Recent content by samsgarage

Had mine built two years ago. Six hundred twenty-four square feet; $18,000 or $28.85 per square foot. It's a turned down slab-on-grade, nine foot ceiling, vinyl siding, 25 year shingle roof, wood framed, 8'x9' garage door, 3'x7' man door and one 2'x3' window. I got two 3'x6' insulated windows...

Lime is my favorite color too! Sam

Radiant heat will warm the concrete and the other surfaces in your shop. You won't loose heat through the slab. I have a 4" thick slab on grade without insulation beneath and see no ill effects. If your slab needs to be replaced adding insulation beneath can only help but may not be necessary...

The 50,000 BTU Space Ray natural gas fired radiant heater with the necessary accessories runs around $900. As for efficiency I see very little increase in my gas bill and leave the thermostat no lower that 45 degrees F. My unit brings the temperature up very quickly and does not take hours to do...

No soot and the only noise is from a small fan used to pull air through the tube. Go to your local WalMart garder center to see one at work. Just look up when you go in the door. Sam

No soot and the only noise is from a small fan used to pull air through the tube. Sam

I have a 50,000 BTU natural gas fired radiant heater made by SpaceRay of Charlotte, NC. My garage is 24'x26' with R-13 insulation in the walls and R-19 insulation in the ceiling. The garage door is insulated and the windows are thermal pane. The heater had no problem keeping my garage warm...

The 24x26 garage was stick built by a local contractor of 2x4's on 16" centers with wood trusses on 24" centers. Roof is tongue and groove 15/16 OSB. Exterior walls are 9/16 OSB with vinyl siding. The ceiling is nine feet clear height. Approximate cost including concrete slab, framing, exterior...

What's behind the door? Everything not Mustang related; yard tools, blower, trimmer etc.

I have been visiting this site for quite some time and decided it was time to post photos of my garage. It was built in April and May of 2009 and I have been doing the interior and miscellaneous upgrades since then. It is 24'x26' and is fully insulated. The heater is a SpaceRay natural gas...