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11 October 2017 | 7 replies
The microwave does vent to the exterior, so moving the cabinet may require running ductwork over to the current cutout in the wall?
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8 April 2016 | 5 replies
I'd like to hear some guesses or first-hand accounts of how much it costs to install HVAC and ductwork in a house that currently only has radiator heat.
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13 June 2018 | 1 reply
There is plenty of room in the basement and attic to make running ductwork possible.
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11 January 2024 | 5 replies
@Brian Kloft I have the heaters you mentioned as well as heat pumps with duct work.
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16 September 2012 | 30 replies
Heat probably gets to third floor just fine, if sufficient ductwork exists.
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11 March 2013 | 13 replies
I think when rehabbing, some folks pull out old boilers and radiators and want to avoid the upfront cost of ductwork and forced air - so they put in electric baseboards.
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23 April 2020 | 15 replies
Here is what I would do: block off the duct work to the "extra" bedrooms.
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1 October 2020 | 3 replies
And it may end up being cheaper (relatively) to just remove the top of the roof and put in new trusses, joists, insulation, duct work and reroof.
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8 July 2015 | 10 replies
The bathroom floor and part of the subfloor in the hall and kitchen would have to come-up; the wall between the bathroom and hallway and across the end of the hall would be going back to the studs; the common wall between this apartment and the adjacent unit would need to be brought up to current {fire} code; the ductwork for the HRV needed to be replaced; and three of the existing windows had broken thermo panes.We also planned to improve the energy efficiency of much of the envelope during this renovation - the amount would depend upon what we found behind the drywall.What we found:The damage to the subfloor on both levels was more extensive than forecasted and I wasted two weeks, and a few hundred dollars in materials, over the holidays in December trying to remove the smell of pet urine (ozone, enzymes, sealant, etc).