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Uninsulated Pole Barn

BehanCS

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Hey all,

I have been in back and forth debate on what to do. I am not insulating the pole barn as it is not going to be a long term place for me and I'm only out there to workout or work on a project car. I know its the best method but I'm just not spending the money when I will be moving within 5 years anyway.

That being said my little kerosene heaters aren't doing much of anything. I have natural gas on the property and can get in in the garage pretty easily. The garage is 28x32 and I live in PA so it does get fairly cold.

I work in construction and can probably get a second hand forced air furnace off one of the guys and try to rig that up in there with minimal duct work. Even thought about using flex duct so I can aim the heat in the particular areas I'm working in. Aside from that I would consider pretty much any option that uses natural gas (or other fuel source if theres an advantage) that could heat the space while I'm working out there. I have considered the mr. heater ideas as well but I'm not even sure if that would be the best method because I don't neccessarily need the whole space heated and I don't want to be blowing through fuel when the heat is just going to escape anyway. Maybe it's not as bad as I think but the structure just doesn't seem efficient for much more than heating particular work space.
 
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BehanCS

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Would a space heater of sorts be my best option since I don't plan to insulate and keep the whole space maintained at a certain temp?
 
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mike93lx

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If you use a space heater, use an infrared. They heat stuff instead of the air, so you can have one pointing at you and stay warm and not have to warm the whole thing up
 
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