We’re remodeling a house that has a rec room with a concrete slab floor. We do not want to have carpeting and I thought of installing a radiant heat system if that would be feasible. Or would we be better off with just using baseboard heaters? Thanks for your help.
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Yes! Ther are a couple of different brands. I have used Suntouch for installtions, and have been happy with them. You will need an electrician to run to wiring for the themostat, and to do the actual hook up of the mats to the electricity.
If installing yourself, be sure to test it before putting tile over it. I would reccomend using a contractor who has expeience with it, though.
Also, large rooms will need to have a scale drawing made, and sent off to the manufacturer so they can make the material to fit your room exactly. Suntouch’s materials that I have used can not be cut, or they will not work.
There are other brands, some that can be cut,but I haven’t used them.
It is not inexpensive, but works very nice. Your feet will love not having cold floors in the winter!
Yes, but it will be expensive. There is a hot water system with the water tubes run in routered slots in 3/4″ plywood. The plywood has to be fastened to the concrete with either a “Hilti” gun or drill and anchor system. Then, you have to cover that with at least another 1/4″ of sanded plywood/luan for a tile floor or be very careful when installing a solid or engineered hardwood floor (not Pergo). When installing wood over this system, it’s best to pressurize it with air while you install so that you know immediately if you’ve punctured a tube.
If you live in a cold climate, I would try to avoid electric heat. It’s very expensive to run.
i saw on a home improvement show a couple yrs ago where you could put this matting down w/ electrical wiriring running through it, sorta like an electric blanket. im sure you can put it down under a carpet as long as its got a UL rating.