Sticker shock for heater install

[furyous3]

After putting up with working in a cold 1000sf garage for several years I finally decided to get a heater installed so I got a couple of bids. One came in today for $1940 for a Sterling 60k, exhaust piping, and thermostat install. The cost of running the gas line aThis also includes a one yr warranty for the work. This sounds a bit high compared to what I have read on this forum. What is your experience with the true cost of a heater installed plus permits?

I'm in Colorado.

Correction, must have fat fingered this keyboard.
$1940 for the heater, exhaust pipe and thermostat. Permits, Running the gas line and hooking up the electric is an added cost for a total of about $3000. Is this a reasonable price?

 

[Mike007]

After putting up with working in a cold 1000sf garage for several years I finally decided to get a heater installed so I got a couple of bids. One came in today for $1940 for a Sterling 60k, exhaust piping, and thermostat install. The cost of running the gas line aThis also includes a one yr warranty for the work. This sounds a bit high compared to what I have read on this forum. What is your experience with the true cost of a heater installed plus permits?

I'm in Colorado.

Doesn't sound out of line to me.

 

[slip knot]

Professional installation, with warranty, Looks cheap enough to me.

 

[Steevo]

I installed my Mr Heater 75k, and the gas line, and the thermostat wiring, electrical, vent stack, roof penetration, etc, etc.

It is definitely $1200 worth of work to do it right.

 

[mpire]

This all seems crazy to me, its already in the 80s here.

I am tuning up the air conditioner and planning ways to keep the garage COOL.

 

[furyous3]

Looks like I will have to install the unit myself, have a friend connect the electrical, but have the gas done by the plumbing company. What feedback have we received on a sterling 60k heater?

Thanks,

 

[motart]

i installed a sterling gg60 myself @ time that i purchased from here http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/heaters4.shtml. installation was straightforward with given directions and i couldnt be happier. also installed the optional concentric vent kit. heats my 24' x 32' x 9" from mid teens to 65 degrees in less than an hour

 

[KCarGuy]

A friend and Neighbor had his Heater installed and I was stunned by what he paid to have it done.
And he had an Attached Garage.
My Garage is a Detached and Larger.
So, I bought my 75K Beacon Morris at Menards on sale a 6 years back.
Bought all the Black Pipe, Fittings and Valves, Borrowed a Threader, as well as PVC Flex pipe (for underground) and Stainless Steel Corregated Gas Line for inside that.
And just took my time...cutting, threading, assembling everything.
Did my research, Talked to people, checked local codes.
I had to trench and even tunnel under a concrete walkway.
But after doing it right and soaping every connection...I have Nice Heat in my Garage for the past couple of years at a third of the cost that I would have paid.
I was lucky though, I had a Capped Gas line in a Back room (that used to be a 3 season porch) where a In-Wall gas Furnace used to be, so I was able to tap into that and continue out to the Garage.
I remember it being a long time once I opened up the valve before I was able to detect gas out the garage. (150 feet)
But, furnace fired right up after purge. (it was a sweet feeling)

 

[JTG]

It sounds high but that's the going rate. I was quoted $2,500 for a 45k unit installed. It was to be close to an existing gas line so not a lot of pipe to run. For a $500 unit I thought it was high. I'm planning to do it myself.

 

[Captain Ledd]

We have a 200,000 BTU diesel heater for our Quonset Hut. Heats the 30'x60' un-insulated steel building pretty well, even better since we put the industrial fan up top. At 25°F it could keep the shed at a good 55-60°F.

May not be the nicest/fanciest option, but it should run you only $200-$400 depending on how big of one you get. Don't know how expensive it is to run, would depend on insulation, wind-proofness, etc. we can usually keep ours going for 3 days on 10 Gal.

For just heating your garage space once and a while, $1400, or $2400 from your total price (assuming you get the biggest of heaters) of diesel is a whole lot of diesel, and I doubt it would run constantly in a 1000sf shop. I've seen them mounted up on ceilings or on walls too to keep the floor space.

Just throwing it out there, As much as I cringe to keep the thing fed I really like mine.

http://tsc.tractorsupply.com/search..._-Google-_-Heating-_-diesel_forced_air_heater

 

[Jbullfrog]

I spent $600 for the stainless chimney and wall thimble, $350 to have a regulator installed and the gas connected. It was 1/2 a day to get the wall thimble cut in and get the chimney put together. $100 for a thermostat and wire. That is a reasonable price to install a unit.

 

[jimmy p]

They quoted me $3k to do mine as well. I hired out the gas line for $700 and I did the rest myself with a mr heater.

 

[MarkrunsLTL]

I paid $ 1500.00 for a Modine Hot Dawg installed with 50 ft. of gas line, all venting and a thermostat. thats including tax. Worth every bit of it. I thought the price was costly until every other estimate was at least 150 bucks higher.

 

[BMWDavid]

Bought a Reznor UDAP 60K BTU online for $1050 delivered. Then had a local heating contractor install it including a through the wall flue/vent for $375.00

The propane guys dropped in a 250 gallon tank and ran a 40' line to my garage wall including the line burial for free! Just had to buy the propane.

