Radiant Floor Heat

[HummerHippy]

Hi all -
Just bought a house. Am planning on putting in radiant floor heat (pex tube with hot water). just wondering if anyone had experience with it. Likes, dislikes? I know there will be no duct work to add A.C. and that it takes hours to initialls heat up and it's a long process to change the temp in the house. But other than that...? Any feedback is appreciated.
Thx.

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

you can still have A/C...Is this house already built or is it being built ??????

If the house is already built I would add it to the bathrooms, kitchen & garage floors only. I would still want Central A/C and I would put a Wood Burning Stove (adaptable to pellets) in the basement.

[KenP]

I've heard nothing but good things about radiant heat. Being that far north, I'd run it in the garage if possible.

[DRTYFN]

President Bush has radiant heat in his Crawford, Texas place. You better not get it or even acknowledge it.

[HummerHippy]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

President Bush has radiant heat in his Crawford, Texas place. You better not get it or even acknowledge it.

HA!!

House is 75% done. Conctrete loors alreay poured and walls, roof etc are up. Interior walls need sheetrock. All floor joists are open so puttting in the tubes now is "relatively" easy/painless. So cant put it in basement or garage. owner was having it built and then decided he didn't want it. So there ya go.

I've heard good things too, but wondered about it. Never experienced it first hand. Its a log home, so I figured radiant, once it heats everthing up, would be the way to go.

thx

[DRTYFN]

Just do what Al Gore does - turn up the electrical heat.

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by HummerHippy

HA!!

House is 75% done. Concrete floors already poured and walls, roof etc are up. Interior walls need sheetrock. All floor joists are open so puttting in the tubes now is "relatively" easy/painless. So cant put it in basement or garage. owner was having it built and then decided he didn't want it. So there ya go.

I've heard good things too, but wondered about it. Never experienced it first hand. Its a log home, so I figured radiant, once it heats everthing up, would be the way to go.

thx

Ok...now your giving us more info...

Floors are already poured, TO LATE...tubing needs to be put just below the surface of the concrete to be effective...for basement you can put tubing in and then pour a cap over existing floor but for any upper floors you MUST BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU TRY IT. THE SUPPORT STRUCTURES MAY NOT TAKE THE EXTRA WEIGHT...putting the tubing under the existing pour is a giant waste of money!

I have been studying log homes for the past 2 years as i'm planning on having one built in N.W. Georgia. They are super at insulating...as i said you, you will want central A/C and look into a wood burner (pellet also) for the basement. For the normal 3 story, Main level, second level or loft plus a basement, you put the wood burner in the basement which really heats it up, it radiates up through stairwell to main area for perfect daytime and evening living and then whats left raditates up to the bedrooms for cool nightime sleeping !