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Insulating cellar ceiling
Bluesman:
B I have a 100 year old colonial in the northeast with an oil burner and B fhw. In the winter my kitchen gets very cold. The heating design was B terrible, with only a small baseboard heater along an outside wall. B (all other rooms have big radiators.) B B Would insulating the ceiling in the cellar help? The cellar does not B get ridiculously cold, but for $75 worth of insulation and a staple B gun, it would be apretty cheap fix. B B Also, is there anything I can do to get more heat into the kitchen B short of putting in a new radiator? As you said, insulating the floor probably wouldn't hurt. Is there insulation in the walls, properly sealed windows? Also check for ceiling insulation: when I was growing up in my parents' house (not nearly as old as your's) my bedroom was _COLD_ in winter. Plenty of heat coming out the vents (forced air, oil burner). Dad eventually went into the attic and found the first three or four feet had insulation - the majority of my bedroom's ceiling was only separated from the outside by the ceiling! Much better (and cooler in summer) when he finished insulating. - ¯ barry.martinþATþthesafebbs.zeppole.com ® * Bad Kids' Books: The Unabomber Pop-Up Manifesto and Coloring Book --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P003186 þ The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971 --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD * |
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Insulating cellar ceiling
Insulating almost never hurts. There are small electric kickspace heaters
(some with thermostats and timers) that fit under cabinets to give a kitchen an extra kick of heat (no pun intended). "barry martin" wrote in message news:1101456044.5056.61.2219568.1466619632.RIMEGat ... Bluesman: B I have a 100 year old colonial in the northeast with an oil burner and B fhw. In the winter my kitchen gets very cold. The heating design was B terrible, with only a small baseboard heater along an outside wall. B (all other rooms have big radiators.) B B Would insulating the ceiling in the cellar help? The cellar does not B get ridiculously cold, but for $75 worth of insulation and a staple B gun, it would be apretty cheap fix. B B Also, is there anything I can do to get more heat into the kitchen B short of putting in a new radiator? As you said, insulating the floor probably wouldn't hurt. Is there insulation in the walls, properly sealed windows? Also check for ceiling insulation: when I was growing up in my parents' house (not nearly as old as your's) my bedroom was _COLD_ in winter. Plenty of heat coming out the vents (forced air, oil burner). Dad eventually went into the attic and found the first three or four feet had insulation - the majority of my bedroom's ceiling was only separated from the outside by the ceiling! Much better (and cooler in summer) when he finished insulating. - ¯ barry.martinþATþthesafebbs.zeppole.com ® * Bad Kids' Books: The Unabomber Pop-Up Manifesto and Coloring Book --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P003186 þ The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA 563-359-1971 --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXMod V1.13 at BBSWORLD * |
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