Hello, hoping the experts can help me figure out a heating issue.
I plan to hire a local plumber to do the job, but at this point, I'm not even sure what I'd be asking him to estimate and/or do and I would like to clarify before I bring him in.
I have a 14' run of cast iron hot water baseboard heater in my kitchen/dining room.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, since I waited & saved many years to build my beloved deck!) I need to put a door to a deck somewhere on this wall.
If I pull out this baseboard heater, I will be left with a mere 10' of 1990s slant-fin baseboard on the adjacent wall to heat the entire 14x24 room, which I am guessing will not quite cut it in Northeastern winters (NJ).
I can possibly lose the 6' of baseboard to accommodate the door(s) and just have a few feet of new baseboard on either side, but I am not sure if that would be enough heat.
If old-school radiators could work like hot-water baseboard, that might be an option (one which would look appropriate in my older house). But I don't know if they go beyond steam.
I priced out radiant floor heating, which would be a fantastic option for this situation, but it's just too expensive for me at this stage of life (3 young kids, no $).
So I am not sure how to proceed. In the meantime, we can hand our food out the kitchen window to the deck.
I plan to hire a local plumber to do the job, but at this point, I'm not even sure what I'd be asking him to estimate and/or do and I would like to clarify before I bring him in.
I have a 14' run of cast iron hot water baseboard heater in my kitchen/dining room.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, since I waited & saved many years to build my beloved deck!) I need to put a door to a deck somewhere on this wall.
If I pull out this baseboard heater, I will be left with a mere 10' of 1990s slant-fin baseboard on the adjacent wall to heat the entire 14x24 room, which I am guessing will not quite cut it in Northeastern winters (NJ).
I can possibly lose the 6' of baseboard to accommodate the door(s) and just have a few feet of new baseboard on either side, but I am not sure if that would be enough heat.
If old-school radiators could work like hot-water baseboard, that might be an option (one which would look appropriate in my older house). But I don't know if they go beyond steam.
I priced out radiant floor heating, which would be a fantastic option for this situation, but it's just too expensive for me at this stage of life (3 young kids, no $).
So I am not sure how to proceed. In the meantime, we can hand our food out the kitchen window to the deck.