Fixing pitch issues in old house

EBEBRATT-Ed

My grandfathers 2 family, steam was installed in the 20s when he gave up on scorched air. He was on the second floor all the risers were exposed. The first floor tenant liked it he got some "free" heat from grandpas uninsulated 2d floor risers

ethicalpaul

Thanks everyone, I think I can swing it LOL!

gfrbrookline

My circa 1915 brick Edwardian condo building in Boston also has all of the steam pipes exposed. Once they are painted to match the interior colors you don't even notice them, they blend in with the corners.

ethicalpaul

Thanks!

ethicalpaul

JUGHNE said:

Also some houses had an outside screened sleeping room for the summer. They would have an outside door going out to the "balcony". The floor would have been sloped to drain rain out away from that door thru scuppers, drains thru the bottom of the 1/2 wall to spill water out on the shingles. Could that have been the case with your dormer room? The construction for the floor would have been only for porch load, like your main porch....a little less than the actual house construction.

I finally found a picture of the original blueprint showing the front bedroom as original to the house and thought you might like to see it.


I did edit this photo to show converting the left bedroom into a dressing room, but it does show the overhanging part as a real room.

Editing this post rather than replying so that it doesn't bump it to the top: Here is the end of the story, thanks all!: https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/177777/autumn-saturday-radiator-repipe