Options for heating the garage.

[BetterDays]

I am looking to either add heat or potentially a mini-split (if not cost-prohibitive) to my garage.
Northern Ohio - so winters can be cold and summer days can be hot/sticky.

Garage is 25' deep, ~32' across the front wall (with the garage doors) and ~35' across the back wall, 10' tall
Attic above, insulated. Walls are insulated and garage doors are insulated.

Please excuse the weird drawing - I was bored in Word.
Dark diamonds are exterior doors, light diamond goes into the house
The double arrows are garage doors. Cars in blue and my workshop area is yellow
The green is just an odd wall with the sink, bench, trashcan, etc.

I am trying to figure out my best options - mount something on the shared wall (least used)? Two radiant heaters across the ceiling?
If gas, I want it vented

All feedback is appreciated, as most things I have read claim the heater needs to face the garage doors. I would need to redo a lot of organization to make this happen, which is why I am asking here.

 

[BillK]

What do you have available ? Natural gas ? Only electric ? Also are you going to keep it heated all the time or only when you want to work out there once in a while ?

 

[BetterDays]

NG and electric.
In the winter, probably at 55-60 unless in use.
Garage stays in the 50-55 range and was 45ish yesterday.

 

[PoorUB]

Radiant heaters need clearance underneath them. Usually they don't work on a residential garage because of the low ceiling.

30,000 to 50,000 BTU gas unit heater. Yes best if you can blow it against the doors, but not a deal breaker either. My furnace in may garage blows away from the doors.

 

[BetterDays]

Radiant heaters need clearance underneath them. Usually they don't work on a residential garage because of the low ceiling.

30,000 to 50,000 BTU gas unit heater. Yes best if you can blow it against the doors, but not a deal breaker either. My furnace in may garage blows away from the doors.

Thank you.
Why is it best to blow against the doors? I have read that, but not sure why.
If anything, it would need to be behind the car closest to the house.

 

[PoorUB]

Blowing against the doors is best because in a garage they are generally the cold spot, so the fan blowing against them moves the cold air around.

Like I said, not a deal breaker.

Put in a ceiling fan.

 

[BetterDays]

Blowing against the doors is best because in a garage they are generally the cold spot, so the fan blowing against them moves the cold air around.

Like I said, not a deal breaker.

Put in a ceiling fan.

Thank you again. Ceiling fans are on the list with the lighting upgrade

 

[Davegvg]

If you dont want to do install and run a gas line you can try a mr heater - a lot quieter than an old school torpedo and pretty good.

 

[James-W]

I have a 60,000 BTU Hot Dawg modine type natural gas hanging heater and my garage is 24X36 with an 8ft high ceiling. I keep the garage at 50 degrees when I am not working out there and 70 degrees when I have a project to work on. I have a window air-conditioner that I put in when it starts to get hot in the Summer and I remove it when the cooler days of Fall get here.

Natural gas is about the best/least expensive fuel source for heating around here, provided it is available where you live. A lot of people on this forum are madly in love with mini splits, but I am not one of those people. I am not saying they are bad, just saying I don't particularly think they are the answer to every garage heating/cooling situation. My thinking is that everyone has to do the research associated with their particular situation and then decide for themselves what type heating/cooling they want to install.