Under floor heating / Discussions

...heating and cooling. But specifically about your question of how to heat and cool a slab on grade 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...

...heating systems shut off instantly. Also air heated radiant floors don’t overheat as much as liquid hydronic under floor heating due to the fact that air cools down much faster than water, so they tend not to overshoot the mark. Here you can compare various in floor heating - Which under floor heating system is best; l...

...heating in homes is being phased out, so converting to electric home heating is the best option. Here is a page about heating homes with electricity, and your best bet it to check our directory for a boiler, here is a link - Find electric boiler in the Ecohome green building product directory      

...floor sealer that is non-toxic and durable would be silicate densifier sealers, see more here –  How to seal and polish concrete floors with non toxic silicate densifiers It’s basically liquid glass that you coat a floor with, its very durable and completely non-toxic. As for aesthetics and grip, the more glossy the fi...

...floor - hydronic under floor tubing as well as engineered air heated radiant floors are pumping or blowing super-heated air or liquid through floors, whereas the air at your ceiling is only slightly higher in temperature than the air at the floor. so by the time you divert it down through ducts to the floor, then try t...

...floor. What matters most is the amount of insulation below the floor and the fuel source, whether that’s gas or electric. You may have seen this page but have a look if not, there is a comparison of the pros and cons of the different systems –  Which is the best type of radiant floor? Read here all about under floor he...

...under floor heating options - hydronic, electric matss or air heating tubes But the concerns you post above aren't an issue. If you're talking about energy efficiency and losses, there is no difference at all in consumption and cost between powering under floor electric heating wires, and using electricity to heat and ...

...floors or hydronic (liquid) radiant floors, at least when they are heated with the same fuel. Meaning – a boiler heating water that is circulated through radiant tubing in a concrete floor will not be any more or less efficient that a boiler heating a water coil that blows air through a floor. The fuel source (gas, ele...

...floor heating?  We will just be putting a Woodstove in and don't want in floor heating but I'm concerned with moisture from the slab and having flooring over the concrete causing mould issues.    A polished concrete slab on grade, or any basement concrete floor, will feel cooler to the touch than wood or other flooring...

...floors. Life is too short (or perhaps too long) to spend it with cold feet. If you’re considering your options, you may want to explore under floor radiant heating cost efficiency to see how it compares to alternative heating methods.  So here are some questions and we can help a bit more probably – where are you build...

...floor heating on all three levels as our main heat source. We don’t want ceramic or polished concrete, is there a particular type of wood that works best and that won’t warp from the heat?  Installing a radiant floor under wood works fine, but here are some considerations: The best flooring materials with a radiant flo...

...floor would probably choose hydronic with a gas boiler. We cover hydronic radiant floor heating systems on this page. As for install cost, you may find electric wire systems to be a bit cheaper, but get a quote for each to be sure. If you are planning on doing it yourself, watch some DIY videos and see which you find t...