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Sounds like rule of thumb design. X sq ft = X size heater regardless of building material, insulation, outdoor temperature, height of sun maximum solar load time of the day (used more for heat load for cooling applications). The numbers in the above example were presented by other posters...

Well I made you look at this thread at least thank you. I am new here and rebuilt my garage a few years ago. It is not complete yet however, I hope to get the inside done this summer so that I can finally start to use it. I thought then that Garage Journal would be the place to share my...

For some reason my first response did not post because I unknowingly got logged out. Here is a shorter replacement. No Bert I am not joking but your numbers are correct. The other posts were comparing 45,000 BTU running for a 7.5 hours a day (the boss is out of town lol) vs 75,000 BTU running...

I am certainly in agreement of needing the insulation and no leakage along with controlled air changes per hour. By controlled I mean an HRV or as some call them ERV unless of course you are needing large exhaust fans and MUA. I am by no means recommending a huge heater as that is unnecessary...

Interesting read for sure. I will not offer up any heavy wisdom without doing more of my own research outside of this site. I will mention a few things though. For those who want the heater to run continuously you must be rich. That would bankrupt a working man. A few members have clued in...

Thank you for all of the welcomes. It will take me a while to navigate this huge site. The Cobbler it sounds like you were in Calgary. I am north of there but south of Edmonton.

I just signed up today and also fell for the where is your garage located and answered detached in the backyard. I have since corrected that after reading the location stickies. As for the question at hand I would ridge vent to avoid roof penetrations. You have to make sure the soffits are...

I had several weather related comments before I read the whole thread. I grew up in Surrey/Langley/White Rock and yes you can get a dump of snow. It just doesn't last long. Welcome aboard!

An Edsel wagon. Now that IS rare. Kinda like it in those colours too.

The web has directed me to this site several times over the past few years. The COVID Lockdown has convinced me to join. I am happy to see there are many new members joining with me. I hope this is an active site. As time permits and postings are allowed I will share pictures of my insanity...