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"Under floor heat"

Under floor heat / Discussions

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

...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 m...

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

What is the best heating / cooling system for a new build?

...heat, whereas electric wire heating systems shut off instantly. Also air heated radiant floors don’t overheat as much as liquid hydronic under floor heating due...

Posted by David Coyle March 31, 2025 Heating and cooling 2 responses

Crawl space versus slab, which is better?

...heat pump with under floor radiant heating. Most radiant heated floors in new constructio are done with hydronic heating (liquid), so you can have an air to wat...

Posted by Doug Bennett Jan. 5, 2025 Foundation and basement improvements 1 response

What thickness of insulation and concrete do you recommend in a floating slab?

...floor system? Thank you. If you install only 2 inches of insulation under a slab with radiant heat in a cold climate, you will be dumping tons of heat into the ...

Posted by Marc-Andre Roy April 21, 2021 Slab on Grade 3 responses

What is the best method of building a slab on grade?

...under the exterior of the slab, Tpye III EPS foam under footings  and a skirt of R8 insulation extending out 4 feet.  ARe these suitable for such conditions.  H...

Posted by Jay Law April 19, 2021 Slab on Grade 1 response

What is the CFM and operating temperature on air heated radiant floors?

...heated radiant floors with electric or water coils. The air flow would be between 450-650CFM for each heater (750-1100m3/hr), the large heater is 8 loops by sta...

Posted by martin skibba Feb. 28, 2021 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 5 responses

Is hydronic slab heat appropriate in a super insulated home?

...heating the 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 chi...

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

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