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That is what I am thinking, I hope to live here at least 30 to 60 more years :)

How do you guys feel about Hot Dawg Vs Effinity , Effinity is probably $1000+ more expensive but 13% more efficient. The Effinity will probably save $200 in propane a year. I feel a little better about the Effinity not sucking in fumes for combustion but maybe it is no factor. Garage will be...

So speaking of Modine, has anyone ever used the Effinity unit? It is 93% + efficient, supposed to be the most efficient unit heater out there. I don't know if it'd be too big for this application. 55k btu...

A Rinnai direct vent furnace should not have problems with low air temps, maybe because it is mid efficiency (80ish%). It allows a low set point of 38F.

Just playing a little in the garage, filled up my new toolbox.

I can email you the plans, if you PM me your address. that is right, no posts in the garage, there is a 13" deep truss going across. It won't let me attach the plans here, too big.

What about a Rinnai direct vent furnace. 1 small 4" hole in the wall. That is my plan. The model you'd want is the ES38. They are about $1400, so not cheap but they work well.

You might look into Fujitsu 15RLS3. I believe they are the most efficient and cheaper than Mitsubishi. http://www.fujitsugeneral.com/us/products/split/wall/index.html

You can add a gas or propane meter going into the garage, not really that expensive about 100 bucks. https://www.ekmmetering.com/3-4-pulse-output-gas-meter-pgm-75.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIruK6heu-2AIV0o-zCh1cFg1QEAQYASABEgJTtfD_BwE

The cold isn't that bad, it just makes me realize I should heat the garage ha ha...

Thanks for the advice. Maybe not worth trying to keep it so cold. I was thinking I should still foam the garage ceiling (floor of the apartment), which gives me the option to keep them at different temps... but it will add to the cost quite a bit.

thanks, we just received the 2 goosenecks from Hi Lite mfg yesterday. Waiting for siding to go up to install.

In the garage, i'd probably just have a hot and cold faucet, maybe a utility sink. I hadn't even thought of that, but hey, might as well! I believe closed cell is a safer choice for cold climates because it doesn't require a vapor barrier.

They are 2x12, I assume on 16" but I will check. There are also collar ties and rafter ties.

Interesting my contractor left it out of the proposal to finish, which I thought was a little odd. He did put it in there, but left it as optional. So let's assume we do spray foam on garage ceiling, then 5/8 drywall. What should we do with the walls in the garage? I am guessing that Roxul...

Further question... If I heat the garage to 38F ... can/should I put an inside tankless hot water heater in the garage rather than the apartment (where there is not much good room to do it...).

What about a ductless mini split like Fujitsu 15 RLS 3H. You would want the shop to be well insulated. What about propane?

I'm thinking about heating our 28x28 garage that is being built up now. We have not done insulation yet. The stairs to apartment are inside of the garage which I was planning to keep just above freezing around 38F. I was planning to heat it with a Rinnai direct vent propane heater which...

Too cold for much to happen here...

Not much work going on, only playing!!!