Converted cellar.....who has one.....how do you heat it?

[letmetalktomark]

We recently converted/tarted up our cellar so that it can be used as a study/office.

The cellar has in it a storage heater that runs off of an economy seven circuit.

We turned off the heater a few days ago due to the warmer weather. After the weekend (no use since Friday) the cellar has, unsurprisingly, cooled down and is now like a cold store. :x

My question is - those that have converted/use their cellars what do you do for heat?

 

[dbmtb]

Same as the rest of the house - hot water pipes running into radiators.

 

[Harryburgundy]

Bah...should be a wine cellar...would be perfect.

 

[hamster]

I tried it in the past. Essentially you need to dry line it with a shedload if insulation (Celotex or equivalent) after which the heat losses will be minimal. However, the unheated temperature will stay almost constant all year round. The biggest issue with mine was damp. Tanking it first helps a lot, but it is definitely an expert job.

 

[letmetalktomark]

I tried it in the past. Essentially you need to dry line it with a shedload if insulation (Celotex or equivalent) after which the heat losses will be minimal. However, the unheated temperature will stay almost constant all year round. The biggest issue with mine was damp. Tanking it first helps a lot, but it is definitely an expert job.

All converted. Completely dry with celotex then plasterboard walls, std insulation in the ceiling. We are at the top of the local water table so damp was not a problem/evident when converting. We did this in Feb/march so any damp would have been evident given the lousy winter we have had! When its warn it stays warm its just working out the best way to heat it. :?

Was contemplating an oil filled radiator with a thermostat and timer or a low wattage rad that I could just leave on.....

Sadly no chance of getting HW pipes down + its a room that need to be independent of the rest of the house....


Mind you it does work quite well at the moment as a wine store

 

[hamster]

You lucky devil, my tanking was a disaster...

If it's dry a little bit of heat ticking into it should see it warm nicely. If you can't do rads, then night storage is the only reasonable option

 

[Pickle]

Was contemplating an oil filled radiator with a thermostat and timer or a low wattage rad that I could just leave on....

Oil filled rads are good, but eat electricity.

Could try getting some proper electric night storage heaters fitted, I'm sure they would be quite economical in comparison.

 

[pigman]

neighbours have just had theirs converted. Talking to the builder, he told me that apparently, whilst we suffer no water-table dampness, the insulation etc causes condensation behind the tanking. He has installed ground floor drainage, leading to a sump and a water pump to pump it out into the sewers.
They have full Leccy and gas CH radiators and full finishing.
Dont know much more than this, as Im no builder. Cost was £8k all-in.