New Shop - Heating Question

Wood stove is the best way to go, but if wood is not an option go with gas or propane. Go to a reputable heating and cooling company and price out a good direct vent wall furnace with an output rating of 20,000 BTU to 40,000 BTU and ask about the high efficiency units.

That way there are no noxious fumes, over the long run it will be much cheaper and safer than electric or noxious kerosene space heaters.
 
The wood or coal burning stove sounds like a good option, although I'm a bit concerned about how the flue will be run in a two story building. I'll have to check around locally for a used stove. Harbor Freight sells one, but I don't know if it can burn coal or what the quality of the unit is.
 
you might run the flue out the wall about 4' above the stove and use standoff brackets to hold it at least a foot away from the exterior wall. Also run a smaller pipe through the wall and into the stove to supply combustion air to limit drafts. Keep the stove 2' away from combutibles -- or put some form of fire resistant material on the wall behind it. (durock covered in ceramic tile works well and looks pretty decent for this - and does a decent job of reflecting heat back into the room)
 
I move most of my operation into my house during the colder months. My dirty shop is in an insulated garage but without a heat source. The only time I'm in there is for forging, heat treating and grinding. So I usually just wear a heavier jacket. I have a suspended electric heater in it gets too cold, but I rarely use it.

We sectioned off part of my buddy's barn to make a recording studio. Our intention was to install a corn stove. In the meantime, we used 3 oil filled radiators. One to heat the 10x12 control room and the other two for the 20x30 sound studio. We had 11 foot ceilings and those oil rads did just fine. We put them on timers to fire up a few hour before we got in.

I have also read a lot on infra red heating. They are a bit pricy but work well because they do not heat the air but the surface areas instead. They are supposed to be really efficient.

Rick
 
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