I’ve got and existing basement and would like to take the old hot water baseboard out and put in radiant floor heating. Any thoughts ? It seems easy enough to do but I’m not sure if its a wise idea. Tile and carpet will go down as flooring. Thanks for the help.
The FHB Podcast crew offers expert advice on choosing the right insulation for the roof of a small, balloon-framed home.
"I have learned so much thanks to the searchable articles on the FHB website. I can confidently say that I expect to be a life-long subscriber." - M.K.
Dig into cutting-edge approaches and decades of proven solutions with total access to our experts and tradespeople.
Start Free Trial NowGet instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.
Start Free Trial Now
Replies
Greetings Rich,
as a first time poster Welcome to Breaktime.
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again which will increase it's viewing.
Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
yer gonna have to type slow for me and maybe switch to a crayon.-buck '07
I never had a problem with character,
people've been telling me I was one ever since I was a kid.
Hi Rich--
Radiant floors in a basement are great, but ideally you would have the tubes in the concrete floor already. Your options now are to put tubes on top of the concrete and pour another slab of regular concrete or lightweight gypcrete on top, or you could nail down sleepers, run the tubes with aluminum reflector pans underneath, then plywood on top. I would vote for option A but either way you do lose some headroom.
You'll also need a special mixing-valve to step the temperature down from what runs through the baseboard units.
"This is a process, not an event."--Sphere
And I'm a legitimate certifiable Tool Whore.--Dieselpig