You will find many people having their workshops in their garages and they don't know the ways of heating their workshops.
As we all know a garage is not meant for the purpose of having your workshop or office it in.
It is only for purpose of parking your cars and other stuff like lawn mowers.
So it you really want to use it as workspace then you have to deal with the facts that these areas are not insulted properly and you need a effective heating system make the environment easier for working condition in winter season because of very low temperature.
There are numerous option available to chose from like you can go for porcelain heaters which can be used to heat a small area.
If you have a larger space to warm then it won't help your cause, as this heater is not meant to keep large area warm for longer time.
The other option might be to give it a try to kerosene heater which is very much easier to turn on and even many models are available with an electric starter option.
It has a thermostat to control the temperature but there is a disadvantage for having this sort of heater.
It runs on kerosene oil, the smell of which is not bearable to some peoples and on other hand it is dangerous for children and needs proper ventilation.
So keeping this in mind this can be not a good option if you face any kind factors discussed above.
The other option which you can look for which is very popular nowadays is the heater which operates using gas.
For that you need a professional to install it.
These gas heaters are not very expensive and are suited for your garage heating requirements.
The main advantage of having gas heater is that it will keep your environment warm consistently.
These gas heaters are available in different shapes, size and also in manual and auto thermostatic controls.
So it better it buy the right kind of heater which has thermostat even if you have to pay a bit more than manual model.
The advantage of having thermostat gas heater is that only need set the desire temperature once and enjoy the desired temperature.
These gas heater can be further divided into two types vented and ventless.
The ventless model use air form the room and the other vented model uses air directly out from the workshop.
The main disadvantage of having ventless heater is you need to keep your room vented all the time as it uses room air.
The main advantage of having gas heater doesn't matter having it with manual or auto thermostat is that it runs on low cost fuel "Gas" as compare to other heater which runs on other sources like electricity and kerosene.
Each type of heater has its own advantages and disadvantage so it better to take an expert option in this regard.