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I have acquired a new home with a large detached garage. It is set up to be a two car garage, but easily has room for three cars if a third door was added. I want to insulate it and heat it for working during the winter months. Any suggestions for the best type of heater to use? Also it has florescent tube lighting. I am not a fan of these lights. What would be a good option to replace these with? I just don't like the extremely white light.
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Fluorescent lighting is the most efficient and cheap lighting you can have. The bright white light color might be from a higher temperature color that is also called "daylight". Typical fluorescent lighting for the home is either "cool white" or "warm white", both of which aren't too good for things like mechanical work.
I'll assume you're well acquainted with the best practice to insulate, installing vapor barriers and so on?
Good insulation pays for itself in short time even if its in the comfort it provides.
Congrats on having a new shop!
I'll assume you're well acquainted with the best practice to insulate, installing vapor barriers and so on?
Good insulation pays for itself in short time even if its in the comfort it provides.
Congrats on having a new shop!
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I could use advice on insulating it too, especially since it has a space above that I want to finish into a small studio apartment. The florescent tube lights put out a light that my eyes just don't seem to adjust well to. I am considering leaving them in place and simply adding a few regular lights to "color" the light a bit.
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I am not a fan of gas heat, don't have a good reason, just not a fan of it. There is an electric furnace in the garage, not hooked up, and no outside unit. Not sure if I should go with this or maybe wood heat of some sort (regular or pellet stove), or a waste oil heater?
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I put up LED bulbs that screw into regular light fixtures. They are working great. I suggest getting the ones that have the diffuser covers though, as they give a more natural light, and broader coverage. The ones that you can see the LED are too white for my liking, and too focused. Work wonderful as a work light though. I have been picking the 65 watt replacements for around $30, been on sale a few times for just under $20. I have 16' ceilings, and only have 6 of them up over a 40 x 40 area, and they do quite well.
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I could use advice on insulating it too, especially since it has a space above that I want to finish into a small studio apartment. The florescent tube lights put out a light that my eyes just don't seem to adjust well to. I am considering leaving them in place and simply adding a few regular lights to "color" the light a bit.
Florescent lighting can be tough on some eyes, no doubt about that. Although it has many advantages the LED stuff is coming on strong and might be worth looking into. They can be dimmed now so maybe that'd be more to your liking?
I am not a fan of gas heat, don't have a good reason, just not a fan of it. There is an electric furnace in the garage, not hooked up, and no outside unit. Not sure if I should go with this or maybe wood heat of some sort (regular or pellet stove), or a waste oil heater?
These are just my thoughts----its your shop!
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I'm all about wood stoves, in the house and garage. Pellet stove are nice to, they can be turned on with the flick of a switch
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