Master Brian
DIY Senior Member
I am restoring a house built in 1915, which has no heat on the 2nd floor, except for a baseboard heater and space heaters. I am searching for ideas to heat this space, which is about 700sqft.
I have been toying with the idea of installing a PEX radiant floor system to supplement my main floor and possibly basement walls. Main floor is about 1400sq ft, basement is about 700-900sq ft. If I pursue this route, one idea I have for heating the 2nd floor is trying to get some radiant heat via Pex tubing to parts of the 2nd floor area.
My brothers house, about the same age, still has a boiler which heats his main level via the old cast iron radiators. I have a source for these heaters, could I install a modern boiler, using PEX tubing and hook them to the cast iron radiators?
Also, what is the approx cost of a boiler that would handle a radiant system on a house 1900sqft with a 700sqft basement. Also, size wise what would I be looking at?
Can anyone point me in a direction to search for more information and is this a viable option to a forced air system? I still need to figure out an A/C, unless I stick with a window unit....
Thanks....
I have been toying with the idea of installing a PEX radiant floor system to supplement my main floor and possibly basement walls. Main floor is about 1400sq ft, basement is about 700-900sq ft. If I pursue this route, one idea I have for heating the 2nd floor is trying to get some radiant heat via Pex tubing to parts of the 2nd floor area.
My brothers house, about the same age, still has a boiler which heats his main level via the old cast iron radiators. I have a source for these heaters, could I install a modern boiler, using PEX tubing and hook them to the cast iron radiators?
Also, what is the approx cost of a boiler that would handle a radiant system on a house 1900sqft with a 700sqft basement. Also, size wise what would I be looking at?
Can anyone point me in a direction to search for more information and is this a viable option to a forced air system? I still need to figure out an A/C, unless I stick with a window unit....
Thanks....