From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 17:48:19 -0600,   
     sticks  wrote:   
   >  On 2/7/2026 4:48 PM, Ted Heise wrote:   
      
   > > All makes sense, but I've started fretting about what my gas   
   > > bill would do if I try to heat the whole garage.  It's darn   
   > > near 1000 sq ft.   
   >   
   >  That is big.  I thought mine was a good sized 3 car.  It's 25 x   
   >  35 and about 875 sf.  You don't have to keep them as warm as I   
   >  do, and I suppose most people don't.  I think most people   
   >  probably keep them at about 50-55F.  No reason you couldn't   
   >  also go way down to upper 30's if you just don't want paint   
   >  freezing and can turn it up when you use it. But I'm out here   
   >  all the time, and I want it "comfortable" when I go in.   
   >   
   >  That said, even keeping it warmer than I should, I doubt it   
   >  adds more than a buck a day for the few months i heat it.  If   
   >  it's double that I still don't care.  I just want that garage   
   >  heated.   
      
   Yeah, I'm probably overthinking it.  Typical.  And it's not like   
   I'm poverty stricken, either.   
      
      
   > > My handy neighbor suggested hanging a floor to ceiling curtain   
   > > around the smallish space I really would like heated, ptobably   
   > > about 90 sq ft.  If I throw insulation onto the space above   
   > > the ceiling of that part I bet my space heater would work well   
   > > enough--and a whole lot less expensive.   
   >   
   >  You could always try that out for a year and see how you like   
   >  it.   
      
   Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too.  Give the easier, less   
   expensive route a try, and if it doesn't work I can always throw   
   more money at it.  lol   
      
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   Ted Heise                Gretna, NE, USA   
      
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