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Fire place in garage/work shed...bad idea?
I live out in the country. Have a nice seperate work shed thats 2 stories, about 1500 sf. I heat the area with electric infra red heaters when I work on the car.
Works ok, takes 3-4 hours to heat the space to a workable temp in the winter...
I also happen to have an extra high efficiency fire place that I tore out of an older building. I was thinking that would be a great way to heat the space up. Plus, I have all the firewood I could ever use...
My mechanic thinks its a bad idea. Lots of flammable liquids in the space (oil/paint thinner/vapors/etc). He suggested that the risk of a fire might be high...
On the flipside, the electric heaters could also start a fire, no? I also weld in the area, and that could also set off a fire, etc.
Any thoughts on this? I can't be the only one thinking about it or who has done it... Also, even if I put in a gas furnace... that still has a flame!
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