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Tips and Information About Radiant Floor Heating
When considering
radiant floor heating, I asked quite a number of
questions. I also received a lot of information
from contractors and distributors that I didn’t
realize or had thought about asking. The
following is a list of several helpful tips to
help you when considering installing radiant
floor heating.
The sooner you decide to install radiant floor
heating in your home, especially if you are
renovating or building, the better as this will
eliminate having to change floor plans once
construction has started. Before you begin
construction, you have to go over your house
plans and decide where you want to install your
radiant heating, the type of system you want to
install and if you plan to use a concrete slab
system (wet installation) or if you want to
install the radiant heaters directly under the
floor (dry installation). By planning ahead, you
will save on time, labor, and cost.
By hiring a professional contractor, to install
your radiant heating system may cost you more
than doing it yourself, but it will eliminate
the stress of having to install the system
yourself. In addition, many times, if you have a
professional contractor install your system,
they will guarantee their work. However, if you
do decide to do it yourself, then you will need
to draw to-scale an exact layout of where you
plan to install the radiant tubes/ cables. If
you plan to install radiant heating throughout
your home, then you should consider the
placement of the tubing/ cables depending on
areas or zones that will be controlled by
thermostats. This will enable you to turn back
temperatures in rooms where less heat is
required and increasing the heat in rooms that
need it.
If you are going to use a concrete with your
radiant heating, then radiant heating systems
which can be installed in thinset or in only a
layer of concrete are simpler to install than
those which require multiple layers. In
addition, to ensure that you get the most out of
your radiant heating try to avoid using high
thermal resistance floor coverings for your
finished flooring. This would include extremely
thick plush carpets and pads. They are great
insulators against the cold, but they will also
make your heating system extremely ineffective
as well.
One reason many people like radiant heating
systems is because they are virtually
unnoticeable, with the only indication that you
even have one being the temperature controls or
thermostats. If you want to keep your system
completely hidden, then you may want to hide
your thermostats and controls in a secluded out
of the way closet as radiant flooring works by
sensor located in the flooring to measure a
room’s temperature, so the thermostats and
controls can be placed nearly anywhere.
Radiant heating systems are virtually
maintenance free. The key word here is
“virtually,” this means that you will still need
to purchase some extra supplies to ensure that
your system is always in excellent working
order. If you have a hydronic system, to make it
more efficient and to reduce your energy cost
even more, you may want to purchase and install
some radiant barrier insulation, which will
reflect the heat it produces instead of allowing
it to escape. To install the barrier, you simple
wrap it around the boiler.
If you are planning to install hardwood flooring
over your radiant heat, consider purchasing
radiant floor panels. These panels are
specifically
designed for use with hardwood floorboards so
that they will provide you with the most heat
and will not harm your beautiful hardwood
floors.
Radiant floor heating has so many benefits that
once you have it installed, you’ll be glad that
you made the decision.
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