TwitchMacabre Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Moved into a 3 bed house with a detached 2.5 garage last week. Need to do a lot of work on my bike but my foots-ies get cold. What's a good way to heat it with out spending a fortune and burning it to the ground?LuvTwitch(yes, I said foots-ies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I would say just get a kerosene heater or simliar.. Of course only run it while your in there just to be extra safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 congrats on the new house!! how bout a kerosene heater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 You could lite the garage on fire, it'd stay pretty warm while it burned but eventually it'd get unbearable unless you had a way to control the fire. You could probably put a sprinkler in there to help stop spread, make it burn slower, that would give you more working time before you were out of heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrish Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Run gas from your house to it or call a plumbing co..........pm me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchMacabre Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Run gas from your house to it or call a plumbing co..........pm me!!!That sounds expensive. I am liking the kerosene option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrish Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Well Maybe on the front side but kersene is dangerous and does not help resale. Thats all I'm saying......$$$$ might not be as bad as you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 You could get a piece of scrap carpet. have something between your feet and the ground. just a thought. and cheap! if you go to Buddy's or something they will sell you carpet squares for like $.15 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchMacabre Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Well Maybe on the front side but kersene is dangerous and does not help resale. Thats all I'm saying......$$$$ might not be as bad as you think. As I research modern kerosene heaters with the safety features, they are not dangerous (as long as you do not have a attention needing redneck saying "Hay y'all, watch this"). Statistics show a wood burning fireplace is much more likely to cause an accident. Anything costing more the $100 is bad, I am not too smart because I would rather invest in a money hole like my motorcycle than an equity building house. Oh, that idea about the carpet is a good one, not that I would carpet the whole garage, but have a section to work off of. That idea is how I like my woman. Cheap and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrish Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 You would rather put $$$in a bike than a house? okI wasn't talk wood burner ......I put a gas "wall hung fireplace " so I can take it down in summer. You can them at home depot for 100$$ or so .This is infact the safest way to heat a garage space w/ gas of any kind "it doesn't need a flu pipe either. Just trying to help.This is the cheap way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 You would rather put $$$in a bike than a house? okI wasn't talk wood burner ......I put a gas "wall hung fireplace " so I can take it down in summer. You can them at home depot for 100$$ or so .This is infact the safest way to heat a garage space w/ gas of any kind "it doesn't need a flu pipe either. Just trying to help.This is the cheap way out.Actually those wall mount units work damn good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Does it have electric in this detached garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Does it have electric in this detached garage?Valid point.. if you have electric which Im sure you do, just go and buy an oscillating heater.. should keep you plenty warm for the little time you will spend out there. Not to mention you will be much warmer working on the bike anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchMacabre Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Valid point.. if you have electric which Im sure you do, just go and buy an oscillating heater.. should keep you plenty warm for the little time you will spend out there. Not to mention you will be much warmer working on the bike anyway.Yes, it has electricity..... thank the gods for that... it would be expensive to hire some one to open and close the garage door when I leave and come home.So an electric heater will work as well as a kerosene? When I went to Lowe's, the electric ones were better priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Well, you're golden....Get a nice electric heater.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 electric heater and a few carpet pads and you'll be warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisoh Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Moved into a 3 bed house with a detached 2.5 garage last week. Need to do a lot of work on my bike but my foots-ies get cold. What's a good way to heat it with out spending a fortune and burning it to the ground?LuvTwitch(yes, I said foots-ies)I wouldn't know I already burned one to the ground along with the house.Keroscene heater and working with Fuel and Fumes ignited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectorvictor Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Take a trip to your local wally world and check out there electric "safe heaters" for about 15 bucks a piece... buy two and stick one on either wall..turn them on an hour before you plan to work and your golden... they dont get red hot like a standard and they have settings for the fan and they also have a thermostat.. since they dont get red hot they cant ignite fumes or are less likely to and they are cheeeep. but the best is the radiator style oil filled heaters. Three settings and a thermostat w a freeze protection setting on it. It will keep you garage above 35 or so degrees so your shit dont freeze and its easier to warm up the garage from 35 than from 20 degrees.. Those run between forty and sixty bucks. I have one of each and they keep my 3200 sq ft house above sixty five through the winter w no gas on... stay warm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermattak Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 click on this link, this is one of the companies that my work ownshttp://www.improvementscatalog.com/category/indoor+living/heating+%26+cooling/heaters.do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzukisportrider2004 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 kerosine stinks carpet on the floor will help out alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwitchMacabre Posted December 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Thanks for you inputs guys. My toes are warm now. Now if only my cordless battery was charged, I could start putting on my race bodywork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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