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Re: Wood stove in garage/shop?
Check your local regulations. Some places are getting pretty negative toward wood burning anything.
Do you have a source of free/low cost firewood?
Do you have the tools and equipment to turn trees into firewood?
Do you have a place to store the wood?
Are you willing to spend the time dealing with firewood?
I have a wood stove in my house that I use when the temps get below freezing for an extended time. It puts out too much heat for use in warmer temps. Don't know that for occasional use, it would be worth the space in the shop for a wood stove. There is a significant lag between lighting the fire and the stove getting warm enough to start heating the place. My house came with the wood stove so I use it.
Current thinking on my shop is installing a combo heat/AC unit that uses propane for the heat. I did add extra insulation to the shop first. I like the idea of when I want to do shop stuff of being able to walk out to the shop, flip a switch and come back 15~30 minutes later and the shop is well on the way to being warm or cool depending on season.
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