What are the options for heating my garage?
I am going to build a 12x24 garage that will connect to my house by an 8x10 mudroom. Both the garage and mudroom will be properly insulated. Both will have 8' ceilings. The garage will be home to my wife's car, my workbench, and some of my tools. Since the garage is small I will have to move the car out before working on any projects... but I'm okay with that.
My thought was that the mudroom would need to be heated all the time and he garage would not. I was thinking that the heat in the garage could be turned on in the morning for only a few hours before my wife goes to work or when I'm working on a project.
At first I was thinking about installing electric baseboards but then I thought they might get dented or crushed. I've also read about using natural gas to power a forced hot air or an infrared unit.
Since this will be a new structure, what is the best, most efficient way to heat these two rooms?
Thanks,
Logan