electric fire place??

[Inthehollow]

I have a three season porch that is used four seasons a year. I was going to put a heat mat under a tile floor but I have had pepole tell me it will not heat the room. It has a cement floor now with two inches of foam under the slab there is no way to get a furnace vent to it so my question is has any one done this with any luck. Al so has any one tried an electric fire place ther are some good deals on line rite now. The room is 14X14 any ideas or options greatly excepted thanks Bret.

[echo2010]

electric baseboard?

[witgey&water]

From what I understand you would need at least 6000 BTU's to heat that room properly. Have you considered a gas fireplace with direct venting? It would be much more efficient and get you a much higher BTU capability.

[Inthehollow]

The hole house is electric with a air to air heat pump for the main heat so I do not have a gas option. May look in to a electric base board.

[Tom7227]

Be sure to have a zerk installed on the electric meter when you hook up that baseboard beceause you're going to have to grease that baby every month because it's going to be turning so fast.

Any chance of running a duct somehow in the common wall with the rest of the house to get the job done?

[sparkydm]

If the room is insulated, an 8 foot baseboard heater should work nicely and they are cheaper. And no, the floor warming cable will not heat the room. It is designed to warm the floor only.

[Bigsmitty]

There is no such thing as an electric fireplace. There is no fire in there.

[chasineyes]

Can you do a real wood fireplace? Since your roof line probably isn't that high the cost to build the venting might not be too bad. Granted if you have access to wood, that cuts down on the cost.

[LightningBG]

A baseboard heater is going to be far more efficient than a electric simulated fireplace.

[Inthehollow]

Thanks guys I will look at the base board idea i have two metters and receive a discount on electric for heat so it might not be to bad.