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No, no, no to the kerosene heater. It would be awful in an enclosed space that you are sitting in. One of the by-products of propane combustion will be water. If your garage doesn't get enough air through it and you use the propane heater often enough you might find small crystals or even ice...

I have the same issues but with motorcycles. I like the noco solution @infinkc talks about for a car but there isn't enough room on the bikes. The other issue with the noco is that you need that many outlets available. I ended up getting a multi battery maintainer and some heavy gauge sae...

I have a bunch of Kasa switches and plugs that I use with Google Assistant. They also work with Alexa and with a Kasa app. I use the Kasa app when I want to set up scheduled events and google assistant for voice control to turn on/off now, in the future, or for a length of time. Here is the...

Check out my post in this thread: Exhaust vent fan for garage? I originally put a fan in an attic access with an insulated door over it that I could open using a long pole. I powered the fan with an outlet that I could turn on and off remotely. So this sounds a bit like your 15' tall solution...

If you can handle the technology then going with a smart home setup that uses google assistant or Alexa would solve your issue as well as give you lots of additional opportunities. I use google assistant and have created a number of scenes to make life easier. In addition to just being able to...

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I found some old pictures and took some new ones. The first 2 show the shutter fan in the box that I built into the access area of my attic. I wasn't particularly pleased with that solution because it ate the access door as well as pushed air into the attic. I think the OP quiet cool system...

The shutters will move in the wind so no, they won't do much to keep winter out without a little help. BTW: Take a closer look at your fan to make sure it fits inside the studs. I have a 12" fan that is nearly 14" across at the fan cage and I suspect a 14" fan with cage may not fit between your...

get a shutter exhaust fan. They aren't that expensive and if you take @Ign advice to go to Amazon Warehouse there is this cheap one available now for $57.59. 12" exhaust fan It would be hard to beat that kind of CFM for that price.

On the wall using a four tier french cleat system and various hooks. The cleats allow me to rearrange at will and can accommodate long and shorter tools. I even have a tool caddy with cleats to keep smaller items in and easily pull them off the wall when I want to use them elsewhere. On...

@atwnsw I see woot has some "storm" infrared heaters on clearance today. I can't vouch for how they would work for you but if budget is a concern you might want to check them out. Here is a link to one version heat storm 1500W infrared heater Or go to the tools and garden page and scroll down...

From the choices you provided it looks like you are looking for fairly localized heat vs. heating the space. Of the heaters you listed I only have experience with the oil filled radiator. The one benefit of the radiator is that it is likely the safest of the 4, especially if you are working...

Some comments after reading all the above: My assumption is that the steel would be placed on top of the maple plywood top already there. If so, you can go a bit thinner but I'd suggest at least 16 gauge. If my assumption is wrong and there is no supporting structure under the steel then you...

Hmm... I suspect that you would have issues with painted surfaces sticking together. Why not just avoid painting the beveled edges.

I suspect mounting on drywall vs. wood might have some minimal amount of impact on carrying capacity but that it would be negligible at best. I mounted cleats over drywall to hang cabinets in my shop and in the shed to hang gardening stuff. I have had no issues moving cleats but I've only...

DOH! I wrote the comment below in a blurry eyed early morning confused state. My comments were about hydronic heat and not recirculating hot water. -- Wow... I'm surprised that the water heater can keep up with feeding that much tubing especially if you start pumping 9 gpm with the 15-55. I...

I hate to say it but I doubt you will be happy pinching pennies and that you should just be prepared to fork out some serious amount of money. That is, starting with a menards $12,000 building is unrealistic. By the time you add demolition, concrete, power, heat, etc. you are likely well into...

I like sketchup but it is unfortunate that they no longer offer a free program to download to your computer. If you want it for free you need to use the web based version which works fine but seems to be a lot more of a hassle to me. Keep in mind that whatever program you use you will likely...

I like where you are going. What will you do for power? I would have a hard time with just the 2 4-gang outlets especially at the back of a deep bench. Have you thought about sneaking some power strips under the doors on the front of the bench?

What a great find for you. As for your configuration I'll share this picture of how I used my larger flat file. Mine is configured as a rolling work surface with storage underneath. The top has both metal and wood to facilitate different uses. The wood portion has square cut outs that sit in...