Adding the tubing to do in floor radiant in an existing concrete slab is a pretty big job. I know people do it, but for a garage you'd probably go 12" spacing on the tubing and thats a lot of concrete cutting and mess. Radiant base board is minimally intrusive easy to retro fit and gives the same comfortable feel. It would be easy to run up into the room above too on a seperate zone. A small wall mounted "munchkin" type boiler is pretty efficient as well and can be hidden in an closet or shallow cabinet. Not sure you would get by on home owners insurance with an indoor wood burner in a garage (could be wrong). Electric is cheap to install, but can get a little pricey to run plus I feel it has a higher fire danger than forced air or hot water radiant
Radiant heat tubing in the floor is good for new construction, but I would never specify it for an existing garage floor. Most slabs are 4" thick, and cutting into it, then patching, will weaken it, not to mention the mess and labor involved. I wouldn't use baseboard heaters either; they take up valuable floor space, plus dirt, leaves and crud builds up behind them. A compact wall or ceiling mounted unit with a blower (post #13) will efficiently warm up a 2 or 3 car garage in no time. Another solution is a low-profile european wall radiator (see pic). It's very efficient without taking up much space. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Radiant heat on the ceiling. did my garage and there is no smell of gas or fumes. Very cheap to use. put a thermometer In the garage and don't worry about it. The objects get heated not the air so it is more efficient when you open and close the garage doors
I have had radiant floor heat in one of our shops at work. It is probably the way to go on new construction. Once you heat the slab it stays warm for a long time. The temperature recovery time is quick as the heated slab in effect is the radiator. It is also warm to work on if you are doing maintenance and have to kneel or lay on the slab. I have had a natural gas fired tube type overhead radiant heat in the garage at home for about 25 years. It works very well and as was pointed out, heats the surface of anything beneath it, such as your car. This year however I am in the process of adding a four post lift to the garage. It is VERY IMPORTANT to maintain a minimum distance between the radiant heater and painted surfaces such as a car hood. If you do not, you will likely damage the paint finish on your car. (the intense heat will blister the finish). I think they recommend 6-8 feet. Due to the current placement of my lift, I am going to have to reposition my radiant heater or opt for a more conventional overhead heater mounted in the same area as my radiant heater. Hope the information helps.
Dehumidifiers only work when its warm. As it gets cool, they stop working... Below 50 degrees, they do zilch. Bo
I use a Dayton G73 mounted to the ceiling. It needs 220V but I had a panel and 220 installed for my shop tools anyway. It's a great little unit and heats my 3 car garage efficiently. The garage is attached, nothing above it, so I only run it on really cold nights or if I am working in the garage. It heats up pretty quickly and on the lowest setting it keeps things around 50, but can get it down right toasty. We are careful to open the door for a minimal amount of time when pulling in or out and it doors a great job of reheating quickly. I am very happy with it. I thought about natural gas, but didn't want to bother with having to vent it. Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
I kept my 1965 Jaguar XKE OTS in a storage unit in Long Island for 14 year. It was concours when I bought it and it still looked fantastic when I sold it recently. It was in a carcapsule and the car never, ever developed any rust or issues. My vote is definitly moisture vs cold/heat. I am now going to put my 308 in the car capsule.
I like this 220 but I looked it up and found this Best Portable 220 volt electric Space Heater Choice? - The Garage Journal Board Heres a few more Electric options, only the 240 volts are worth looking at. http://www.air-n-water.com/electric-utility-heater.htm
Air-n-water is where I purchased mine a few years back. I am very pleased with this unit. It is mounted in one corner of the garage and does a great job heating up my 3 car space.
I have a Hot Dwag heater. Works great. I keep it around 50 all winter but if I work in the garage I take it to 65 in 3 minutes or so...
George be sure that you have insulated overhead doors with good weather strip sealing all around. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
