard]

Had a couple of attempts to stand the cold in the garage in the last week and realise I need a source of heat in there.

Can understand those comments last year about using old carpet on the garage floor now !!

What do you folks use, propane, electricity ?  and what power makes sense ?

[Hairy Santa]

Had a couple of attempts to stand the cold in the garage in the last week and realise I need a source of heat in there.

Can understand those comments last year about using old carpet on the garage floor now !!

What do you folks use, propane, electricity ?  and what power makes sense ?

Flint and a piece of steel, kindling, newspaper , and plenty of wood (pref not green)
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that should do the JOB      

hope this is of some help

Pete

[Furore Phil]

I use a halogen heater I got cheap in "instore". It has a built in sensor, so if I knock it over, it immediately goes off.

I'd say that an electric heater is much, much better than propane or any gas if your garage power supply can take it.

Don't forget that a gas heater will generate loads of water vapour that will start to condense on the coldest thing in the room, i.e. your now not so shiny chassis. Plus you have all the problems of gas leaks, carbon monoxide, open flame near petrol vapour etc.

[YellaBelly]

Must admit, I've been trying to decide what to use. I've got one of the halogen type up in the loft (same sort as Phil). Not tried it yet though, almost 2 weeks off and not one day in the garage! How bad is that?

Still, back at work monday so need something to bring me back down to earth after a stressful day in the office (we have lost 4 of our 11 trainers just before Xmas so gonna be v.busy) so shall be getting back in the garage in the evenings I hope .

JB

[paintman]

Years ago, I was spraying a car for someone.  Stepped over a electric fire I was using to dry a panel off.   The cup of the spray gun came detached and 1/2 a litre of cellelose ended up on it!!

Talk about brown pants......the whole car started to catch on fire.  It was fully masked and half the paper was alight.

Have you ever tried to drive a car with all the glass masked, backwards out of a garage with the floor alight......I reversed into the garage door frame twice before getting it out and ripping off the burning paper. 

['The Gaffer']

Talk about brown pants......the whole car started to catch on fire. 

Wow, scary stuff

Richard, as mentioned somewhere else, can you get a log burner in there?

[Richard]

Good sized double garage and solid floor and walls so log burner would fit, needs venting / chimney of course.

Was going to avoid gas for the moisture issue mentioned.

Had a look around for second hand log burners and they aren't that abundant or cheap from what I can find.

['The Gaffer']

If you can or know anyone that can cut and weld you could make your own out of an old gas bottle like this guy on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHIMINEA-GAS-BOTTLE-LOG-WOOD-BURNER-PATIO-WORKSHOP-ETC_W0QQitemZ400094299679QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Conservatory_Patio_bbq_Patio_Covers_Heating?hash=item5d277a861f

Or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHIMINEA-GAS-BOTTLE-LOG-WOOD-BURNER-PATIO-WORKSHOP-ETC_W0QQitemZ400095142166QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Conservatory_Patio_bbq_Patio_Covers_Heating?hash=item5d27876116

Or these gas bottle ones http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gas-bottle-wood-log-burner-heater-shed-garden-boat_W0QQitemZ220534703413QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Conservatory_Patio_bbq_Patio_Covers_Heating?hash=item3358e48535

Or this for ideas maybe, bit too far to collect http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GAS-BOTTLE-LOG-WOOD-BURNER-PATIO-WORKSHOP-ETC_W0QQitemZ130354993639QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air?hash=item1e59c359e7

Dont know how effecient they would be compared to a cast iron one though?

You can cook on this one too http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOG-BURNER-Solid-Fuel-Range-made-by-Lange-Svenborg_W0QQitemZ110476264780QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Ovens_Hobs_Cookers?hash=item19b8e6054c

Local one in Glos http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Large-Log-Burner-Wood-Stove-37-h-29-w-18-d_W0QQitemZ150401622963QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HG_FireplacesMantelpieces_RL?hash=item2304a2a3b3

You will need to fabricate a flu but that shouldent be a problem. I can vouch for the fact they really do kick out the heat and cheaply too if you have a few woods around you and a chainsaw. Dead trees only of course.

[Bulldog Bri]

My neighbour a few doors down made one out of an old gas bottle, on seeing this I used my old Chimina, it did work for a few winters but gave out this autumn being pottery it couldn't take long term use  but did work well when it did.