kentuckydiesel
ArboristSite Operative
My wife and I are spending our first winter in our drafty 110+ year old farmhouse. This house is only about 1300 sqft and we don't really use the upstairs 550+/- sqft for any more than attic space at the moment...have the steps blocked off with plastic. Also, we don't have a basement or crawlspace. When we bought the house, it had a 50,000btu "cozy" LP console heater (vented through the existing brick chimney) and an LP wall mount radiant heater. Due to renovations, high LP heating costs, and an abundance of firewood on the property, we removed the two LP heaters, and put a wood stove in place of the old console heater.
While the wood stove is working great, I am interested in installing some sort of simple (and inexpensive) heating system which can be used as a backup during the cold months so we don't end up with frozen pipes if we are away from home longer than planned. Thinking some sort of baseboard heating...something that doesn't use much floor space. Any suggestions???
Thanks,
Phillip
While the wood stove is working great, I am interested in installing some sort of simple (and inexpensive) heating system which can be used as a backup during the cold months so we don't end up with frozen pipes if we are away from home longer than planned. Thinking some sort of baseboard heating...something that doesn't use much floor space. Any suggestions???
Thanks,
Phillip