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    How do you come to terms with selling off some of your cars/stuff?

    Well....the inevitable has finally come. The building that houses the "hobby shop" that me, my brother and my Dad have been sharing has finally been sold. We'll have to move out soon...or be faced with rent payments we cannot afford. My Dad has been renting shop space there since 1972 (almost...
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    Would two smaller heaters be better than one larger heater?

    How about installing two smaller "wall furnaces" on opposite sides of the shop? I've seen some available quite reasonably priced that are propane, direct-vent type. They have a built in thermostat. I thought maybe I could use them with settings pretty low (around 50 F) and then turn them up when...
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    Propane odors ???

    I've been considering installing a propane heater in my garage, but today I visited somebody I know's shop and as I entered the odor of propane nearly knocked me over. Is the odor typical?
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    Lowes helped me decide to sheetrock the garage

    I put up a new wood framed garage last summer and still haven't finished the inside. I've been kicking around ideas for interior walls. I wanted sheetrock, but was considereing other, cheaper alternatives. Well I was in Lowes today and checked the price of 1/2" sheetrock. 4x8 sheets were $9.55...
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    Any drawbacks to "ventless" heaters?

    Any drawbacks to "ventless" heaters, like these? http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200332735_200332735 I'm considereing using two of these to periodically heat a 28' x 28' x 9' well insulated wood framed detached garage.
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    Any experiences with "wall furnaces" ?

    Hi, first post.... I'm considering a direct vent or un-vented wall furnace. Seems kind of like a space heater, but permanently mounted on wall. My shop is about 750 SF. Anybody have any experiences or tips to share? Thanks. Direct vent propane...
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