Just starting renovations and planning on taking a wall out that is directly opposite front door to create a nice big hallway to rea of house as bit weird at moment as you go through what is being used as an office at moment to get through to back of house (moving office elsewhere).
Picture below shows current setup with two horizontal radiators, setup is fine at moment in terms of warmth, there are no radiators in upstairs hall:
Picture below shows wall taking out and whilst shown as nothing in picture there will still be 60 cm of wall above the opening. I have put dimensions of downstairs hall in BTU calculator (w 355cm, h 265cm and l 570) and comes out at 3320 BTU's - this does not take into account the upstairs hall dimensions or space going up the stairs. I was going to stick a 600/800 horizontal radiator on the chimney breast shown in blue. Could also add a second vertical radiator show in yellow. What confused on (due to complete lack of knowledge) is because there is still 60cm of wall at top across new opening if any heat will escape that room and into hall near door and up the stairs or will I be superheating the bedroom above which is already a warm room.
There is no good place in hall to stick a rad as there is under stairs cupboard and light switches on wall opposite stairs that are in good position. One option I have is to put a slimline vertical rad such as https://www.bestheating.com/milano-...nection-designer-radiator-various-sizes-92162 which is only 23cm wide in the position marked red that would add couple of thousand BTU's into the mix - would prefer not to as seen directly when you walk in door although not sure if will be too cold otherwise.
Guess question is can I just get away with the blue and yellow rads given there is still 60cm wall above the wide opening.
Any help/comments greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Lawrence
Picture below shows current setup with two horizontal radiators, setup is fine at moment in terms of warmth, there are no radiators in upstairs hall:
Picture below shows wall taking out and whilst shown as nothing in picture there will still be 60 cm of wall above the opening. I have put dimensions of downstairs hall in BTU calculator (w 355cm, h 265cm and l 570) and comes out at 3320 BTU's - this does not take into account the upstairs hall dimensions or space going up the stairs. I was going to stick a 600/800 horizontal radiator on the chimney breast shown in blue. Could also add a second vertical radiator show in yellow. What confused on (due to complete lack of knowledge) is because there is still 60cm of wall at top across new opening if any heat will escape that room and into hall near door and up the stairs or will I be superheating the bedroom above which is already a warm room.
There is no good place in hall to stick a rad as there is under stairs cupboard and light switches on wall opposite stairs that are in good position. One option I have is to put a slimline vertical rad such as https://www.bestheating.com/milano-...nection-designer-radiator-various-sizes-92162 which is only 23cm wide in the position marked red that would add couple of thousand BTU's into the mix - would prefer not to as seen directly when you walk in door although not sure if will be too cold otherwise.
Guess question is can I just get away with the blue and yellow rads given there is still 60cm wall above the wide opening.
Any help/comments greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Lawrence
