My hubby is always worried about the cost of heating the house at this time of the year. We have an open plan style living room, no door, and he is going to move the main oil furnace thermostat to the hall, and fit a door to the living room so, he says, we can control the heat and comfort better. This will mean we are able to have a separate room heater for the living room. At Desatech.com, they have gas heaters that need no venting, so that is about a $1000 saving right there, because of needing no chimney. And with the furnace thermostat removed from the room, he can have the heat from the room heater controlled separately from the rest of the house, so we all stay warm, and avoid heavy furnace oil consumption too. They have propane heaters, as well as log effect inserts. They also have
gas space heaters for the outdoors, which should solve his discomfort if working on the car in the garage.