Cost of Adding radiators?

Hi we have a couple of areas in our house that are always cold. Can anyone speak to the cost and logistics of adding new radiator lines? First area is the hall in the garden apartment – so just a floor above the boiler. The other area is the cellar itself which we’ve finished part of enough to have a guest spend the night or teens hang out in, but it’s quite cold. We have a proper boiler room so the fresh air intake and fire proof doors mean the boiler running doesn’t warm that space much. Thanks for thoughts!

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justinromeu26 | 2 years and 6 months ago

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Ok. Thank you for telling me this here because you and i both know even i should not be doing this on a boiler.

Guest User | 2 years and 6 months ago

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You generally have to crack out cast iron fittings and gently cut out old nipples with a sawzall being really careful not to damage the threads…

justinromeu26 | 2 years and 6 months ago

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When you try to unscrew iron that has been together for a long time without perhaps the benefit of anti sieze, does undoing the connections sometimes damage threads?

Guest User | 2 years and 6 months ago

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Re hot water zone off boiler…
https://www.achrnews.com/articles/133812-how-to-run-a-hot-water-zone-off-a-steam-boiler

Guest User | 2 years and 6 months ago

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OP…Steam or hot water boiler?

justinromeu26 | 2 years and 6 months ago

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We have a situation like what you are describing and i have often wondered of it would be possible to place a radiator on the condensate return line, down low, near the boiler, or if it would be possible to make a hot water loop off the lower part of the otherwise steam boiler. I’d like to see what the heating guys say.

As it is now, i had once put insulation on the heating pipes in the basement. Since i have wanted more heat down there. I have removed the insulation. Does not work well as the steam and return lines are up high..