Service
Baseboard and radiator homes
Electric baseboards heat every room and cool none. Old radiators are hard to balance. A ductless heat pump heats and cools the rooms you pick, and the old heat can stay as a backup.
Signs this is your house
Baseboards under the windows, and an electric bill that shows it
Radiators that clank, or that heat the first floor and not the second
A boiler near the end of its life, or one you would rather not run for two rooms
Rooms that need cooling a few weeks a year
Plaster walls you do not want opened for ducts
What happens at the visit
- 01
Walk the rooms
We note which rooms are cold, which are hot and which doors stay closed, and look at the baseboards or radiators in each.
- 02
Read the panel
We open the panel and see whether it has a slot for the heat pump's circuit, and what the circuit needs.
- 03
Plan the line sets
We mark where each head and the outdoor unit go and how the lines reach them without opening plaster.
- 04
Write the proposal
The scope, the models, the permit and the total, with the baseboards or radiators listed as staying or going.
What decides the cost
No numbers here, on purpose. The proposal states the total, with each of these lines written out.
The number of rooms
Each head has its own cost. Rooms that can share one lower the total.
The outdoor unit
A single-room unit is simpler than a multi-zone one. The model depends on the rooms and the heating load.
Line-set runs
A short run through a basement costs less than a long one through a finished wall.
The panel
A panel with room is a smaller job than one that needs a new breaker space or more.
What happens to the old heat
Leaving baseboards or radiators in place is simple. Taking them out is a separate line.
Permit and inspection
The city's fees and the time to schedule the inspection are in the proposal.
Questions on this job
Will I still need the baseboards?
Often not in most weeks. Many owners keep them as a backup for the coldest days. We set the thermostat so the heat pump leads and the baseboards follow.
What happens to my radiators?
They can stay. If a boiler is shutting down, we tell you whether the radiators still serve a purpose or whether they can come out as a separate job.
Is the house too old?
Age is not the question. Insulation, windows and the panel are, and we check each on the walkthrough.
Related work
Baseboards, radiators or both?
Tell us what heats the house now and which rooms you want comfortable. We will plan the walkthrough around it.