Haven't posted in a while. The garage as spec'ed for the construction company is complete except for the garage doors which were ordered back in June. Still not here, supply chain shortages. They are coming from Canada.
After getting a quote of $4580 to install the furnace (Mount it on a pedestal that *I* built, wire it to an AC run that *I* put in place, convert it from nat. gas to propane with a kit that *I* bought, do the PVC venting and hook up a gas line, fire up and test), I decided to do it myself. Took me 6 hours and $45 in hardware. If the company who gave me the quote *could* do it as fast as I did (they said it would take 2 days), they would be garnering about $725/hr. No sucker here.
The vent on the plenum facing the garage is shutterable so all of the flow can be directed into the workshop if needed. The furnace is only a 2 burner, 40k BTU, but it works nicely to heat the 10x16 shop space. The garage will not be finished and insulated until at least next year and I don't expect to even try to heat it with this furnace. Am running the furnace off a 20lb grill size propane tank now, and shutting the valve on the tank when I shut the furnace down and leave. Next year will hire a gas fitter to run an iron pipe line out of the back, and have an energy company drop a 100lb tank back there, hook it up and test for leaks. Since it is a detached building, no permitting is required.
4x 8 foot, 9k lumen LED light strips on the shop, VERY bright and I will add more under the lower shelf over the workbench that I will build. Electrical is 80% done. As in the previous shops that I built, I like plywood on the lower 5' or so of the walls as they get banged into a lot, and it makes screwing brackets and such into the walls easier than drywall and anchors. All of the green zip board is leftover scrap from the garage build. It will be painted.
