Garage partitions?

[Daddy454]

What could I use?I'm looking for something to section off the back half of my shop to be able to heat it better.24x48,but most of my work in the winter is done in the back half.I have a pellet stove in the back corner,and a 52"(?) ceiling fan,but heating this whole thing in the low double digits in winter,takes ALL day,and about a bag of pellets.Anybody know of anything temporary/portable that I could use to block off the front half,but still remove(?) when I need to work out front?Some sort of curtain or something non-permanent that I could mount/hang from the rafters?

 

[Pathfinders]

I have seen post about garage curtains. Might want to look into them.

 

[RWorth]

or a stick built wall with the biggest garage door you can fit.

 

[Cyberbear]

I also think a commercial type shop curtain, that can be pushed out of the way when not in use, would be a good solution to heating your space. If you haven't already done so, insulating where needed can help.

 

[BoostAddiction]

When I was racing, I had a strip door like this one in my trailer. On a hot day with the AC on in the trailer, it really did keep the hot outside air mostly out.

 

[sberry]

Investing in insulation may be easier and as cheap.

 

[Voi]

Guy I know used that stuff that looks like bubble wrap covered in aluminum foil. I think he taped on some weak magnets to make an overlapped area for a door.

He rolls it up and stores it for the summer as I recall.

 

[TommyK]

I hang 6 mil poly from the ceiling. Not the best solution but cheap and effective.

 

[silvertop]

Maybe stretch a cable across from wall to wall, get some heavy duty shower curtain hangers, and a large tarp from Harbor Freight.

 

[rusty1]

....my garage is 20' wide by 46' long, was orig. 20x20,..I do all my winter work in the rear 20x26 section, I just stand 3/4" plywood panels up and secure em with homemade turnbuckles,...mine rest against the sawed off orig gable end at the top.
Can put up any section or all in a few minutes;..one section is a walk thru door hinged on the next piece,..works great for me, I use an old oil furnace out of a house, can heat the garage all winter for very little, but only heat while I'm out there.

 

[txvwnut]

I did canvas tent sides, from a big rental party tent, in one of my shops one winter. Just did a bay and a half ceiling to floor then heated with a propane heater. Worked good enough to keep me somewhat warm, that was when it was cold enough the fluorescent lights wouldn't come on.

 

[vettex2]

I use racing banners

 

[matt_i]

You mentioned rafters. Imo, if you are trying to capture heated air in a space you need a ceiling....

 

[Whiskeymike]

I wonder how Welding curtains might work. Fairly thick, sturdy, yet see through... But I would imagine a fair amount of heat would go up and over...

 

[NYBODYMAN]

http://goffscurtainwalls.com/catalog/doors-0

 

[Daddy454]

or a stick built wall with the biggest garage door you can fit.

Way too much random stuff to put up a solid wall.Plus moving bikes in/out would be a PITA.This is why I was thinking something temp./removable.

Would go roughly behind where the bikes are on the right.Pellet stove is in the corner behind the recliner.

 

[Daddy454]

I also think a commercial type shop curtain, that can be pushed out of the way when not in use, would be a good solution to heating your space. If you haven't already done so, insulating where needed can help.

This is the direction I was thinking,just wondered what was out there if anybody else had dealt with this before.The walls are insulated/drywalled,and the ceiling as well.The only thing not done is the paint room in the back corner,opposite the stove.

 

[Daddy454]

When I was racing, I had a strip door like this one in my trailer. On a hot day with the AC on in the trailer, it really did keep the hot outside air mostly out.

These could be an option......interesting.

 

[Daddy454]

Maybe stretch a cable across from wall to wall, get some heavy duty shower curtain hangers, and a large tarp from Harbor Freight.

Another good possibility.Trying to keep it as "clean" as possible.

