When we built our new garage we included an extra room to be used as my workshop.
I grew up in a home where my dad was constantly building or fixing something and I wanted a space of my own to continue that tradition.
Before the build I just had my tools stored in the basement taking up space and I would have to drag them up to the yard to use them to avoid a mess down there. This was not only inconvenient, it limited the time I could work on things throughout the year. If the weather played a huge part in this limitation. If it was too cold, rainy, or even too hot it was difficult to accomplish anything. With my new space I have everything I need to work year round. Much of this is thanks to the HVAC unit we installed to provide heat during the long winter. There were many options out there and when we settled on a patio type heater many people were shocked. This unit is efficient, didn’t cost thousands of dollars, and I am able to turn it on and have my room heated within a few minutes. I also like the fact that there are no flames as I would have in a wood stove or gas powered burning. Working on various projects involves solvents and other chemicals that could cause a serious problem if there were open flames present. The patio heater supplies heat through an infrared panel and it works great. We didn’t have to install any sort of plumbing either because it runs on electricity.