I have a circa 1850 home in southern Ohio with half-basement/crawlspace. 92% propane forced air heat, central air, and electric hot water.
The kitchen (25X12) is on the far end of the house, over an insulated crawlspace (although the flooring is still rather cold). It currently only has one 6" duct running to it, placed directly in the center of the room. The kitchen gets colder although it's not that bad considering the lack of air flow. Cooling isn't a problem unless the oven is running.
We have been updating the duct work in this house as we go so I'm trying to determine how I want to heat/cool this room. The simple solution is to just properly place some ducts and forget about it. For cooling purposes, that's likely to happen regardless. We are planning to put either a tile or hard-wood floor down and i would like to use radiant heat. What are some options for heating this end of the house in this manner? Is there a smaller system that can be added to supply radiant heating in localized areas? Would this be efficient over a crawlspace? Would I be able to add-on to the system later to supply more radiant heat to other rooms?
Electricity runs about $.09/kwh and propane typcially ranges from $1.00-$1.70.
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