We spend a lot of time and money, and dedicate a lot of thought to, making our homes calm and attractive places to live in. Many people do not think twice about knocking down walls for better views! But up until recently even the most aesthetically-minded design lovers have considered the big wall radiator a necessary design evil - a price we must pay to be warm in winter. Now baseboard hot water fins have changed all that.
The new baseboard radiant heating systems have all the advantages of their big radiator predecessors (hot, clean, controllable) but they are small and inoffensive. Some even look pretty cool in their own right.
Installing hot water baseboard heat units can also be very straightforward if you are currently running a central boiler heating system. All that is need is to switch over the units in the rooms. The best bet is to get this done away from the winter season. This way you will be able to get the best prices and have it done at your convenience. There is no real good reason to do an essentially aesthetic upgrade in the season when the installers are rushed off their feet.
If the hot water baseboard heaters are the visible face of a whole new central heating system then you can take advantage of the excellent newer boilers that condense the previously wasted heat to achieve very high efficiency ratings. You can also save more energy by fitting thermostats around the home to zone your system (do not heat areas you are not using), and make sure your delivery system is appropriately insulated. Invest in the most energy efficient system you can afford.