Oct 2, 2006 · The doors are my way of getting wood into the basement. I use them all the time to go outside when working in the basement. They are very heavy and I want to keep them, it's just they are so leaky. Rebuilding the door at the foundation below the …

May 21, 2008 · I was concerned about getting my boiler into the basement, but that turned out to be the easy part. I used a mini excavator and a chain hoist attached to the excavator bucked and slid it down. We dropped it down the Bilco doors with a sheet of 3/4" plywood over the stairs. Then a large pry bar and some 1 1/4 inch black pipe to move it into place.

Nov 18, 2009 · Sorry to bump an old thread, but what is the avg cost of the doors you provide a link to (door + typical labor cost, compared to the regular steel bilco doors). I'm in the market for new bulkhead doors next summer, and I, like the rest hate the steel bilco doors. I currently have the top portion of mine tarped!!

Oct 3, 2007 · I want to utilize an existing basement window opening to install a Bilco Door in order to gain outside access to my basement. The window opening is 36" wide with adequate support above it, so I would only need to cut the wall (old cinderblock-cuts …

Jan 31, 2017 · I/E Central air? Many ranches put them in the attics, which I think even with a central plennum supply to the air handler would be a considerable loss of heat if you were to use a wood furnace. 2nd question. Do you have a chimney? Where is it located? Regarding getting your wood into the basement. Is it a walk out or does it have bilco doors?

Nov 13, 2012 · 1. Open Bilco doors. 2. Back truck up real fast, toward aforementioned doors. 3. Slam on brakes. Simple problem, simple solution.

Jan 7, 2013 · Forklift!? Engine crane!? Cheater I only paid $300 for mine (used) but I had to disassemble the entire thing, lug it out of a basement up a steep staircase and out of some Bilco doors, then get it up my back steps to the kitchen, through there to the basement on a handtruck.

Jul 2, 2015 · then flush it. It may well be worth the effort of pulling the pump or pumps and examining the impellers after you boil, flush and drain the system it to examine them for wear. Its time for a huge buffer tank in the basement, I hope you have a Bilco door or a set of french doors to wheel/roll a tank in.

Jan 24, 2013 · Greetings everyone, We recently became acquainted with outdoor wood gasification boilers in a search of options to retrofit our 1830s (renovated/insulated) home. We originally were going to add a wood stove to the house (a Jotul F55, which was already purchased), but due to a series of changes...

Dec 23, 2024 · Trying to think of ways to capture more heat from our fireplace. I have an old blower and was thinking of hooking it to some tubing running through the fire box. Just want to use the proper tubing so I don't have a gas off issue. Has anyone used flexible stainless exhaust tubing used for...