I am going to be building my corewood home soon but I wood like to get the floor plan down before I start getting the materials for the house so I can gage out...
...infloor heat in my home. I have 3200 square feet on main level and 2600 square feet on second level. I would say that the tasks you’ve listed are far beyond wha...
...infloor heating. Since the slab need to be insulated all around, a builder told me he would not recommend that due to the entire weight of the building resting ...
Posted by Nicolas JalbertMay 28, 2018, 4:56 p.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
...infloor heating ane geothermal heating as we had planned. Your toughts?
Robert Baker
A lot of builders recommend building a basement instead of a slab on gr...
...infloor heating in basement, geothermal heating (closed loop, 6 wells 200 ft deep), triple E argon windows, R50 attic insulation, etc.
However, the coax coil ...
...infloor heating (no system on the tubes yet). Existing heat is electric baseboard and a wood stove centrally located in basement. Electric hot water system (NOT...
Can tubing for a ground source heat pump be put under a slab on grade prefab form foundation kit to extract winter heat? We generally recommend people check wi...
Posted by Jennifer ColeAug. 28, 2019, 11:34 a.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
I'm considering purchasing a 48 yrs. old (1972) bungalow on slab in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. To date I've only seen the standard real estate photos. I will be...
Posted by Mike MolloyNov. 6, 2019, 7:29 p.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
...infloor heating doesn’t usually heat well for a second story unless it is extremely well insulated and fairly open to above.
When you install an HRV or ERV ve...
Posted by Matthew GioiaJuly 7, 2020, 11:03 p.m.Heating and cooling3 Responses
...infloor heat? That would significantly raise the stakes of a DIY project. And if you did test the air already, how high was the reading? Is it finished living s...
How could I add an exchanger to a house without existing duct work? Do you mean you have hot water radiant heating in your floor and you are asking if you shou...
Posted by Bob EngelhartJune 17, 2020, 10:08 a.m.Ventilation3 Responses
...infloor heating we can probably help you out but we’d need more info first - what is below, a crawl space or a full basement ? And is it heated or unheated belo...
I am proposing to install hydronic radiant heating on my subfloor to take it up a notch as I was also planning to install a ductless heat pump system. On furth...
We are looking to build a slab on grade addition and were wondering wether it was necessary to install in floor radiant heat. We received a quote from Legalett...
I watched your videos with much interest but wasn't sure about the "trench" type perimeter "grade beam" in terms of supporting the house structure, and the fac...
Posted by peter owenOct. 31, 2019, 3:33 p.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
Hi. I will build a garage/shop in my backyard next summer. It will be a 20'x30' on a structural concrete slab with around R-35 wall and R-40 roof insulation. T...
Has hydronic radiant cooling advanced enough to be a viable, cost effective option for an average 2300 sq ft residential house? Hydronic radiant cooling can be...
I live in Nova scotia and doing a new build, I have a 6ft high ICF frost wall with 4 inches of rigid insulation giving me R20 laid over the vapour barrier, the...
