Bedroom w no heat register..HELP

[marisakay]

we just bought a very old home and we have been here about 6 months....one of the upstairs bedrooms has no heat register..the other one does..we knew this when we bought the house....my question is, to get ready for next winter, we would like some type of heat to that room, other then using a space heater (which we now use)....we are planning on redrywalling the ceiling and floors in that rooms also so figured that would be the best time to put heat in..my question what are my options??? what would be the most economical?? I was thinking adding electric to it? of course, not by me, but a professional...what other options are there...our house has a gas furnace...thanks for any input

[Hube]

. First of all, I wonder why this bedroom was not included in the original heating lay-out? Was this room added on later? In order to get heat to this room, the best and less costly method would be to add a ducted heating run to this bedroom, (approx a 5" pipe to a floor 4x10 register.An added Return air grille would also help. Unless there is no available space to accomodate this duct or pipe. Post back with size of room if there is room for an added run in the near vicinity and we will give some more input..Hube

[marisakay]

thanks for the quick reply the room is 17 x 12..I have no idea why the room did not have its own vent in the first place..the house was built in 1920..makes sense to add a register..how does that happen?? run it through the walls down stairs??? as you can tell I know nothing about it,,,thanks for any more advice I appreciate it so much!!!
also how much do you think it would cost approx to have this done??ball park figure? I live in OHIO

[Hube]

Provided you have a forced air ductwork system, have a Heating co. give you a price to install this run.Also ask about adding a Return to the upper area.(if none) It could cost approx 4 hours work ,plus approx $ 30-40 material....Material involved would be; 5" pipe, 5" take-off,1-5" damper, 5" elbs, 1- 5"-4x0 register Boot, 1- 4x0 register.... Best to get a couple of estimates. If your capable, it may take a day or so for you to diy, but it will be a $ 200 savings or more. It will depend on how the duct is situated in relationship to the room above. Also, you may have to box (conceal) in this riser pipe from one floor to another. But in the long run it will be worth it. Hube

[marisakay]

thanks so much..I really appreciate it...one question...what do they need to get into to do this??? the floor? the walls?? the downstairs ceiling?? jsut not sure where it needs to be opened up to do..thanks!

[brandx30]

You won't get much heat out of 5 in. round duct. Don't expect that room to be the same temperature as the rest of the house. It's highly unlikely. You'll raise it a few degrees at best

[marisakay]

thanks for the input..so what do uy recommend to be best? thanks for any advice..

[Hube]

As I suggested on an earlier reply; "Have a heating co. (tech) look it over and give estimate". Depending on how insulated,etc the room is, will depend on whether you need 1 or 2 runs. Normally a 5" run will supply adequate heat for a bedroom. In your case you may need 2 runs.(and a return).. In any case if you already have a ducted system, this way is your most economical and efficient. Good Luck..Hube

[jackofall]

You have heat in 1 room but not 2nd, where is the register in the one room (attic?) Since there is one heat in 1 room, the previous owner may have split the room so they could have extra value to the house and may not have done job correctly (can you still contact them?). If they did, you may have adequate duct size for the area but is only installed in 1 room. That would be the easiest fix if they did because all you'd have to do is remove the old duct from the ceiling, put in a Y split to the correct size ducts for each room, add register, DONE. If you can't contact them, have a couple of contractors come give you an estimate, while they are there, PICK their brains about the way they would do it (act stupid) and then decide if it is to hard for you to do it yourself, they will tell you what size duct/register you'll need so the guess work is done on that part, just how handy are you?

[marisakay]

the one register is a floor register...and it seems like its run from the room below because there is not a flat wall in this downstairs room (looks like we thought prob runs the register upstairs??) does that make sense??? hibby and I are both pretty handy except in this field we dont know too much....his uncle tho is an electrician and very handy (he helps us a lot on things around our house)..I prob could get a hold of the previosu owners....i still do not understand how to do it...

[5 star heat]

this 17x12 room should have approx. 160 cfm into it , which would be 1 - 7" run , or 2 - 6" runs to have enough airflow. If you wye off from other room as was suggested , you will affect the temp and airflow to said room.