I am trying to set up shop in a 3 car garage that my or may not see one car during the winter (I'm in Wisconsin so it can get quite cold for a few months out of the year. My three options are as follows:
1. Use the whole garage and keep the cars/junk out of the gar-shop. Insule the bajeezes out of it and put in a heater. The three car garage is about 960 sq feet of which I could have free run of 800+ a nice nice shop by any standard.
2. Wall off the 12x24 third bay of the shop. Smaller shop yes, but easier to heat. I can still store lumber and materials outside the shop and then the car (and my truck) can both be snug in the garage part during the winter.
3. Do #1, but park the better half's minivan in the garage during the winter months. Im not so much concerned with space here as I am the moisture brought in by a wet/snowy car and the heat loss from the occasional (0-2 times a day) opening of the garage door. I am considering the ceiling mount radiant tube heater for the space and so I think I can keep the slab and tools fairly warm.
What would you guys suggest? Im leaning toward #1 if I can get away with it, then #3, but maybe you all can tell me if #2 isnt that bad.
Thanks