So I'm in it for $1425.00!

Have not tried it yet as spring came early and we've been seeing 80* days.

 

[Steevo]

We have a 200,000 BTU diesel heater for our Quonset Hut. Heats the 30'x60' un-insulated steel building pretty well, even better since we put the industrial fan up top. At 25°F it could keep the shed at a good 55-60°F.

May not be the nicest/fanciest option, but it should run you only $200-$400 depending on how big of one you get. Don't know how expensive it is to run, would depend on insulation, wind-proofness, etc. we can usually keep ours going for 3 days on 10 Gal.

For just heating your garage space once and a while, $1400, or $2400 from your total price (assuming you get the biggest of heaters) of diesel is a whole lot of diesel, and I doubt it would run constantly in a 1000sf shop. I've seen them mounted up on ceilings or on walls too to keep the floor space.

Just throwing it out there, As much as I cringe to keep the thing fed I really like mine.

http://tsc.tractorsupply.com/search..._-Google-_-Heating-_-diesel_forced_air_heater

Ok, so you get a 40 to 45 degree rise in temp for 10 Gallons of diesel every 3 days, or $425/mo based on $4.25/gal for diesel and 30 days/mo.


Seems a little pricey to me . . .

Time for a more affordable solution.

 

[Captain Ledd]

Ok, so you get a 40 to 45 degree rise in temp for 10 Gallons of diesel every 3 days, or $425/mo based on $4.25/gal for diesel and 30 days/mo.


Seems a little pricey to me . . .

Time for a more affordable solution.

That's a 16' ceiling, 30x60 un-insulated steel shed with the old horizontal sliding doors (12'x12') on tracks. also almost twice the square footage (1800 ish) Pretty far from ideal at holding heat. I also don't spend every single day in the shed.

I'd have to imagine a smaller, remotely insulated building would fair better.

I was just throwing it out there.

 

[furyous3]

The heater is installed. Went with the first estimate of $2999 and includes a Sterling 60k, about 75' of flexible SS gasline and 30' of hardline, thermostat and electrical connections. Comes with a 1 yr labor warranty and standard mfg warranty on the unit. all code inspected. The other estimates were close and one was way up there around $4000. Now it is 65* out and don't need the heat. I'll be ready for next winter though. Thanks for your responses.

bob

 

[ForceFed70]

Been getting quotes for a new HVAC system for our house and have been asking for garage unit heater quotes at the same time.

I've had 3 quotes for 75k unit heaters supplied and installed. All came in at approx $3100+tax
Gas is to the garage but just a riser capped off outside of the building. Electrical is already roughed in and just needs final connection at the heater.

I figure I can do it myself for approx $1200 in materials.

 

[BadgerBoilerMN]

First, all of these garage "heaters" are too big. Choose the guy with the proper heat load or with the smallest "heater" output for those in Rio Linda.

The more the unit runs, the more comfortable you will be and the lower your fuel bill.

The quote is fair, the cost of materials will generally be half to a third of labor...as with any production or construction job.

In residential work, never take the load bid.

 

[cowboyjosh]

In Parker / Castle Rock, Colorado area the going rate for a Reznor with gas pipe, flue, permits, etc at last check is around 3k, so for $1900 your getting a pretty good deal. With that 3k that usually also includes electric and basic t-stat. 3k give or take a buck or two, I typically get bids from and exclusively use A&B Mechanical out of Castle Rock, BC out of Franktown, or Parker Air.

 

[Kevin54]

Sure sounds high to me. I paid $600 for a 45,000 Hamilton garage heater that hangs from the ceiling. It cost me $300 to have it hooked up. I already had a propane line coming in.

The hard line up the wall and across, the flue going out of the wall, running a thermostat over to another wall. Honeywell digital thermostat, running electric, and hooking everything up in a little over an hour.

 

[Jeanne95]

Correction, must have fat fingered this keyboard.

 

[cowboyjosh]

Sure sounds high to me. I paid $600 for a 45,000 Hamilton garage heater that hangs from the ceiling. It cost me $300 to have it hooked up. I already had a propane line coming in.

The hard line up the wall and across, the flue going out of the wall, running a thermostat over to another wall. Honeywell digital thermostat, running electric, and hooking everything up in a little over an hour.

Most of the installation cost is to install a gas line where there currently is none. Installing a furnace is easy when the gas and electric are already in place.

 

[Kevin54]

Most of the installation cost is to install a gas line where there currently is none. Installing a furnace is easy when the gas and electric are already in place.

Correction, must have fat fingered this keyboard.
$1940 for the heater, exhaust pipe and thermostat. Permits, Running the gas line and hooking up the electric is an added cost for a total of about $3000. Is this a reasonable price?

$3000 still seems like a hell of a price for a gas line and electric. The only difference in price from what I said it was for mine and the OP's is running a gas line. Even at $2000 just for the line would be too much in my book.

For that kind of money, I'd run it myself and have it insepcted