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fuzzysig · 11-22-13, 12:14 AM

we bought a 2 story house last year that was built in 1982 and havent been upgraded at all( everything is still original. old couple lived here since it was built.

the inwall heaters are old and are breaking/dusty making noise etc.

im looking for veryefficient heaters to replace them with (inwall electric heaters)
possibly fanless( i found one but lost the link( it had a cover and inlet on the botton and outlet on top and was child safe also

the house walls are not insulated but the crawl space and attic is insulated.

has old style metal double pane windows still that we have to replace

and we have alot of ground water and need to remodel the crawl space to install a sump pump etc because water accumulates in the crawl space.
i belive the water is right under the foundation the dround water is about 10 inches under ground. so not very deep

how much heat does a moist crawl space consume?

theres also a toilet on the corner of the house that stays cold all the time 2 of the walls are open and are in the shady area where the sun dont usually touch.

is there a certain type of wall paint texture that will retain more heat inside the house?

what can be done to insulate the garage a little better?
and also is it a good idea to lay concrete all the way up to the foundation to eliminate rain water from accumulating around the house?

11-22-13, 12:14 AM	#1
fuzzysig Lurking Renovator Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: seattle Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new(old) house upgrading we bought a 2 story house last year that was built in 1982 and havent been upgraded at all( everything is still original. old couple lived here since it was built. the inwall heaters are old and are breaking/dusty making noise etc. im looking for veryefficient heaters to replace them with (inwall electric heaters) possibly fanless( i found one but lost the link( it had a cover and inlet on the botton and outlet on top and was child safe also the house walls are not insulated but the crawl space and attic is insulated. has old style metal double pane windows still that we have to replace and we have alot of ground water and need to remodel the crawl space to install a sump pump etc because water accumulates in the crawl space. i belive the water is right under the foundation the dround water is about 10 inches under ground. so not very deep how much heat does a moist crawl space consume? theres also a toilet on the corner of the house that stays cold all the time 2 of the walls are open and are in the shady area where the sun dont usually touch. is there a certain type of wall paint texture that will retain more heat inside the house? what can be done to insulate the garage a little better? and also is it a good idea to lay concrete all the way up to the foundation to eliminate rain water from accumulating around the house?