Keeping a garage warm in winter

dforster25

I am due to move into a new build in a couple of month.
Due to the size of the kitchen I was looking at putting my washer and dryer in the garage. I have read up and a lot of people have said a lot of issues can arise due to drops in temperature or condensation ect.

The garage is attached to the house, adjacent to the hallway and has bedroom/bathroom above it. Is there a cheap way to heat up a small garage just to keep the temperature above 5 degress Celsius?

dominoman

I really don't think you have to worry. If the garage is attached to the house it is very unlikely to get enough below zero for any water to freeze.

You'll spend much more trying to heat the garage than you'll save.

violettasomerset

If your drier is the type with sensors to tell when your clothes are dry, it might not work so well in a cold place. We bought one like that and put it in the garage, and the sensor had to be heated with a hairdryer to get it to work - we quickly returned it as not being suitable (as it had been sold to us as OK for use in a garage) and got a replacement simpler one with just a hot/cold button and a timer - which works in the garage with no problem.

HappyMJ

dforster25 wrote: »

I am due to move into a new build in a couple of month.
Due to the size of the kitchen I was looking at putting my washer and dryer in the garage. I have read up and a lot of people have said a lot of issues can arise due to drops in temperature or condensation ect.

The garage is attached to the house, adjacent to the hallway and has bedroom/bathroom above it. Is there a cheap way to heat up a small garage just to keep the temperature above 5 degress Celsius?

It will be insulated enough to keep the garage from freezing.

The heat from the surrounding rooms will keep it warm enough.

There is no cheap way of heating. You need to stop the heat from escaping so if you have an up and over door you could consider putting up a partition wall (you can do that yourself if you're good enough at DIY) so the heat losses through the door are reduced.

CharlieBilly

I have my washing machine, tumble, boiler and large up right frost free freezer in garage with no problems at all its been like that for over 8 years. Boiler has a frost stat on and there is a radiator in garage but I have it switched off. The garage is insulated in roof, just loft insulation and plasterboard and have bubble wrap on garage door. The bricks are single skinned on outside,

Tumble dryer has a outside vent

JP08

If you're really worried about them freezing up,or live in a very cold part of the country you could enclose the machines leaving enough space therein to put a small electric convection radiator that has a frost setting on it. That should ensure the volume being heated is minimal, and the frost setting meaning only when necessary.

jbainbridge

Consider putting them on the house wall in the garage. That should help.

dforster25

Thanks for all the help everyone.
The outside wall is lined with breeze blocks and another layer of brick, where as the roof, back wall and inside wall are all lagged so I can only assume they will hold the temperature.

But I will keep you all informed how it come along in the next few month.

thescouselander

We run our drier in the shed. Maybe there would be issues if there was unusually cold weather but we've never had any problems.

jakemillspaek

No need to worry.We have had the WM & Dryer in the garage for the last 18yrs with no problems.If you are worried simply cover them with a blanket (when not in use) during extreme cold periods.

Davesnave

dforster25 wrote: »

But I will keep you all informed how it come along in the next few month.

Even with British summers, I doubt if it will be very cold in the next few months!