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On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 17:48:19 -0600,
  sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
>  On 2/7/2026 4:48 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

> > All makes sense, but I've started fretting about what my gas 
> > bill would do if I try to heat the whole garage.  It's darn 
> > near 1000 sq ft.
> 
>  That is big.  I thought mine was a good sized 3 car.  It's 25 x 
>  35 and about 875 sf.  You don't have to keep them as warm as I 
>  do, and I suppose most people don't.  I think most people 
>  probably keep them at about 50-55F.  No reason you couldn't 
>  also go way down to upper 30's if you just don't want paint 
>  freezing and can turn it up when you use it. But I'm out here 
>  all the time, and I want it "comfortable" when I go in.
> 
>  That said, even keeping it warmer than I should, I doubt it 
>  adds more than a buck a day for the few months i heat it.  If 
>  it's double that I still don't care.  I just want that garage 
>  heated.

Yeah, I'm probably overthinking it.  Typical.  And it's not like 
I'm poverty stricken, either.


> > My handy neighbor suggested hanging a floor to ceiling curtain 
> > around the smallish space I really would like heated, ptobably 
> > about 90 sq ft.  If I throw insulation onto the space above 
> > the ceiling of that part I bet my space heater would work well 
> > enough--and a whole lot less expensive.
> 
>  You could always try that out for a year and see how you like 
>  it.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too.  Give the easier, less 
expensive route a try, and if it doesn't work I can always throw 
more money at it.  lol

-- 
Ted Heise        <theise@panix.com>        Gretna, NE, USA

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Why we do it sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-26 21:08 -0600
  Re: Why we do it Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-28 15:59 +0000
    Re: Why we do it sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-28 20:08 -0600
      Re: Why we do it Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-30 15:21 +0000
        Heating garage (was: Why we do it) Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-31 16:35 +0000
          Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-31 12:54 -0600
            Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-31 22:12 +0000
              Re: Heating garage bfh <redydog@rye.net> - 2026-02-01 03:37 -0500
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-02 19:19 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-03 17:14 +0000
              Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-02 19:13 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-03 17:26 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-05 12:18 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-07 22:48 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-07 17:48 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-08 15:32 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-08 11:09 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-09 15:23 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-12 10:06 -0600
                BS-ing (was: Heating garage) Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-13 16:26 +0000
                Re: BS-ing sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-19 11:05 -0600
                Re: BS-ing Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-20 17:57 +0000
                Re: Heating garage bfh <redydog@rye.net> - 2026-02-04 00:47 -0500
        Re: Why we do it sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-31 11:56 -0600
          Re: Why we do it Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-31 21:52 +0000

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