....my garage is 20' wide by 46' long, was orig. 20x20,..I do all my winter work in the rear 20x26 section, I just stand 3/4" plywood panels up and secure em with homemade turnbuckles,...mine rest against the sawed off orig gable end at the top.
Can put up any section or all in a few minutes;..one section is a walk thru door hinged on the next piece,..works great for me, I use an old oil furnace out of a house, can heat the garage all winter for very little, but only heat while I'm out there.

Again,maybe a little "chunky" for what I'm thinking.I'm constantly moving stuff around to make room to work on other stuff.Bikes on and off the lift all the time.

I did canvas tent sides, from a big rental party tent, in one of my shops one winter. Just did a bay and a half ceiling to floor then heated with a propane heater. Worked good enough to keep me somewhat warm, that was when it was cold enough the fluorescent lights wouldn't come on.

This is what I'm looking for...something semi-portable.Now,where do I find the canvas tent sides?

I use racing banners

Love me some racing banners.Care to send me some

 

[Daddy454]

You mentioned rafters. Imo, if you are trying to capture heated air in a space you need a ceiling....

Another part of my dilemma.I have the fan to try to keep the heat down lower.I thought about a drop ceiling,but as an afterthought,I have a lot of "stuff" on the rafter beams(lighting,wiring,whatnot),it would be another PITA to make that happen.The roof is insulated,but it's way up there,and it can get pretty cold here

I wonder how Welding curtains might work. Fairly thick, sturdy, yet see through... But I would imagine a fair amount of heat would go up and over...

True that.The yellow curtains would look cool though.

http://goffscurtainwalls.com/catalog/doors-0

Maybe a bit TOO heavy duty for my application.

 

[machsnell]

Sweet bikes and a recliner in the shop....awesome.

I did panels put of tyvek and my open ceilimg in my last garage with tyvek and just stapled it up. It was uninsulated low ceiling small space but i could put on my little propane heater and get it warm enough in an hour to wrench on the car and toasty in a few hours.

You really just need something to help retain that air.

For me typar was Cheap and big rolls if you can make that work.

Sounds like a custom wall you could make out of old temt material amd slide on cable or rod like a curtain wpuld be best just have it long by 6 inch or foot to gap bottom. Then you could get a flap for the top to overlap the area wjere rings and rod were attached and made openimg so the heat didmt escape.

This way its flexible amd you can move it out a little if you need space for a bike amd you could do ten foot or 20 footsections so you still had a door or opemimg where you need most.

This wpuld hold in ypur heat while in therebamd get up to temp a lot faster

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[Daddy454]

Sweet bikes and a recliner in the shop....awesome.

I did panels put of tyvek and my open ceilimg in my last garage with tyvek and just stapled it up. It was uninsulated low ceiling small space but i could put on my little propane heater and get it warm enough in an hour to wrench on the car and toasty in a few hours.

You really just need something to help retain that air.

For me typar was Cheap and big rolls if you can make that work.

Sounds like a custom wall you could make out of old temt material amd slide on cable or rod like a curtain wpuld be best just have it long by 6 inch or foot to gap bottom. Then you could get a flap for the top to overlap the area wjere rings and rod were attached and made openimg so the heat didmt escape.

This way its flexible amd you can move it out a little if you need space for a bike amd you could do ten foot or 20 footsections so you still had a door or opemimg where you need most.

This wpuld hold in ypur heat while in therebamd get up to temp a lot faster

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Seems like a curtain of some sort is gonna be my best option.I've been brainstorming in my head now since catching up on this thread.Maybe bolt some sort of bar on the backside of the truss beam.Just gotta decide what material to use for the curtain,and keep it clean looking.
The recliner keeps the wife happy...and comfy

 

[teamextreme]

I have a similar plan to partition the shop for heat in the winter. I haven't done anything yet, but my plans were to mount moving blankets on a track system, probably unistrut. Moving blankets would provide much better insulation than just canvas, Tyvek, plastic or any other suggested materials. My biggest problem may be finding blankets that will fill the 9 foot ceiling height.

