splitrivet
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 02:06 PM |
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Electric greenhouse heater, cheap enough to run so you can leave it on all the time and/or one of those stands with 2 halogen floods loads of light
and warms up the garage pretty pronto too.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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iank
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 02:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brynhamlet
quote:
Originally posted by bob
I bought one of those halogen heaters last year,it works a treat and only cost £12.
I think they are even cheaper this year.
were did you buy these from, they sound ideal
Don't know about bob, but I got mine from Lidl based on a post in 'bargains elsewhere'.
Screwfix have them.
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/cat.jsp?cId=101334&ts=00010
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JonBowden
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 03:28 PM |
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I've been doing lots of outside building work recently (in between the downpours). I've found that wearing a Dickies £18 overall overtwo T
shirts and a sweatshirt works well - just the right warmth to work in.
If you're really serious about heating your garage, I reckon that underfloor heating is the way to go - I'll consider it when I finally
get a garage
Jon
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PeterW
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 03:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JonBowden
I've been doing lots of outside building work recently (in between the downpours). I've found that wearing a Dickies £18 overall overtwo T
shirts and a sweatshirt works well - just the right warmth to work in.
If you're really serious about heating your garage, I reckon that underfloor heating is the way to go - I'll consider it when I finally
get a garage
We have underfloor, but not in the garage... Although it is a nice idea..!
Biggest heat loss in a garage is the gap under the main door, and the main door itself.
If it is GRP or steel, line it with thin insulation ! A £30 draft strip is easily atteched to the bottom of the door.
Cheers
Peter
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 05:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by brynhamlet
quote:
Originally posted by bob
I bought one of those halogen heaters last year,it works a treat and only cost £12.
I think they are even cheaper this year.
were did you buy these from, they sound ideal
I bought mine from the local discount store for about £6! They warm up really quickly and oscillate to 'spread' the heat over a wider
area.
Have a look on ebay under 'halogen heater' there's loads of them on there (but not necessarily quite as cheap as mine was!)
Andy.
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owelly
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 08:19 PM |
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Build an oil burner. You'll need an old 12kg (IIRC) calor/similar gas bottle, some copper tube (8-10mm soft), some sort of gate valve/stop
valve, some fittings and something to make a chimney. Exhaust pipe will do and you need somewhere to exit the chimney! The one I crafted took a couple
of minutes to light and within 10 minutes, the whole stove was glowing red hot. I ran it on old sump oil, veggy oil, red diesel and anything else that
was runny and smelly!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/11/06 at 08:29 PM |
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well, i would always say insulation and draft reduction first and foremost. When i finally rebuild my garage, it will have an insulated roof, an
electric roller door with some padding on the back, and draft excluders. As its not attached to the house i would have a stove too.
B&Q now sell insulation that is in a foil bag, and is low itch. Nice stuff, i did a mates loft with it last week and it wasnt too bad. Certainly
works! 
[Edited on 15/11/06 by JoelP]
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