HERE WE HAVE FILLED THE INTERIOR FOOTINGS WITH CONCRETE AND COVERED THE ENTIRE HEATED AREA OF THE HOUSE WITH A VAPOR BARRIERAND A 1 INCH LAYER OF RIGID INSULATION BOARD. ON TOP OF THE INSULATION BOARD, WE LAY DOWN THE 6 INCH BY 6 INCH REINFORCING MESH WHICH NOT ONLY ADDS STRENGTH TO THE CONCRETE SLAB, BUT ALSO GIVES THE PLUMBER SOMETHING TO TIE THE RADIANT HEAT TUBING TO. THIS TUBING IS A "PEX" TUBING WITH AN OXYGEN BARRIER. NO JOINTS ARE UNDER THE SLAB, AND ALL THE ENDS TERMINATE AT THE ABOVE FLOOR DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLDS. TO VIEW A PICTURE OF A COMPLETED MANIFOLD, CLICK HERE. WHEN YOU ARE BULDING A HOUSE THAT IS CLOSE TO THE WATER TABLE, IT IS BEST TO INSTALL A VAPOR BARRIER AND A LAYER OF INSULATION UNDER THE RADIANT HEAT. THE MOISTURE FROM THE GROUND, COMBINED WITH THECHILL OF WINTER CAN MAKE A RADIANT HEAT SYSTEM WORK OVERTIME IF YOU DON'T. THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ON THIS ... THE BUILDERS THAT DON'T DO IT SAY IT'S A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. THE BUILDERS THAT DO, SAY IT ISN'T . IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE THERMOSTAT, AND HOW HIGH YOU WANT TO SET IT. |
RADIANT HEATING |
HERE WE HAVE FILLED THE INTERIOR FOOTINGS WITH CONCRETE AND COVERED THE ENTIRE HEATED AREA OF THE HOUSE WITH A VAPOR BARRIERAND A 1 INCH LAYER OF RIGID INSULATION BOARD. ON TOP OF THE INSULATION BOARD, WE LAY DOWN THE 6 INCH BY 6 INCH REINFORCING MESH WHICH NOT ONLY ADDS STRENGTH TO THE CONCRETE SLAB, BUT ALSO GIVES THE PLUMBER SOMETHING TO TIE THE RADIANT HEAT TUBING TO. THIS TUBING IS A "PEX" TUBING WITH AN OXYGEN BARRIER. NO JOINTS ARE UNDER THE SLAB, AND ALL THE ENDS TERMINATE AT THE ABOVE FLOOR DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLDS. TO VIEW A PICTURE OF A COMPLETED MANIFOLD, CLICK HERE. WHEN YOU ARE BULDING A HOUSE THAT IS CLOSE TO THE WATER TABLE, IT IS BEST TO INSTALL A VAPOR BARRIER AND A LAYER OF INSULATION UNDER THE RADIANT HEAT. THE MOISTURE FROM THE GROUND, COMBINED WITH THECHILL OF WINTER CAN MAKE A RADIANT HEAT SYSTEM WORK OVERTIME IF YOU DON'T. THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ON THIS ... THE BUILDERS THAT DON'T DO IT SAY IT'S A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. THE BUILDERS THAT DO, SAY IT ISN'T . IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE THERMOSTAT, AND HOW HIGH YOU WANT TO SET IT. |
