What is the most efficient way to heat a shed?

What are some simple ways to heat your shed? Propane space heaters. These are a brilliant way to heat a small space with little to no effort whatsoever. ... Small fireplace. ... Infrared heat bulbs.

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Heating your custom designed garage can be difficult to undertake, especially during the winter months. They usually don't have the same degree of insulation that your home does, which makes trapping natural warmth inside the walls a little harder to do. However, there are some options available to you that could be worth considering in the long run.

Propane space heaters

These are a brilliant way to heat a small space with little to no effort whatsoever. Unlike other liquid heaters, these emit no fumes or other byproducts – making them perfect for use in a smaller space like a shed. Furthermore, they're relatively inexpensive to purchase and can be moved around at will, which means you can bring them inside at the end of the night as well. However, be wary of using them around flammable materials. While they aren't inherently incendiary, using common sense will help prevent accidents from occurring.

Small fireplace

If your shed is a little larger than your typical installation or you use it as a commercial space, it could be worth investing in a wood barrel stove or other small fireplace. Taking the time to install the fireplace and chimney is a long term, permanent fixture and will provide you with a good source of heating all year round. Not only that, but after installation they're a brilliantly economical way of heating a large floor space in a short amount of time, often burning for hours off just one or two logs at a time.

Infrared heat bulbs

Another option for smaller, residential sheds could be infrared heat bulbs. These are just like stock standard light bulbs except for the fact that they emit heat when turned on. If you're only warming up a small area, a couple of these lights could be perfect for what you're trying to achieve.

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Does drilling holes in metal make it weaker?

Drilling only one hole will reduce strength and rigidity. Drilling more holes, if sufficiently far apart, will not further reduce the axial tensile strength, but it will increase the flexibility and lead to earlier failure in axial compression.

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I appreciate the replies, thank you both.My question omitted any specific details in case there was a rule about stress, relating to holes, that I was missing. The details of what I was asking it for weren't really relevant, because it was just hypothetical.I was looking at ways to make heavy trucks lighter, and I was thinking about a backbone (central tube) chassis for that. Ultimately I ended up resolving my own question anyway, which I probably should have figured out before asking, but anyway.There's a vehicle manufacturer (Tatra) which uses backbone chassis' for their vehicles, including heavy trucks. They run the driveline through the chassis, and every axle is driven, so thus there is double the holes in the tube as there are axles... and they are not small holes of course.The fact that there are backbone chassis' to start with answers my question, and furthermore, the dual C channel chassis rails that I was trying to improve upon are basically half-tubes that have hundreds of holes through them.So to what degree does a tube weaken with holes? Not significantly; there is no Achilles Heel like I was wondering about – it is going to be weaker of course, but by how much depends on the details. The amount to which it does is logical, however.Thanks! It seems like a great place to get answers.