Hi,
I'm fitting 4m of wardrobes along the whole 4.27m length of an external, solid, northwest facing wall. This gives me a 13cm gap at each end, there'll be an 8cm gap between the wardrobe tops and the ceiling. I'll panel in these gaps but include vents. I can also stand the wardrobes a few centimetres away from the wall and they'll stand on bare floorboards. The floorboards run parallel to the wall and they're well shrunk with 3mm to 5mm gaps between each. And, fortunately, there are new, plastic, unlagged central heating pipes running under the whole length of the floorboards where the wardrobes will be.
Do you think the warmth rising between the floorboards will be sufficient to create the circulation and enough warmth to avoid condensation? Another option is leaving out the floorboard above the pipes, but will this cause too much loss to the central heating to be worth while?
I'd like your opinions, please.
Thanks,
dhc.
I'm fitting 4m of wardrobes along the whole 4.27m length of an external, solid, northwest facing wall. This gives me a 13cm gap at each end, there'll be an 8cm gap between the wardrobe tops and the ceiling. I'll panel in these gaps but include vents. I can also stand the wardrobes a few centimetres away from the wall and they'll stand on bare floorboards. The floorboards run parallel to the wall and they're well shrunk with 3mm to 5mm gaps between each. And, fortunately, there are new, plastic, unlagged central heating pipes running under the whole length of the floorboards where the wardrobes will be.
Do you think the warmth rising between the floorboards will be sufficient to create the circulation and enough warmth to avoid condensation? Another option is leaving out the floorboard above the pipes, but will this cause too much loss to the central heating to be worth while?
I'd like your opinions, please.
Thanks,
dhc.
