Removal Of A Wall And Floor Heater

In plaster walls wood lath is nailed to wood framed walls and covered with two or three coats of plaster.

Removal of a wall and floor heater.

And sometimes moving those lines is a huge task so difficult that removing the wall just isn t practical. Electric baseboard heaters are also called radiant heaters. Heating plumbing and electrical lines will have to be rerouted. A main drain running through the wall from a second floor bathroom could be very difficult and expensive to reroute.

Because hot air rises these heaters are located at the baseboards in your house next to the floor which makes for better heat circulation. This means that it takes more care to remove a wall tile without damaging the surrounding tiles. These walls are more solid and sound dull if you knock on them. The age of the wall usually determines whether it s drywall or plaster.

Use either a screwdriver or a drill to remove the screws that are holding your wall heater onto the wall. Plaster it s found mostly in homes that are more than 50 years old. For homeowners wanting to keep their existing tile or hardwood floor but still benefit from radiant heat wall and ceiling applications can be installed less intrusively and for a lower cost. Remove baseboard try a new way of taking off existing floor molding without damaging it or your walls.

Removing wall tiles is different and more difficult than removing floor tiles because wall tiles are typically set very close together with minimal grout lines. Slim upright box style registers may be fastened with screws to the wall the. Start on one side of the wall heater and examine the sides of the unit removing any screws you find. These devices work by passing electricity to a heating element which warms the surrounding air.

Figure a shows the most common things found inside a wall.