<VV> New Garage - Heating

[henry kaczmarek]

Hi Jim

Interesting project ---you must take pictures as it progresses.

If you have the bread, and it might be worth the expenditure of the extra 
bread to keep warm over a Michigan winter, to get a radiant heat system 
installed. I don't know how easy it is to do with concrete, but at least the 
slab will stay warm, and heat rises, so as it does it should keep it warm.

Hank
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> Re the heat. With the ceiling open, it will be tough as all of it will go 
> up there and it will be nice and toasty in the attic...You might want to 
> reconsider the ceiling, or partition part of it and put a ceiling in that. 
> Working in a cold garage is only slightly better than outside.  And once 
> the floor gets cold, it is COLD.
>
> Consider putting plastic sheeting beneath the concrete floor plus 
> insulation under the concrete-before they pour it.
>
> You can think about putting piping in the floor and running hot water thru 
> it. A warm floor will help a lot.
>
> Don't know what to tell you without the ceiling. It is a big area.
>
> Good l;uck.
>
> Chuck S
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>
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>>I am in the process of building a garage to store and work on my
>> vehicles.  It will be 50' x 64' with 13' from floor to bottom of trusses
>> and will be clear span.  I am looking for comments and
>> recommendations as to the best type of heat to install.  I am located
>> in Southeastern Michigan, so it does get cold here.  I am considering
>> gas, electric or radiant heat.  The walls will be drywalled (sheet 
>> rocked)
>> and the ceiling will be left open.
>>
>> Thanks for any and all comments and recommendations.
>>
>>
>> Jim V.
>> 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder Convertible
>> http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/jrvvehicles
>> dcvjrv at comcast.net
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