Heated 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

Do I need to insulate under the footings of a frost protected shallow foundation?

...heated building, however this is such a drastic increase in the horizontal insulation required (distance increased from 12″ to 63″ and R-value from 1.7 to 11.4.)  That seems like overkill as there will still be heat transfer from the building to the ground, albeit at reduced levels.  What I’m looking for is a hybrid ap...

Posted by Jon Piana April 15, 2019 Slab on Grade 1 response