About 25 years ago my dad got this “bad heater” from a work site. Installed a new thermostat today and she’s still killing it! 63 degrees in garage vs 22 outside.

Heater has a short cord and is more convenient to place on bench since I have plugs on the bench , is this significantly less efficient?!

What is the best option? Epoxy? In the military we used battleship paint.

So my husband and I are going to be buying the house we are currently renting. It has a 1 1/2 car garage currently. Thinking about either widening it another 1 1/2 car width (may not be able to do this due to our in-ground fuel tank) or making it deeper so he can have his own space for his woodworking. Also thought about making it a 2 story but if I do this we’d need to find a lift to bring big projects like dinning tables down from the second floor.

For the last option does anyone know of a good heavy duty lift?

Also looking for ideas on a good ventilation system for his woodworking area, he might also end up with a paint booth area as well.

finishing our garage, any ideas for a regular garage/mancave

Is it safe to leave this Craftsman diesel heater running while not around? It'll turn on and turn off as it needs to as I have the thermostat set to 45 degrees. It's in my detached garage and has nothing around it that could catch fire. Not worried about carbon monoxide as the garage is detached, more worried about fire hazard. Just curious if it's safe.

We use our car port space for hosting parties a lot, and need dimmable lighting. Currently there is single large dimmable ~36" LED light thats probably 8000 lumen shop light. There are just way too many shadows due to single light source so I want to replace and add more even lighting. I also want to add some task lighting for dart board, grill area, etc.

The car port ceiling is 8'-6" and I have full access above. The ceiling itself is wood paneling with no insulation, so install shouldn't really be a big factor. Does this mean I can go canless?

Searching gives a lot of sponsored/pushed lighting. I see lots of recommendations on this sub for cheaper strip lights here, like Barrina, but they are not dimmable. Also it seems the lighting industry/availability changes rapidly so older posts may be outdated.

Does anyone have recommendations for dimmable wet rated canless or strip lighting?

I'm looking at all the black friday deals on the zon right now and want to get 2x 4x8, maybe 3x. I don't want to get stuck with a wall that has really expensive accessories. Can anyone point me to a wall system that has a good, cost reasonable accessory system?

Are there any best practices?

In inclined to get another laptop matching what I use, dock, TV on pull out mount and cheap wireless keyboard/ mouse.

Curious if there's any deeper thinking?

(I'm in a cold climate so I don't think I can get stuff that can be left outside all year)

Looking for some insight. I’m in the market for a 36x40 pole barn or steel building to use as a garage workshop. I'm planning on picking away at it through the years, adding insulation, HVAC, electric, the works. I really like interior height the steel trusses give you. It seems like the steel tubular buildings have a lower entry cost. What's the move here?

Thanks!

Cost of adding 3rd garage spot?

See picture for location. We are just wondering if its even worth it to get a quote to add a 3rd garage spot. There is a fairly new concrete slab already poured (maybe 5 years old) that the previous owners used to park a camper.

What would be the cost to add a 3rd garage spot? Everything except the insulation, dry wall, electric, and workbenches. This is in Kansas

Code is 5 ft set back. Tough to tell by the picture but it does have enough space between the concrete and property line

I know these had issues initially, wondering if they are good to go now.

I saw they have them on sale at $2k

We keep our dogs (German shepherds) in the garage and it’s starting to get quite cold at night. The garage is mostly insulated. Need something to warm it up enough for them to be comfortable. Once we find something - would we need to run it all the time/ if we don’t go electric is it safe with the garage closed??