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I never worried about the gas itself either. I worry only because I run a dehumidifier and heater

The major issues was rot through the frame next to the garage door, letting water in, and whomever added the garage on, they did not put a vapor barrier under the slab, allowing the moist gravel under to seep moisture through the slab. A concrete specialist said I needed a new slab and...

I don’t know a lot about he cans, they are from Home Depit, meant for gas, maybe specter brand. I live in NH in the woods and need spare gas for the fairly frequent generator need and when a storm hits, that’s not necessarily he best time to go to the gas station. I also have a snow blower I...

I have about 8 gal of gasoline in the certified red containers, and have recently questioned how safe that really is. I do not have a shed or other location. I keep them tightly closed. I run a dehumidifier about 20ft away in the summer, and ceiling/wall mounted hard wired space heater in the...

To all that followed this, thank you. It was a 6 month process, but my cold, damp, garage that I used to shovel ice out of is now warm and dry at a constant 40% humidity 👍🏻

So what I've attempted so far: Keeping vehicles and snow melt out of the garage: 83% down to 75% Tried 1500W oil filled radiator heater at this point, which couldn't get the garage past 42 degrees. Humidity stayed at 73-75%. Turned off the heater, opened up the doors for an hour and then...

Thank you for the input. I'd insulate right now, but due to mildew on the walls, I somehow need to fix the humidity and dry everything out in order to mitigate t\he mildew BEFORE I insulate. This is the tough part :/

Hey all, After keeping the snowmelt and cars out of the garage the humidity has dropped from above 80 to about 75. I bought an oil filled radiator space heater since it was on sale. I ran it about 18 hours and it increased the temp from 33 to 41 but was afraid to leave it on while not home...

E-tek, what do you use to heat your garage?

I think it’d be like this, math-wise. 5.5kw x 6.5 hours x 30.42 days x $0.13 = $141 So basically if the larger unit ran 6.5 hours/day it’s cost the same as yours running 24hrs

Hm that’s interesting. Another person recommended trying those 110v oil filled stand up heaters in the garage. The reason I was hoping to do the ones I posted is because they are able to save floor space by being mounted. I wish I knew how much they’d cost. It shouldn’t be the 220v part of...

Hey showkey, mind me asking how you calculate that? The wall heaters I posted above are 5600W or so, so I’m betting they’d run less.

May I ask, was that electric heated shop fully insulated? My house is already sucking up the propane so much that I don’t know if I want to add more to that bill. What were you keeping the temps at? I was hoping that once insulated, keeping the garage at 50 wouldn’t be too bad? I grew up in SE...

These are the two heaters I’m considering right now http://https://www.amazon.com/NewAir-G56-5600-Garage-Heater/dp/B009NJ6K8K/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543686545&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=newair+5600+watt+garage+heater&dpPl=1&dpID=61NSNSEw1QL&ref=plSrch...

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Thanks for the replies everyone. Vicegrips- thAt first house sounds like a lot of work!! I stayed away from really old New England houses because I didn’t think I wanted to handle stuff like field rock foundations! I’m also central NH, western part. So what I’ve decided so far - I took a...

Hey Barnabas, I’ve thought of that but I’m worried about freezing. It gets pretty cold up here-been about 15-25 for a week now and not even winter. I’m going to put my portable one out there for the day today to see what happens. Maybe running it once a day will do enough to clean the mildew...

Thanks for the welcome and input! I had no idea about garage mats so I’ll look into those which will at least stop the runnage problem. I’m gyessing they’ll stay wet in there until I get the garage heated. From what I understand, I would have to get a special dehumidifier for any significant...

Hey all, thanks for reading this. I’m a first time homeowner as of April! For reference, my garage is 2-car, attached, has a bedroom above it and the ceiling and attached walls are finished. I’m finding in this cold NH winter that my garage retains high moisture levels even in the winter...