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Old 08-06-12, 03:52 PM   #3
opiesche
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Good to hear! If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or on the blog, I'll do my best to help. There are a couple of potential pitfalls (nothing too scary) with the tubing I hope to get to post about tonight.

A couple of things to know before buying the materials:

-If you're looking at doing it the same way we did, just make sure the OSB/Plywood is thick enough to support the tubing and plates - 19/32 worked for us for 1/2" PEX tubing, but it might depend on the transfer plates. I ordered the plates first, then measured the depth of the groove in the plate with a slide rule, then decided on the carrier OSB.

-It may be a good idea to make a rough plan for how many loops are going where (see the 'Materials Calculation' post on my blog) on paper or whiteboard, so you know the length of the individual loops - this will help in getting the right length rolls of tubing and to minimize waste in both tubing and OSB

Good luck with your project - it's a chunk of work, but definitely worth it once the floors are nice and toasty
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