Heated concrete floor / Discussions

How do you run ducts for heating and cooling with slab on grade construction?

...floor, would be a heated floor. here is out page all about different under floor radiant heating systems. Cooling is a different matter, some people put in air-to-air heat pumps cooling, and radiant cooling is something of a contentious topic but can work, as long as you don't 'over' cool the floor to the point where y...

Posted by Kurt Piemonte April 24, 2025 Slab on Grade 1 response

Is hydronic slab heat appropriate in a super insulated home?

...floors. How did you execute in floor heat on the Kenogami house and keep it from overheating?    PS- I don't expect toasty warm floors, just not chilly floors. Thank you for your time! I would personally not consider building a house on a polished slab on grade in a cold climate without heated floors. Heat moves from w...

Posted by Andrew Wright Feb. 3, 2021 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response