Simple Tarp Wall: Small Heater - Big Garage

[@ernestns]

Brainstorming ideas, thank you for sharing this!

[@mary5292]

thanks fron Colorado!

[@davidmahle1221]

Bro - Genius! ... Great video, great idea!

[@FrankGraffagnino]

very cool. you might consider putting a length of PVC pipe on the bottom edge of each piece. That would make it easier to roll up (although it could be more work overall than the bunch-n-roll method) and would also give it some weight to hold it taut. thanks for filming and sharing!

[@neiljensen9585]

Years ago my brother had a tarp wall separating his shop into a heated and unheated area he devised a rope and pulley to roll it up . at the bottom was a pipe or wooden pole with a rope one end attached to the ceiling then looping around the pole and back to a pulley attached to the ceiling. Pulling on the rope rolled the tarp on the pole. worked really great.

[@amirking1935]

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[@patriotcam1776]

You are a genius. I been using an old tent. It's too small

[@MadameBraynDamaj]

Genius!!! Thats exactly what I need to do! Just got a garage and it's freezing in the winter but I wanna do stuff out there and this is cheap and easy!!! Perfect!!!

[@scofr7926]

Where to get it from

[@sandysue202]

Awesome idea. I just need to cover an unfinished wall in my mudroom where the furnace and washer and dryer and extra fridge live...along with my steel safe room for tornado season. I don't care so much about looks, just want it covered so I will be cutting up a couple of cheap tarps to cover over the insulation.

[@theConservativeTAKE]

will this work with a/c?

[@michelleluther1135]

I think the most useful info would've been the best type of tarp to use for this purpose. I've done a little research and found there are several types of tarps.... canvas, PVC, Poly, some are coated, etc. I'm lost in choices. I do want a STURDY tarp that holds in heat, so I think 20mil minimum would be best. Does the silver backing on yours help hold in the heat? I have the same set up as you do and need to section off a heated area, but I do worry about the tarp quality.

[@dreamweaver5048]

This is what I’m thinking… 22ml

[@dlong966]

Great video. Are you using an electric ceiling heater?

[@ScorchWorks]

yes

[@madsteam77]

Nice share man. I have the opposite problem I live where it’s super hot. Anyway my question does this also keep dust out of the other side? I only have a 2 car garages and looking to section off 1/3 of it. I have stuff I don’t want sawdust on and it’s my struggle. I was thinking something like this might work. Thanks.

[@ScorchWorks]

I don't do alot of cutting wood so I am not sure about the dust. But I am sure it is better than nothing.

[@dreamweaver5048]

@@ScorchWorks ⁠Wow!! What a great idea!! We put up foam board to make a small room in the garage to keep it cool using a portable a/c. (vented thru the garage door). Today it’s 106° and running the a/c is useless bc it only gets it to around 92°. Last year we hung tarp and it worked pretty well. (Kept it closer to 78/80°). This year hubs decided to put up foam board and it’s not doing nearly as good a job keeping the area cool. I’d like to redo it. And just hang it along the foam board. When we hung tarp last year we put up ceiling tracking. I added a lot of grommets to the tarp and then hooked them all onto the track. Hubs ripped the tracking down when he decided to put up the 4x8 foam walls. I’d like to do this as I know it will keep it at least 15* cooler like last year when we were using only the tarp. I seen 10ml, 16 and 22 ml tarp. I’m curious what tarp ml and size that you used? 8ft or 9ft x ? I’m looking at 8x10 or 9x12.

[@dreamweaver5048]

@@ScorchWorkscan you tell me what ml tarp you used? I want to get something that’s thick but not so thick that it’s too heavy to attach to the 2x2

[@ScorchWorks]

I measured the tarp I used. Looks like it is about 6 or 7 mils thick. (.006" or .007")

[@ScorchWorks]

I had a really big tarp (can't remember the original size) that I cut in half to make the wall.

[@charlesisaacks2837]

Should work nicely for outside on a old house