Garden Shed Heating Question
 

I've just bought a large shed to put in the garden for DIY purposes so myself and son can use.

My question is what's the cheapest way of heating Oil, Halogen or Convector etc?

thanks.

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Wood , it warms you up collecting it, it warms you up chopping it ,and it warms you up when you burn it.

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Mains gas is cheaper than electric, but if you can’t burn mains gas out there, you will find that burning oil or wood is very expensive as you will be buying it in too small a quantity for it to be cost effective. Otherwise I’d suggest a small wood pellet stove would be a very nice and cosy conversation piece in the corner of the room.

The very first thing you should do is insulate the walls and the roof. After that, depending on the construction of the shed either electric infrared panels or an electric underfloor mesh are the most efficient electric heaters you could install. I suspect underfloor heating would be too fiddly in a shed, so IR panels are the way to go.

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I don't want to go to such expense heating the shed and want to keep it simple. I'm gonna insulate it so I'm thinking either an oil filed heater or convector, its not as if I'm gonna be living in it just using it from time to time.

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If you are inclined to fit electric heaters, use infrared panels in preference to oil radiators or convectors. Infrared panels are more efficient.

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For over 25yrs I've been visiting a friend in London with a shed/bar in the garden. Never more than a halogen heater and never been uncomfortable.

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Any of these technologies will work just fine. The opportunity though is to fit the most efficient, seeing as it’s a new project and the cost of electricity is going through the roof. IR panels are a quicker and cheaper way of heating the space than any of the older direct electric methods.

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Clearly I'm behind in heating technology, Ive never heard of IR Panels until just now.

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We have a mixture of halogen and IR in the sauna but the majority of the heating is IR.

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I do want to heat as cheaply as I can yes but not spending extortionate costing heaters.

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If you are going to heat. I would suggest insulating the shed as best you can. Rockwool slabs are good and also light and fireproof.

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I always thought Rockwool was flammable, strange.

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https://www.rockwool.com/group/about...ng%20on%20fire.

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OK thanks for the ideas guys well appreciated.

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I can tell you Paul did it. He can explain for himself if he wishes. For my part, looking at what you wrote, it looks unhelpful and rather sarcastic. I’m pretty sure you know people sometimes reply to a post that caught their eye before reading to the bottom of the thread.

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Are u referring to me?

My son and I are gonna felt the entire shed next weekend to make sure its completely weatherproof.

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No, he wasnt.

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OK sorry I thought he was referring to me.

On the subject of felting the shed, what would be best to use Tacks or Heavy Duty Staples to secure it?

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Felt is normally secured with heavy galvanised clout-head nails.

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No, Paul was refering to me and my post so don't worry.

As regards felting the shed roof I can only speak form expirience. I have used torch on felt on 2 sheds and one garage about 25 yrs ago, not one has suffered a leak to my knowledge. It was for family so they would have told me.(I was also a (hot) bitumen/felt roofer for 5yrs without one complaint or call back).

You do not have to remove all the plastic backing, just as much as you can. Then just seal each side with a blow torch, the rest will be done by the sun.

For sheds and garages only, I would not recommend doing it on a flat roof e.g. on an extention to a house, then it would have to be full torch on of at least 3 layers.