I'm just starting to plan a basement remodel. I'd like to start next month. My basement is semi-finished. The prior owner added a bathroom and a bedroom down there. It was a shoddy job, and I want to redo it properly.
I just installed a new boiler to heat the entire house. It's a 3-zone system, one of which is the basement. The baseboard units are screwed into the existing concrete walls. Currently there is hot water baseboard heat running through the entire area.
I want to add rigid foam insulation and framing to the basement walls. This will require me to remove the existing baseboard heating and reinstall it once the framing and drywall are in place.
I'm not worried about the process of reworking the plumbing for the baseboards. I'll probably replace them with new runs, since they are pretty beat up.
My concern is how do I isolate this zone and still heat the rest of the house? Is this possible? Can I cut the copper feeder pipes and cap them off temporarily using a sharkbite fitting? Obviously the thermostat will be off, but will this work or do I need to wait for Spring?
I just installed a new boiler to heat the entire house. It's a 3-zone system, one of which is the basement. The baseboard units are screwed into the existing concrete walls. Currently there is hot water baseboard heat running through the entire area.
I want to add rigid foam insulation and framing to the basement walls. This will require me to remove the existing baseboard heating and reinstall it once the framing and drywall are in place.
I'm not worried about the process of reworking the plumbing for the baseboards. I'll probably replace them with new runs, since they are pretty beat up.
My concern is how do I isolate this zone and still heat the rest of the house? Is this possible? Can I cut the copper feeder pipes and cap them off temporarily using a sharkbite fitting? Obviously the thermostat will be off, but will this work or do I need to wait for Spring?
