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Timely post for me. We just got done insulating our garage ceiling (R-30 Fiberglass batting) and the electrician is coming today to give us a price for putting in a 220/240 circuit for the forced air blower. Earlier we installed a few sump pumps to deal with the fact that our back yard drains through the garage!
So I’ve very nearly got a workable shop area! A little more shifting around and I get to go back to woodworking!
I went with a forced air blower after web searches and talking to local installers. Propane and kerosene heaters were cheaper but add water to the air. NOT what I’m looking for. The garage doesn’t have a gas line or we’d have gone with a gas heater.
I live in Tacoma, WA (47.2414° N, 122.4594° W) and our garage is 21′ X 25′, cinderblock walls and had an open attic area which is now sealed and insulated at about 8′. Our winter temperatures will get down to the 20Fs occaisionally and almost never below that. Mostly we’re in the 30Fs to low 40Fs with lots of rainy days. Some days it blows pretty hard but wind isn’t a huge deal for us that rain and humidity are.