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If you use your garage as more than just a place to park your car or as storage for household nick knacks you’re in there at all times during the year. You experience the heat of summer, the protection from the rain, and awful cold during the winter months. If you use your garage for much more than storage and you have a workshop or use it as an office, you’ll definitely want to stay warm during the winter months. Most garages don’t have adequate insulation in the walls and garage doors to keep your garage as warm as it could be, but there is a way to beat the cold. A simple and affordable garage heater is a great way to keep warm during the winter months.

The big advantages of garage heaters are that they are effective, affordable, and portable. No matter where you’re working in the garage, you’ll be able to pick up your heater and have it near you while you work. But, most heaters are powerful enough to heat the entire garage from one spot. Plus, it’s very simple to use. The majority of these heaters use a simple thermostat to control the temperature. Plus, many also have a temperature cut-out to regulate any type of over heating.

So how exactly do the heaters work? They work by constantly dissipating clean heat to the entire garage, and not just one spot. So you don’t have to go out there and get multiple heaters to warm your entire garage. Two heaters at the most are sufficient to heat most garages.

These are the various types of heaters:

Electric Garage Heaters: The beauty of an electric garage heater is it’s ease of use. In the words of Ron Popeil, all you have to is “set and forget it”. Just plug it into an electrical outlet in your garage and you are ready to go. Plus, there isn’t any heavy maintenance for you to perform like with propane or natural gas heaters.

Most standard electric garage heaters come with a built-in thermostats for very precise temperature control with automatic shut-offs to prevent overheating. There are also additional metal protections to give the heater more rigidity. Your standard heater is capable of warming a 500 square foot garage. This more than enough for most garages.

Propane Garage Heaters: Propane heaters are consistently among the most popular garage heaters because of its affordability and efficiency. It’s clean, odorless, and is controlled with a thermostat like any other garage heater.

On top of those benefits, it can heat up to 850 square feet of your garage; more than enough for most homeowners. Additionally, they also have insulation to increase its heating efficiency.

Natural Gas Heaters: If you’re already using natural gas to heat your home, a natural gas heater is a great option for your garage. I’ll be honest, it does cost more than the propane or electric heaters up-front, but it costs a lot less to operate on a month-to-month basis. Make sure to locate them near and exterior wall or some type of vent to let the exhaust from the heater escape the room.