like this....
Ray
My house has got conventional hot water central heating, with radiators. This works fine in just about every room of the house, apart from the
kitchen, which is always cold.
The kitchen has many problems:
what about electric plinth heaters ?, seen them used a few times in kitchens where space is tight
like this....
Ray
electric heater? u can get ones that fit in the unit plinths.. too slow!
[Edited on 28/11/10 by Bluemoon]
we have a plinth heater in an 18x12 kitchen with welsh slate floor. it's amazing how quickly it warms up, but if i'm just popping down making a cup of tea, i'll usually just stick the big ring on on the hob
Nah, nah, nah. Your all looking at this from the wrong angle.
Fit a huge heater in the garage David.
Tell your good lady that every time she opens the door to bring you a cuppa out
she will heat the kitchen.
Ducks for cover.
Paul G
LOL at Paul
When we refitted the out-laws kitchen, we put in one of those plinth heaters, as their kitchen was small with no 'wall' room.
They really do work a treat, and in the summer it has a 'cold' setting (well theirs has anyway 
), which can be quite refreshing when it
is hot in the summer....
So,....I can highly recommend the plinth heater option... 
Fozzie.....
We've got one of the kickspace (plinth) heaters but a plumbed in out. The fan is a little noisey but over than that it's pretty good.
You can get those column type radiators in many different sizes now. Up to over 2 meters tall and as wide as you want as the sections bolt together!
They kick out a serious ammount of btu's but are not exactly 'locost'
[Edited on 28/11/10 by daniel mason]
sounds just like my kitchen david! Tiled floor with no insulation at all, no cavity wall insulation, no radiator, holes in floor and roof around
pipes, and a poor quality window.
My solution for now is slippers.
In the long term, i plan on pulling up the floor and insulating it, getting the walls insulated, ducting the extractor to help with damp problems, and
maybe building a porch over the back door. A plinth heater is indeed very effective, mainly because the fan is so much better than relying on
convection. Id go for a hot (durr, i mean wet ) one myself, then the fan will turn itself on when the heating is on and you dont need to turn it on
and off yourself.
[Edited on 28/11/10 by JoelP]
Electric plinth heater with a timer
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Originally posted by 40inches
Electric plinth heater with a timer
i have the same prob pmsl i just nick the mat by the back door and put it by the cooker to stand on. but the other half keeps fecking moving it back
lol.
adam
How high is the ceiling? Can you give away 4"?
First thing I would do with a flat roof is retro fit some Kingspan.
My loft space is lined with 4" Kingspan and we don't need the central heating up there, its superb stuff.
Screw and glue to the underside of the existing ceiling and redecorate it. You will immediately appreciate how much it improves the room.
I know you don't fancy it but take the plunge and install some underfloor heating, only needs to go on the exposed area you walk around on.
Steve
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Originally posted by Bluemoon
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Originally posted by 40inches
Electric plinth heater with a timer
Nice idea, so long as you don't have kids etc leaving stuff in-front of vent. The possibility of blocking up the vents, then switching on whilst your not about and catching fire..
Dan
Our kitchen appears to be a similar layout (no garage and bathroom above though), but we just cook with the oven and it kicks out enough heat to keep everything warm for a while.