How do you put furniture with baseboard heating? (apartment, cabinet) - Long Island - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

Malishka31 · 05-03-2009, 02:49 PM

I never had to deal with this and the apartment we are moving to has baseboard heating. I clearly dont want to throw away all that space.

Can i place furniture on legs above the heating elements?

Who created this stupid heating system? it takes up so much usable space.

Lilybeans · 05-03-2009, 02:59 PM

Just pretend it's a regular baseboard, and place your furniture as you always would..

twingles · 05-03-2009, 04:16 PM

We switched to it 3 years ago after a renovation - our plumber told us just about anything can go against it - sofa, tables, etc etc, just nothing huge like an armoire, which will block the heat.

HTH!

Malishka31 · 05-03-2009, 05:23 PM

Well i have some furniture that needs to be connected to the wall so clearly that would not work, but couches is a good idea if it is truly ok.

We have the water kind, so is it really ok with a couch nearby?

twingles · 05-03-2009, 07:31 PM

Yes, if you have water coming out of your baseboard heating you have a serious problem. The water stays in the pipes.

My plumber told me anything but a heavy armoire or curio cabinet type thing. I don't like furniture up against the walls so it wasn't much of an issue for us. The plumber actually came out to look at our proposed furniture layout before running the pipes. I have a buffet in the DR and one chair in the den up against it, have for 3 years and no problems.

dman72 · 05-04-2009, 06:05 AM

Just leave about 6 inches between the furniture and the baseboard so the heat can radiate outward, and you're fine.

cottercutie · 05-04-2009, 08:26 AM

If the reason for securing furniture to the wall is for anti-tipping purposes you can still do it, you just need a longer strap or bracket. Our couch is against our baseboard without issues, as is our bed.