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Radiant floor heat options for our kitchen?

worldmom
13 years ago

We are gutting the kitchen in our 1910 home and in order to gain a workable layout, we have to lose our hot water radiators. Our contractor suggested radiant floor heat, and we've also looked into toe kick heaters.

We have a newish boiler that could handle a hydronic system, (since we're losing the radiators) but I'm worried about having to elevate the kitchen floor to accommodate it. An electric system would be easier to install and wouldn't boost the floor too much, but I've read that they are more expensive to run.

We have one spot in our kitchen where we could reinstall one of our three radiators, but it's not going to be enough to handle 400 square feet on its own. The basement space below the kitchen is mostly unfinished, so we do have access to most of the underside of the subfloor.

We live in Montana, so it does get cold, but our kitchen is south-facing with lots of windows and that helps a bit.

Any thoughts on what our best course might be?

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