[Tigers] garage floor coatings

[Dave Munroe]

Hi Tom:

You asked:

"Not trying to get off the subject but..., just how much does it cost to 
heat
a garage in these cold climates??? I've been 40 years in So. Cal. where may
be it gets to the high 30's  (nights) and typically 58-64 (days) during our
short winters and the cost would still seem astronomical. I would think in a
cold climate you would have to pre-heat before you could even use the room
(further increasing the cost)."

So far you haven't had a lot of specific response. Therefore, although it is 
likely there is no comparison possible between the weather in SoCal and Nova 
Scotia, I have a 1500 sq ft garage on two floors with a "man cave" upstairs. 
Fully insulated all around and with 2" of rigid foam under the concrete 
floor and covered with 6 mil plastic vapor barrier, its heated with a 
propane-fired hot air furnace. I keep it idling along at about 45F when I'm 
not in there, with the hot air quickly bringing the place up to 68-70F in 
about 10 minutes after I get through the door. The furnace has a completely 
isolated firebox, fed by outside air to burn the gas, and exhausted directly 
out through a chimney pipe. Its perfect for a garage full of combustible 
chemicals, as you could pour gasoline over it (not recommended!)and it 
wouldn't/couldn't catch fire.

Here in Nova Scotia liquid propane is sold by the liter at approx 98c per, 
for a total average cost per year of ~$1750.

So what DOES it cost in SoCal?

Dave



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend at verizon.net>
To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] garage floor coatings


> The previous owner of my home was a machinist.  Apparently machining 
> coolant makes an excellent barrier. Water puddles and even when warm sits 
> there for quite some time.