Ok, after asking on another forum and getting a lot of answers that didn't pertain to the exact question I was asking I'm still undecided so I came back to hearth for help from the real experts.
My situation: small 2 car garage with 1 large door. Wife parks her car inside in the winter, the rest of the space is mostly tools including a lathe and vertical knee mill for my part-time hobby machinist use. I would like to prevent my tools (most importantly the expensive machinist tools) from rusting. I've had problems with rust in the past because the garage isn't heated.
I would like to heat the garage to keep the relative humidity down and make it a better environment to work in. I would like to do so cheaply because I don't plan to be at this house much more than a few additional years so I don't want to sink a lot of money into a heating system for the garage. I'm looking for advice on what to do. I'm open to all ideas. I've considered many different types of heating (LP, pellet, cord-wood, liquid fueled) and I just don't know what to do. I'm being drawn to wood because I already have wood heat and fuel is nearly free for me. Maintenance won't be much of an issue because I already maintain my ZC fireplace in the house. If I do an LP installation I'm more likely to leave it in place if/when I sell the house. If I invest the money to do wood, I plan to take it with me when I move so that I can heat that shop.
My house is in an "upscale" neighborhood so I want to keep the solution somewhat nice looking. If I choose wood, I don't want to do another penetration through the roof for a chimney, or a hole in the wall. As this solution will only be temporary (2-5 years) I really want to do a window penetration so that it can be easily removed when I sell the house. If I do this it will be done "properly" to ensure the system is safe.
What I don't want to see in this thread is anything like, "You can't put a stove in a garage because it violates codes" or "you can't do a window penetration because of this reason or that". In Indiana, in an unzoned area, on your own dwelling you don't need to comply with codes or have any permits etc. If I were to sell the house, yes, which is why the wood-stove in the garage will be removed when I sell. I just want to see discussion that will possibly help me make a decision on which way is better. I understand the reasoning of why most codes say you can't put a stove in the garage; all combustibles are stored in my backyard garden shed so there is no great concern with safety that I can see.
Additional information:
Space: I have the space for a small stove, but wall/ceiling mount would be "better" if possible. The ideal space for said stove is coincidentally right in front of the window.
Chimney height: will need to be fairly high due to steep pitched roof. I haven't measure it yet but I suspect it will need to be close to the height of my indoor fireplace (22'). This would put the chimney about 10 feet above roof height; definitely needs a roof support. Can a window style penetration support a chimney this high effectively?
Available services: electric only (there is currently no gas/lp service but I can get 100 lb LP tanks if I have to)
Some things that I've considered are: direct-vent wall-mount LP heaters, ceiling mount direct-vent LP heaters, window mount pellet stove made by US stove, cheap wood-stove from craigslist, fuel-oil fired Toyo stove, leaving the door between house & garage open to allow heat to move into the garage...
the last option isn't ideal because my fireplace already runs at full capacity to keep the house warm on the coldest days of winter...
My situation: small 2 car garage with 1 large door. Wife parks her car inside in the winter, the rest of the space is mostly tools including a lathe and vertical knee mill for my part-time hobby machinist use. I would like to prevent my tools (most importantly the expensive machinist tools) from rusting. I've had problems with rust in the past because the garage isn't heated.
I would like to heat the garage to keep the relative humidity down and make it a better environment to work in. I would like to do so cheaply because I don't plan to be at this house much more than a few additional years so I don't want to sink a lot of money into a heating system for the garage. I'm looking for advice on what to do. I'm open to all ideas. I've considered many different types of heating (LP, pellet, cord-wood, liquid fueled) and I just don't know what to do. I'm being drawn to wood because I already have wood heat and fuel is nearly free for me. Maintenance won't be much of an issue because I already maintain my ZC fireplace in the house. If I do an LP installation I'm more likely to leave it in place if/when I sell the house. If I invest the money to do wood, I plan to take it with me when I move so that I can heat that shop.
My house is in an "upscale" neighborhood so I want to keep the solution somewhat nice looking. If I choose wood, I don't want to do another penetration through the roof for a chimney, or a hole in the wall. As this solution will only be temporary (2-5 years) I really want to do a window penetration so that it can be easily removed when I sell the house. If I do this it will be done "properly" to ensure the system is safe.
What I don't want to see in this thread is anything like, "You can't put a stove in a garage because it violates codes" or "you can't do a window penetration because of this reason or that". In Indiana, in an unzoned area, on your own dwelling you don't need to comply with codes or have any permits etc. If I were to sell the house, yes, which is why the wood-stove in the garage will be removed when I sell. I just want to see discussion that will possibly help me make a decision on which way is better. I understand the reasoning of why most codes say you can't put a stove in the garage; all combustibles are stored in my backyard garden shed so there is no great concern with safety that I can see.
Additional information:
Space: I have the space for a small stove, but wall/ceiling mount would be "better" if possible. The ideal space for said stove is coincidentally right in front of the window.
Chimney height: will need to be fairly high due to steep pitched roof. I haven't measure it yet but I suspect it will need to be close to the height of my indoor fireplace (22'). This would put the chimney about 10 feet above roof height; definitely needs a roof support. Can a window style penetration support a chimney this high effectively?
Available services: electric only (there is currently no gas/lp service but I can get 100 lb LP tanks if I have to)
Some things that I've considered are: direct-vent wall-mount LP heaters, ceiling mount direct-vent LP heaters, window mount pellet stove made by US stove, cheap wood-stove from craigslist, fuel-oil fired Toyo stove, leaving the door between house & garage open to allow heat to move into the garage...
the last option isn't ideal because my fireplace already runs at full capacity to keep the house warm on the coldest days of winter...