We just finished our basement also. 24 x 16. It is cooler in winter so I put a electric fireplace down there. Only takes a few minutes to warm up. To be honest I only turned it on a few times. Once you get busy you warm up. I went with lamante flooring because I'm always dropping pins and they hurt when you get pricked by them. Also the threads stick to carpet and really hard to vacuum. Just my thoughts.