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Forum: Renovations & New Construction 10-05-16, 09:18 PM
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Posted By randen
Buffalobillpatrick I wish that it performs...

Buffalobillpatrick

I wish that it performs well. You have experience with your home this is good. My experience was much different. I hated ripping it out for a re-do. But the ultimate result is...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 10-05-16, 04:30 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Buffalobillpatrick I don't want to cause you...

Buffalobillpatrick

I don't want to cause you grief but I had done staple up on a bedroom and an ensuite bathroom over a garage. The garage was heated but only to about 10 Deg C. It was a 1/2...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 09-29-14, 02:56 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
With the concrete floors constant temp. no...

With the concrete floors constant temp. no expansion are required. Our floors are near 2000 sqft with no cuts. I would not want to entertain the chance of cutting into a tube that may have floated a...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-27-14, 06:06 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Just for a little comparison our home is about...

Just for a little comparison our home is about 3600 sq ft. and 2 x 6 construction wrapped in a layer of 2" foam with stucco finish and well sealed. The home is heated in floor with a 6" concrete slab...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-27-14, 11:49 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Vlad Those are some impressive results. I...

Vlad

Those are some impressive results. I looked back quickly through your thread and I couldn't conclude the heat source that your utilizing for that $70.00/month heating bill.

The home you...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 12-07-13, 12:39 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Michael Really a nice job!! Nice layout. I...

Michael

Really a nice job!! Nice layout. I like your manifold set-up.

We live in Canada with hydronic floor heating now for a number of years. Of late we had changed from oil fired to solar...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-26-13, 05:35 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
I sorry I'm not sure what you mean with a 4"...

I sorry I'm not sure what you mean with a 4" suspended floor. Is that a 4" slab of concrete over a layer of insulation. The 1 " overpour of thin-crete or gyp-crete on the second floor I understand....
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-26-13, 04:16 PM
Replies: 588
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Posted By randen
Drake DIY Guy I have had that staple up...

Drake
DIY Guy

I have had that staple up system in one bedroom over a garage. It dosen't work. I had water running thru it 180 deg F didn't warm the room. Wouldn't recommend it. Uponor has a...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-21-13, 08:37 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Well Cbearden IMHO In my cold climate and...

Well Cbearden

IMHO In my cold climate and trying to get every BTU or Calorie out of my panels to heat my home I will take that 15%. The cost of energy will keep rising but my panels must stand the...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-14-13, 06:41 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
If you can DIY by all means. My panels are all...

If you can DIY by all means. My panels are all DIY but I,m in the tool & die business so its pretty much the same thing I do all day. When I do the DIY thing I spend money on the best materials so...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-14-13, 08:19 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Solar hot water space heating

Good call

Insulating the runs to their point of use. I was going to mention this as I didn`t think about it for my installation. Mine happen to run in a high heat loss area and actually help. I...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-13-13, 12:19 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Cbearden Congrats on your new build. You...

Cbearden

Congrats on your new build. You will enjoy the heated floor so much. I have heated floors in both shop and home. The shop was done first to try it out as no-one was doing it around here....
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 09-01-12, 11:25 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
In-floor heat & fresh air

Vlad wrote:
What about your ventilation system? Do you have any? The problem with radiant floor heating is you still have to bring fresh air because there is no air circulation.

Yes my home is...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 08-30-12, 11:51 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
AC Hacker Wrote: It might be useful if you...

AC Hacker Wrote:

It might be useful if you shared a little more of your hydronic heating story...

Maybe a bit about your house, heated floor area, it's insulation (attic, walls, floor),...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 08-29-12, 05:36 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
confession located by AC Hacker: I've starred...

confession located by AC Hacker:
I've starred in the movie- I'm ripping out the thin plates under my lossy family room and am replacing them with extrusions to be able to keep up at...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 08-27-12, 09:12 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
I thought I would offer some experience here. The...

I thought I would offer some experience here. The staple up PEX beneth the subfloor dosen't work no matter what temp you run thru. From experience the bedroom I tried to heat with the staple up was...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-21-12, 06:07 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 502,401
Posted By randen
Geo NR Gee The staple up from beneth the...

Geo NR Gee

The staple up from beneth the floor dosen't work. I had tried that in a bedroom over a heated garage with sprayed insulation between and the room was cold. Even with the tubes 8" apart...
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