 

[ABADWILLYS]

Maybe stretch a cable across from wall to wall, get some heavy duty shower curtain hangers, and a large tarp from Harbor Freight.

This is what i did, Depending on what im doing..metal grinding/bodywork etc
i have my shop divided into 3 sections in the winter, with 2 cables and tarps, stretched across. I can heat one or all 3 sections, works pretty dam good despite not being completely airtight. When not in use i slide the tarps back to the walls and wrap with a bungee cord and theyre out of the way. I dont have a good pic, but you get the Gist here.

 

[AustinRob]

This is what I did to hide my junk, has shelf's and gives me some storage. I want to make another set framed out of metal tubing with casters in case I need to rearrange my garage. Hope it gives you an idea or two

 

[south_paw]

I did a clear shop curtain. Very important to make sure you get something with a fire rating. Shop curtains by definition fit the bill. I posted pics of my install somewhere on here. Stay tuned.

 

[south_paw]

Here is the link

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=307356

 

[rockettgpw]

I have used roll up patio blinds on my back verandah, They have a 2 1/2" centre tube with a sailtrack formed in it, has an axle on one end and a gearbox on the other end which is driven by a removable handle.
These span about 10' but bigger tube can span longer.
I'm thinking these fittings and some retired billboard vinyl signage, this comes up at swap meets here often.
All this assumes these fittings are available on your side.

 

[Daddy454]

This is what i did, Depending on what im doing..metal grinding/bodywork etc
i have my shop divided into 3 sections in the winter, with 2 cables and tarps, stretched across. I can heat one or all 3 sections, works pretty dam good despite not being completely airtight. When not in use i slide the tarps back to the walls and wrap with a bungee cord and theyre out of the way. I dont have a good pic, but you get the Gist here.

This looks like something I could live with.Now....where'd you get those giant tarps?Are those a one piece tarp?Looks good.
Never mind,I found the seam.

 

[Daddy454]

This is what I did to hide my junk, has shelf's and gives me some storage. I want to make another set framed out of metal tubing with casters in case I need to rearrange my garage. Hope it gives you an idea or two

Looks good dude.Unfortunately,I'm looking more to wall off 1/2 the shop to retain some heat up in here.

 

[Daddy454]

Here is the link

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=307356

Now we're talking!That looks sweet man.Love the idea of it being see through.I would like to keep airborne contaminants off the rides too,this is a nice idea.

 

[Daddy454]

I have used roll up patio blinds on my back verandah, They have a 2 1/2" centre tube with a sailtrack formed in it, has an axle on one end and a gearbox on the other end which is driven by a removable handle.
These span about 10' but bigger tube can span longer.
I'm thinking these fittings and some retired billboard vinyl signage, this comes up at swap meets here often.
All this assumes these fittings are available on your side.

The wife thought of something like this originally,just not sure how I could make these work with my lights/beam configuration.Again this is kind of an afterthought since mounting my lighting/wiring/whatnot years ago.May have to get a little creative with it.

 

[Daddy454]

I did a clear shop curtain. Very important to make sure you get something with a fire rating. Shop curtains by definition fit the bill. I posted pics of my install somewhere on here. Stay tuned.

South paw,I was looking again at your thread on this.How long of a span is that curtain?I'm looking at about 24' across the middle.

 

[south_paw]

The curtain i have is 26' long in total. I asked for a partition at 20' for easy entry. The curtains are made to order. Any length or height is avail. You can get it in colors, clear or a combo of both. Just about any configuration is possible. You also have options for mounting the track. Ceiling, wall or hanging track.

 

[kbs2244]

The install I saw that seemed to work very well was a variation of the strip door.
He used carpet "hallway runners" (Apx 24' wide x 12' long strips of carpet.) hung from the rafter with about 2" of overlap.
You could walk through it at any point.
In the summer he rolled the strips up against the ceiling and hold them up with loops of close line.