"Eric Scantlebury" wrote in message
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"RBM" wrote in message
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Just my opinion: use anything but a toekick.

What would you suggest in an area that has cabinets all around? I've
had no heat at all this winter in the room (New England) and quite
honestly, I've thought about no heat. The room doesn't get more than a
degree or so below the rest of the house - and that was even with all
the insulation ripped out. Now that I've insulated and rocked it,
cooking overheats it. LOL!

A little radiant under the floor would be nice, but not always possible
or practical. They make some really small in wall electric units with
transflow blowers, similar to those in the toe kick, if it was a choice
between the two

Well - radiant isn't an option. I started with just a new floor and my
wife "decided" we needed a new kitchen AFTER I had laid the tile. I'm not
pulling it up! LOL! I've seen "electrical" toe kicks - is this what your
talking about? I have upgraded my electrical (due to running all new
circuits to the kitchen and I only had 100amp fuse service originally) so
I'm not necessarilly adverse to that as a solution. Thoughts?

No, I'd use hydronic toe kicks before electric. It seems to me that
something is wrong in their design, that so many are noisy. They even sit on
rubber cusheons to prevent vibration. I'm talking about "in wall fan-forced
heaters", like this one from Grainger:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3UG16 These are my second to last
choice, only slightly better than toe kicks. I would try to see if it would
be possible to install a recessed or semi recessed radiator if you have any
wall space at all