I just put in rainhead showers in both of my bathrooms. I really was excited to try them. Now I hardly use them. The constant rain in the face turned out to not be something I enjoy.
I think I would rather have put two tall, thin radiators on either side of that door and insulated the pipe that runs through the step. The way it is now the wood is going to experience some big expansion and contraction underneath the slate, which it's glued to. You're not going to get much heat out of it. But this was, what, 20 years ago? I'd be curious how it held up.
Wtf is going on with the doors like 18 inches off the floor at 41:15? I didn't see them talk about that anywhere. The small step to the outside is weird enough, but what's that all about with the living room door thing? I hope it's an illusion or something? No way that's within code to have a door like that.
Maybe it was a placeholder for a custom window to be installed later? From the outside at 1:33 it doesn't look like a balcony would make sense even if it was to code.
Mike is the rescue of all for all people because he does the John right these other people they just take your money and run don't do the job right these people have kids they have babies these people don't care all ❤❤❤😊😊😊
You can see that they have experience in Canada with forced air heating, but not much with the type of heaters used in that house. These are convectional heaters. They are only effective in heating if the front and the top is not covered. They work with convection and the air is sucked through the front and goes up to the ceiling. If you cover them you block the convection and they only radiate the heat which is not as effective. If you cover them like they did you have to add some reflective material behind the heater or you are heating the wall and not the room. This type of heating is common in Europe where I live and you learn early that you never put something direct in front or on top of those heaters. Furniture like a couch has be at least 0.5m (2ft) away and a curtain should end 10cm (2in) above the heater to avoid obstructing the airflow.
I always thought Canada was mostly empty until I went to visit. Definitely worth the 1,100 mi trip to the Cabot trail in Cape Breton Island, beautiful countryside. Vi's is gone, but the Farmer's Daughter had some great food.
@@SilentServiceCode I guess they are rare in Canada and forced air heating is more common. The mounting in a niche was done decades ago (around the 70's), but since then everyone that works daily with those systems know they work better when the air can move around it to support the distribution of the air. Heat moves up and if you cover the top it can't move and you have to build it in a way that air can escape on top and feed at the bottom/front. Feeding from the back won't work because it's mounted on a wall. It's like the forced air systems that need a return air. This is the first video I see where the Holmes crew works with convectional heaters and does it in a way that was already seen as ineffective at the end of the last century and they filmed this only 15 years ago. You only handle the convectional systems the way they did in the video if your knowledge is outdated.
@@seanthiar The east coast, the older cities, with brownstones, still have radiators as do many of the 1920s craftsmen houses. My mom made radiator covers for my Worcester, MA craftsman home. I had her put screening on the front and sides. I had her put a wood plank on the top. On the underside I covered it with aluminum foil to reflect the top heat back on the radiator and out the screens. On top I placed trays of marbles and a plant tray for my house plants. The radiator tops reached the window sills. So I could place a fairly large tray. My plants loved it. Grew some tomatoes, squash and potatoes. Mainly as late winter seedlings that I put out on the front porch after the end of the last frost. My daughter enjoyed our working together on those projects.
All that slate with the contrasting diamonds is hideous. Yes I’m sure it’s the style then, but man is it fugly. This was the first ever “make it ugly” I’ve ever seen.
They look like a good and nice couple. I'll bet their kids love them.🥰
R.I.P. Craig Lowe
Big gap between baseboard and door trim. 😮 36:40
28:20 if mike Holmes needs another week, he gets another week no problem 🎉😂
I just put in rainhead showers in both of my bathrooms. I really was excited to try them. Now I hardly use them. The constant rain in the face turned out to not be something I enjoy.
(TS)36:39 that's just one small gap between the floor trim and door trim out of many many more. Come on Mikey.
That was the old baseboard.
i loved this episode, and it did give me Beetlejuice vibes :)
Wou.. nice but waaay to dark for me
I think I would rather have put two tall, thin radiators on either side of that door and insulated the pipe that runs through the step. The way it is now the wood is going to experience some big expansion and contraction underneath the slate, which it's glued to. You're not going to get much heat out of it. But this was, what, 20 years ago? I'd be curious how it held up.
Wtf is going on with the doors like 18 inches off the floor at 41:15? I didn't see them talk about that anywhere. The small step to the outside is weird enough, but what's that all about with the living room door thing? I hope it's an illusion or something? No way that's within code to have a door like that.
Maybe it was a placeholder for a custom window to be installed later? From the outside at 1:33 it doesn't look like a balcony would make sense even if it was to code.
Juliet balcony?
No handrail on the steps to the front porch.
For me... black floor tile sucks we do not have it anywhere in our house.
Mike is the rescue of all for all people because he does the John right these other people they just take your money and run don't do the job right these people have kids they have babies these people don't care all ❤❤❤😊😊😊
Why would they have a door leading to nowhere outside, especially with young kids?
I do not like that dark slate in the shower.
I don’t like all of the dark tiles.
You shouldn't mix fin tube and cast iron on the same zone
The couple were in the house the entire time. So the ending is kinda fake. She was not really that surprised.
You can see that they have experience in Canada with forced air heating, but not much with the type of heaters used in that house. These are convectional heaters. They are only effective in heating if the front and the top is not covered. They work with convection and the air is sucked through the front and goes up to the ceiling. If you cover them you block the convection and they only radiate the heat which is not as effective. If you cover them like they did you have to add some reflective material behind the heater or you are heating the wall and not the room.
This type of heating is common in Europe where I live and you learn early that you never put something direct in front or on top of those heaters. Furniture like a couch has be at least 0.5m (2ft) away and a curtain should end 10cm (2in) above the heater to avoid obstructing the airflow.
Are you talking about hot water rads? You think those aren't in Canada?
I always thought Canada was mostly empty until I went to visit. Definitely worth the 1,100 mi trip to the Cabot trail in Cape Breton Island, beautiful countryside. Vi's is gone, but the Farmer's Daughter had some great food.
@@SilentServiceCode I guess they are rare in Canada and forced air heating is more common. The mounting in a niche was done decades ago (around the 70's), but since then everyone that works daily with those systems know they work better when the air can move around it to support the distribution of the air. Heat moves up and if you cover the top it can't move and you have to build it in a way that air can escape on top and feed at the bottom/front. Feeding from the back won't work because it's mounted on a wall. It's like the forced air systems that need a return air.
This is the first video I see where the Holmes crew works with convectional heaters and does it in a way that was already seen as ineffective at the end of the last century and they filmed this only 15 years ago. You only handle the convectional systems the way they did in the video if your knowledge is outdated.
@@seanthiar The east coast, the older cities, with brownstones, still have radiators as do many of the 1920s craftsmen houses. My mom made radiator covers for my Worcester, MA craftsman home. I had her put screening on the front and sides. I had her put a wood plank on the top. On the underside I covered it with aluminum foil to reflect the top heat back on the radiator and out the screens. On top I placed trays of marbles and a plant tray for my house plants. The radiator tops reached the window sills. So I could place a fairly large tray. My plants loved it. Grew some tomatoes, squash and potatoes. Mainly as late winter seedlings that I put out on the front porch after the end of the last frost. My daughter enjoyed our working together on those projects.
@@ellarweegadsden8483 does Not Change that covering makes IT ineffective
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All that slate with the contrasting diamonds is hideous. Yes I’m sure it’s the style then, but man is it fugly. This was the first ever “make it ugly” I’ve ever seen.