02-07-2022, 01:49 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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DIY'ers, help needed
Hey all. I'm about as useful as tits on a boar, to quote on my favourite movies, and I need some advice. I have an unfinished basement and we won't be able to afford to finishing it for a few years at the least, but it's now become my home office. I installed a couple of baseboard heaters but they're not powerful enough for the basement which is around 800 sq feet with high ceilings.
So, what I need to do is get creative to keep myself from not freezing. I thought of some sort of temporary walls? Is that something people do? What kind of possible solutions are out there that are feasible do to divide off an area but not involve framing and drywalling?
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02-07-2022, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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What do you have on the floor? Is it just bare concrete?
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02-07-2022, 01:51 PM
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can you afford a NG fireplace? It could be incorporated into future development plans.
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02-07-2022, 01:53 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
What do you have on the floor? Is it just bare concrete?
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Concrete floor
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Originally Posted by dino7c
can you afford a NG fireplace? It could be incorporated into future development plans.
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We have one on the main floor, is hooking on to the gas line an expensive/difficult proposition? That's actually not a bad idea our fireplace upstairs is super super hot and NG is way more cost effective than the BB...
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02-07-2022, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Post a picture of what you're working with. Especially the walls and any rough in work for electrical / HVAC they might have done.
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02-07-2022, 02:04 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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I have a partially finished basement with electric baseboard heaters installed here and there.
I have walls boarded though...
Main advice: get something on the floor asap. I have dricore down, on top of that I put some scrap carpet and it's not too bad.
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02-07-2022, 02:07 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Get the floor covered as mentioned....then if you can hang poly/plastic around the area it should help in retaining heat around the desk.
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02-07-2022, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: A small painted room
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Consider opaque plastic for added privacy!
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02-07-2022, 02:15 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Not sure
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Close all the heat vents on the upper floors and open em wide in the basement. Screw the highfloor folk, they're trying keep you down!
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02-07-2022, 02:16 PM
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ALL ABOARD!
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If it's going to be a years long solution, you might want something that doesn't look like you're about to commit a Dexter style murder.
Maybe combine that with some curtains to soften the look and has the added benefit of reducing any echo during Zoom meetings.
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02-07-2022, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
Get the floor covered as mentioned....then if you can hang poly/plastic around the area it should help in retaining heat around the desk.
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This looks like I'm going to explain 80's music to people before I chop them up
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02-07-2022, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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what about some moveable dividers? i made these for my shop - simple 1x4 construction with insulation in between each 1x4 (i wanted it for sound absorption). then just covered it with the cheapest tan fabric i could find at the fabric store.
mine are about 6'6" tall, but you can easily make them floor to ceiling. you could use some heavy poly as a 'door' and that would help keep the heat in.
 IMG_0396 by bc-chris, on Flickr
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02-07-2022, 03:10 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Holy resized pictures!
I went through a similar issue but the basement wasn't as bad as your issue. First thing that helped was getting something on the floors like mentioned. I used a bunch of carpets that I had from previous and that was a huge help. I have since corrected it with having additional vents installed in the basement and it has been smooth sailing since.
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02-07-2022, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by White Out 403
This looks like I'm going to explain 80's music to people before I chop them up
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I don't care what people think of you in the hockey forum, this is hilarious.
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02-07-2022, 03:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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bc chris thats awesome man. im going to see what i can figure out based on that
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02-07-2022, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by White Out 403
bc chris thats awesome man. im going to see what i can figure out based on that
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If those dividers don't work the best or are too expensive, what about some form of a temporary canopy or tent (ie: ice fishing tent) to use to trap the warm air? Additionally, a small portable ceramic heater to point directly at you as needed might help as well (vs the base board heater just warming whatever).
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02-07-2022, 03:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleF
If those dividers don't work the best or are too expensive, what about some form of a temporary canopy or tent (ie: ice fishing tent) to use to trap the warm air? Additionally, a small portable ceramic heater to point directly at you as needed might help as well (vs the base board heater just warming whatever).
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So, uh, a grow tent....
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02-07-2022, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
So, uh, a grow tent....
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Grow lights and heater help to double it up as a sauna/tanning station? Nice. 
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02-07-2022, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KTrain
If it's going to be a years long solution, you might want something that doesn't look like you're about to commit a Dexter style murder.
Maybe combine that with some curtains to soften the look and has the added benefit of reducing any echo during Zoom meetings.
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Sounds like they'd commonly be related.
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