Can anyone help? My bedroom is in the part of the house that used to be a garage. The floor was build up using wood. The cold from the concrete floor under is too cold. My bedroom stays colder than all the other rooms. Has anyone got any suggestions to make it warmer. Withourt spending lots of money. I put down some fake wood like pergo but thats not helping.
2007-02-15 10:29:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can't warm this space without insulating, you will be wasting energy and money, electric heat is costly. First you must eliminate all the entry points that the air cools the room. Windows, doors, jambs, base, overhead. The easiest solution is to call your energy company, most do free surveys to give energy saving suggestions, try it.
2007-02-15 11:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I must say that padding and carpeting would have been a lot warmer. If the new flooring hadn't been put down I would have suggested insulating under the raised floor.
Was the floor interlocking? So you could possibly remove it put down the rubber surface to insulate between the Pergo and the concrete. I think it is used for warming the floor and a sound barrier.
If the wood floor is raised, perhaps you could find a way to pump in the pressurized foam insulation.
Otherwise you could loose lay a bound carpet remnant and a piece of padding for the winter. That should make it much more comfortable.
2007-02-15 10:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree the plumber's words. It will end up costing you more money if you put another sourse of heat in there. It doesn't eleimate the real problem. If I were you I would, life that pergo flooring, and the subfloor, then i would insulate using fibergalss batts or 1 1/2 inch styrofoam, lay a sheet of tar paper and put the orginal floor back together. At this will cost you is a little labour and the cost of the insullation.
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2007-02-15 13:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by Kim B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have an attached garage that was made into a family room and it used to be cold.
what we did, was cut vents from the existing heating pipes running in the ceiling and vented forced air into the space. first we did not vent, and that was adequate, but not great, then we added a second vent, and bingo, the space got warm!
what I would also suggest, other than the flooring , is to get an electric base board heater that u keep on at all times. get an electrican to wire it in. just dont get the gas space heater (carbon monoxide) or the kerosene heater that might b dangerous. Put a nice rug on the floor for added warmth. with all of this, you should be nice and toasty.
2007-02-15 10:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by susan q 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our rec-room is on concrete. When we got a new carpet we selected a pad that had an aluminum coating on one side. 200% difference! If you sit on the floor, it doesn't sap the heat away like it used to to. You actually feel warmer I guess as the heat is reflected back.
This was installed 20 years ago, and is still holding up fine.
2007-02-15 11:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by KirksWorld 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without ripping up the floor to insulate, you might as well just get a small electric heater. The radiator type and the fan type both work good, but the fan type is easier on ther electric bill. I used to have both.
2007-02-15 10:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by Rob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot more if you want plumping and there already isn't any in there.
2016-03-29 08:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