http://www.timeforremodelling.com/moving-furnace-and-water-heater-for-basement-remodel Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.timeforremodelling.com/moving-furnace-and-water-heater-for-basement-remodel/comment-page-1#comment-570 sutla Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:14:59 +0000 http://www.timeforremodelling.com/moving-furnace-and-water-heater-for-basement-remodel#comment-570 You are talking a lot of money. Moving the furnace will create a lot of problems. Its located in the center of your basement for a reason. Its so that all the heat vents will be balanced going to all the rooms. Changing the location of the furnace will change all that and will probably require re-doing a lot of duct-work, not to mention moving the gas feed line. Moving the water heater is not nearly as bad and will also require a new gas line. Changing the drain location on your floor may be the hardest of all. This will require a jack-hammer to break up your floor, re-lay the pipes and re-cementing. So as a professional who has finished many basements, i would recommend building a room around your furnace/water heater and design your basement around that. You need about two feet of walking room around the furnace/heater.<br><b>References : </b><br>builder You are talking a lot of money. Moving the furnace will create a lot of problems. Its located in the center of your basement for a reason. Its so that all the heat vents will be balanced going to all the rooms. Changing the location of the furnace will change all that and will probably require re-doing a lot of duct-work, not to mention moving the gas feed line. Moving the water heater is not nearly as bad and will also require a new gas line. Changing the drain location on your floor may be the hardest of all. This will require a jack-hammer to break up your floor, re-lay the pipes and re-cementing. So as a professional who has finished many basements, i would recommend building a room around your furnace/water heater and design your basement around that. You need about two feet of walking room around the furnace/heater.
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