Re: Garage comfort vs work accomplished

Posted by Packard53 On 2009/12/10 20:01:26

First of all there are three thing involved in having a comfortable garage to work in.

1. insulation which includes garage doors walls and ceiling.

2. Heating

3. AC.

If you have a comfortable garage to work in all year round the more work you accomplish.

Being the walls in my garage are only 2X4 lumber. I put R13 insulation in the walls with one inch thick sheets of foam insulation over the R13. I also put R19 roll insulation in the ceiling rafters.

My garage measures 24ft by 24ft. I purchased 16 of used electrical baseboard heat from a friend of mine for $16.00 which included the thermostat. In the winter the temperature can be down in the 20's and in three hours the garage will reach 55 degrees. That is more than comfortable for me to work in the winter time.

My father gave me a ten thousand btu ac window unit which cools the garage in the summer with the help of a box fan to move the cool air around. I have worked in the garage when it has been 90 degrees outside and can maintain a cool 72 degrees all day.