Additional Heat for Shop

[Concours.John]

I was wondering if those of you that heat your garage or shop what you use for additional heat. The space has an electric box heater on the ceiling in the corner. The space is 1200 sq. ft. w/15ft. ceilings. All block walls. This thing is going to run non stop if it stays like this all winter.

This is just a temporary space till a bigger place comes around.

The problem is I cant use kerosene due to a restoration I`ll be doing over the winter. I already have to take the car back and forth to a paint booth elsewhere. I don`t want any contamination during the stages before paint.
I want to get the dust creating part over so I can bring in details and not have to put everything in "car bubbles" when I work on it.

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

[MDerleth]

Would radiant propane cause particulate issues?

I found several options by googling "indoor propane heater" including a $225 option that will supposedly heat up to 3,000 sq ft.

[Concours.John]

Would radiant propane cause particulate issues?

I found several options by googling "indoor propane heater" including a $225 option that will supposedly heat up to 3,000 sq ft.

Not sure havent used one. I do know I can get my grill tanks filled for $10 going directly to the propane company locally. Just don`t know how much that unit would consume per hour.

[Poorboy]

Not sure havent used one. I do know I can get my grill tanks filled for $10 going directly to the propane company locally. Just don`t know how much that unit would consume per hour.

if you use a tank a day that could get pretty expensive ...
I`d suggest one of these

[Concours.John]

Good one Steve!! Have one. But two hmmm. That could keep the shop nice and warm. I`ll have to check with the wife.

[mrclean81]

Propane is very expensive..That`s what my house runs off of and I hate it. We have natural gas at work along with a wood stove and my shop (with 30 foot ceiling) stays at 70 during the winter. However, cutting wood is a pita everyday and since we paint in here a lot the wood burner scares me a little lol.

[Tex Star Detail]

Good one Steve!! Have one. But two hmmm. That could keep the shop nice and warm. I`ll have to check with the wife.

I dunno. If you check with the Wife, things may get COLDER for you.....

[dirtbustersmd]

i have a propane jet heater to warm our 6000+sq ft shop. 175k btu will go through a 15 pound propane bottle in 4 hours if run at full tilt....i run it for a while to warm the air then shut it down. made it through 2 days so far....of course the average temp those 2 days was about 40*

[GothamAuto]

Something else you may want to consider is putting in a temporary drop ceiling and lower the ceiling to like 10 feet or so. This will help with your heating issue as well since all the hot air will not be floating up that extra 5 feet.

[RANDAL]

420 to fill what used to be a 20lb propane gas cylinder sounds cheap. even the local propane distributor gets $20+. Purchase a 200-500 gallon LP tank to run an infrred heater or 2. they heat the surface not the air. Some are set on thermostats and are controllable that way. Ive got one thats around 10,000 btu with a thermostat setting on it. Other than that awood pellet/corn burning stove is used in the used car dealers detail shop. Wood pellets are reasonable right now, corn kinda pricey but hasnt been in the past.

[Paul Sparks]

if you use a tank a day that could get pretty expensive ...
I`d suggest one of these

I will dis-connect my natural gas furnace if you will just send two of these over. I will do my best to snuggle and keep warm. As far as what the wife may say , let her stay in the house.

[Poorboy]

I will dis-connect my natural gas furnace if you will just send two of these over. I will do my best to snuggle and keep warm. As far as what the wife may say , let her stay in the house.

are you sure you could handle two of those

[C. Charles Hahn]

are you sure you could handle two of those

Technically speaking, wouldn`t he be handling all four in that scenario?

[Concours.John]

Something else you may want to consider is putting in a temporary drop ceiling and lower the ceiling to like 10 feet or so. This will help with your heating issue as well since all the hot air will not be floating up that extra 5 feet.

That would be my preference but this is temporary. I`m working with a comercial realtor who owns most of the buildings he leases. He just does`nt have anything zoning wise that suits the restoration part of my needs ie: putting in a paint booth.

[chet31]

if you use a tank a day that could get pretty expensive ...
I`d suggest one of these

I suspect expenses would be extremely high w/ this option.