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Adding vents to conditioned space is not the correct approach unless it it is controlled ventilation. Google conditioned space and read about it. Here is one link. http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/green-basics/vented-or-unvented-attic

I recently have had my attic rafters spray foamed in both my house and garage. I previously had foam sprayed in the garage walls when it was being built. I recently had an energy assessment done on my house and it showed it was pretty tight. I expect my garage is the same. I run a dehumidifier...

Some reports say an attic fan consumes more energy than it saves. I had a fan in my house attic that turned on at 115. During the summer it used to come on a lot and your could hear/feel the vibration down 2 levels of the house. Having a humidity sensor is also supposed to be a bad idea for the...

If it works for you, there is a difference between furnace and boilers, have a look at the new generation of wood pellet boilers. http://www.maineenergysystems.com/ This one is in Maine. Older units required weekly cleanly, these are ~ 2 or 3 times a year and very efficent. MA has a great grant...

Have a look at Machine Mart or Clarke for products similar to Harbor Freight. I doubt you will find it worthwhile to ship heavy goods from the US to UK, also if something goes wrong you will have additional costs. I have not had much luck with tools lasting from Harbor Freight but there are...

Purchase the adjustable screw pads from Bendpak. They make life so much easier for low cars or cars with ground effect skirts on them. Looks good.. The next great tool to get is a hydraulic transmission jack or lifter. Once you have used it a few times it will become one of those "After a while...

I also have a Harman pellet stove and I am very pleased with it, just the one ignitor failure in 4 years. The Harman furnaces and boilers from what I have read, are basically designed around their stoves and I can understand why the present owner wants to sell it. They require cleaning ~ every...

I have a pellet insert stove and consider it one of the best improvements we made to our house, heat level, cost, aesthetics, etc. It is our main source of heat and runs almost 24hrs. I was seriously considering a pellet furnace but they need frequent cleaning from what I read, ~ once a week...

I have a 45k propane for ~1,400 sqft with mostly 12' ceiling, 10' for a 3rd. R21 walls, R30 ceiling, set also 50 degrees 24/7, runs 68 or so when working in there. When less than say 20 degrees outside it takes ~90 minutes to get to temp but it can certainly get it hotter if necessary. My heater...

I bought a fair number of tools from HF and have realized I am wasting my time on their rubbish. A winch that snapped on first usage way under its rating, an air saw that just made a noise when you tried to cut anything, etc. My time is worth more than the effort at looking at their junk. I just...

I did exactly that with my UK tools and appliances and they work great. For inside the house I used to use a step-up transformer to convert 120v to 240~220v. I used this for vacuum cleaners, smaller electric drills etc. For my garage I wired in additional 220v sockets. I used to have a Clarke...

How about something like this? You can disable the motion sensor if you do not want that. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PS270-06-Security-PIR-motion-detector-WITH-dusk-to-dawn-dimmer-solar-tracking-/370685958559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564e9ad99f

I have 3 Garaga H-Tech Plus doors which say they are R-18. They seem pretty good. I also took the option to add different weatherstripping and heavier tracks. http://www.garaga.com/garage-doors/residential/h-tech-plus/

Your garage looks like it was designed for no insulation or ceiling, now it is a matter of how much you want to pay, how much work, etc. If you spray foam the rafters like theoldwizard1 said, it will be the quickest, possibly the most effective but the most costly. You will then not need any...

My garage internal dimensions are close to yours. 16.5 feet from inside of garage door to center of 2 post asymmetric lift and about 12 feet to the inside of the far "stud" wall. My bench is against the far wall about 10 feet from the center of the lift which is against the sheetrock, the bench...

Can you post the size of the proposed garage with the lift. Maybe also the sizes / types of vehicles you would work on. Are there benches planned on the far wall? Your drawing above shows a symmetric 2-post lift with the arms going front and back. If you are working on a car that is not on the...

I just use one of the wireless remotes with 3 buttons that you are supposed to put in the car, by the door into the garage. It is stuck on the wall with velcro so if I want to jump in someone elses car etc.. I tried wiring I think it was the 903LM to one of the 3800 Smart controller's but it did...

Where have you located the thermostat in relation to the heater? Maybe the heater is blowing at the thermostat so it does not give the true reading of the room temp. I would not describe my 45k heater quiet but it is not so loud as to not hear the radio or hold a conversation. I used to have...

I weld, grind and drop heavy items on my epoxy floor and the damage is minimal but that is the least of my concerns. My son was grinding a metal bracket which we later welded and the vibration knocked the reasonable sized "American" drill press vice down which made a nice dent in a butcher block...

My concrete floor would be wet for a lot of the winter, dry white powder for the rest of the year. The water got into almost all corners of the garage, soaking an area which had the cats litter box, agh.. High humidity with parts rusting before I could fit them. I then used car mats during the...