Hi,
I am currently having a house built from a developer and the house comes standard with forced-air heating on the main and in the basement however, has electric base-board heat on the second level where the master bedroom, office and main bath will be. I was wondering if it would be worth the upgrade to go forced air on the second floor or if a lot of the heat will radiate up to the second floor of the house and the electric will just supplement the heat by a few degrees?
Any suggestions would help... I think the upgrade is close to 4-5grand and the house is in a coastal city (Vancouver) so the temp rarely gets to freezing in winter.
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Personally I would consider the upgrade to get forced air on the second floor worth it. I have had only 70's homes with draft/insulation issues, and it's been my experience that the heat does not radiate up to the floor above when you want it to. With a new house this may not be an issue, but I'd still avoid electric baseboard heat. Those heaters make it really hard to place furniture and dress windows sometimes.