My 22x36x10 with opening of 10x20x22 for a carlift is getting heat soon. I put too much thought into the whole scheme from waste oil to propane to wood to electric. I finally decided that I was going with NG. The garage is attached to the house through a foyer of sorts so NG was readily available. After looking at numerous products and postings I settled on a Goodman 45k GMH95. I'm getting it at near cost from a friend in the business ($900 vs $1400 retail) which will also hold the warranty intact. The garage will be kept at a cozy 50 degrees when I'm not out there which will accommodate the condensation of said unit. It also allows for a horizonal install (7'9" head clearance) up at the ceiling with a PVC intake/exhaust system through the exterior side wall. I will need to build the plenum to hold the A coil for a/c and extend it to include the duct work down the length of the garage. I've been building this garage for over a year using only a couple of friends as time and money allows. To date I probably have about $40k in a 1300 sqft structure (phase one). That amounts to about $32@sqft. Not bad so far. Having heat and a/c in the humid midatlantic coastal region (25 to 100 degrees typical swing) is imperative.
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bit the bullet for heat
- Thread starter ezzzzzzz
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Charles (in GA)
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Is there an attic above? or is it a bonus room or similar. If there was an attic, I would think that would be the place to install it, run the ducts and it would be out of the way.
Charles
Charles
HoosierBuddy
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AC is very nice to have.
There were a couple of weekends this summer that I really had to get stuff done in the garage and it was 100+ outside. That was probably the only time I ran my garage AC, but without it, it would have been a couple of miserable weekends.
Phil
There were a couple of weekends this summer that I really had to get stuff done in the garage and it was 100+ outside. That was probably the only time I ran my garage AC, but without it, it would have been a couple of miserable weekends.
Phil
There is a room above which will become a master bedroom and bath. That will ultimately have it's own mini-split system. I considered running the duct within the I beams but that would have lessened the load bearing capacity and interfered with plumbing in the first floor ceiling. The duct in the garage will be run exposed down the length tucked in where the wall meets the ceiling having four registers with dampers to control flow. I was going to step down the duct at each register but decided it would look decidely better to be a uniform diameter. Yep, it would look better to have everything out of sight but it is a garage and it will be much easier to service if need be.