outdoor heating ???

[LockyUK]

right i have finally replaced my temporary gazebo (that was there 2 years)} with something more permanent, me the kids and the mrs all spend a lot of time in the garden (bbq's kids playing etc) sometimes (in summer) quite late on, i am unsure as to what method of heating to use ? gas patio heater, wood burner or electric halogen / infra red type thing, any ideas ???? it is quite expensive so dont want to buy one to discover it is crap hoping somebody has a better insight than me!

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thanks

[doggone]

I would tend to rule out the woodburner with various flamable materials and neighbours close by.

[Chalky.]

Home made gas bottle log burner, and you'll have fun with the kids chopping logs

[LockyUK]

[Chalky.]

[Chalky.]

[LockyUK]

i see, i kind of like that actually might give it a crack first as will be very cheap, nothing to lose if it does not work well, cheers

[angryjonny]

We have a chiminea. We also have neighbours who like to hang their washing out. So we have a chiminea that very rarely gets used. We're moving soon but we'll probably get some sort of halogen heater for the new house.

[LockyUK]

[andym]

What about a waste oil burner? Can be made for a few quid and I'm sure most people would be willing to donate used motor oil etc

[yambabe]

My OH makes both woodburners and oil burners out of old calor gas bottles, either of those would be ideal for that space (although the oil ones are a bit smelly sometimes!)
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[yambabe]

this one's a woodburner.....


https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/jb009.jpg

(and yes, you can get flames out of the chimney so position it to one side of your perspex roof!)
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[LockyUK]

oil would be too messy, i have bee nreading reviews and such i think that i will go electriv as i can secure to the roofing supports

[yambabe]

and this one is an oilburner....

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads-1/302943_10150364134360940_1093411610_n.jpg
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[yambabe]

slightly better pic of the oil one......

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads-1/155581_10151086034125940_782243203_n.jpg

and an idea of the heat you can get from a woodburner if you use a big bottle!

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads-1/222499_10151086015105940_1602150915_n.jpg
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[yambabe]

oil messy? Whatever can you mean........

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads-1/386184_10150402633415940_1411583964_n.jpg

(to be fair, that was during trials!)
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[LockyUK]

i like some of them contraptions, brilliant, now i think i must have a crack at that myself!

[stevo as b4]

How about a small diesel or parafin heater? I would say it's best to avoid anything that has the chance of a naked flame coming out of it, especially if you want to chill out or fall asleep outside under your canopy at night with the heater on?

[charlie74]

considering how exposed the area is your going to need a radient heater of somekind, probably a flame pit, patio heater or radient electric, although i dont know of any waterproof electric heaters offhand

i find an old style kettle barby works well on our decking as the metal is thin enough to radiate heat pretty well and the lid keeps sparks etc under control

[LockyUK]

i just like to chill out, i will have power sorted in the next few days, it is only exposed on 2 sides, and one of them the roof is lower so should not be a great deal of wind, and the roof is 100% waterproof too, so looking at the electric heating options a water resistent will do the trick, does not have to be full blown waterproof, we currently use a mall bbq with heat logs, not very good