[AT] Radiant heat

[charlie hill]

clarification.  We use foam insulation boards here but usually not that 
thick.  It seems to me that they would compress.

Charlie
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> Hi Mattias,  that's interesting.  It's pretty much the same as we pour 
> concrete slabs here (once you translate the millimeters to inches) except 
> for the insulation.  Are you using foam insulation boards or something 
> else?
>
> Charlie
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>> We do that kinds of floors and above the gravel we would use 100-250 mm's 
>> of
>> insulation and at least 50 mm around the concret if possible. 120 mm of
>> concrete with ironnet (6/150mm) 40 mm from the bottom if you dont want to
>> use for a lot of very heavy things. If you want to have some stationary
>> heavy machinery or a heavy stove or something, lessen the insulation and
>> thicken the concrete an put in more iron. You don't need heating in this
>> places. That is of course in Sweden but it works fine here :-) Oh and at
>> least here you need a plumber for the tubing or at least a whole bunch of
>> photos proving it's done right if you ever want to collect anything from 
>> an
>> insurance, once again in Sweden. I would also drain around the building, 
>> in
>> fact I wouldn't do any of the things before draining or checking existing
>> drainage.
>>
>> /Mattias
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>>
>> Well, I finally have my own shop building.  I bought a home that came 
>> with a
>> 30 X 50 pole building.  The building is nice but the PO never got around 
>> to
>> putting a floor in it.  It is my plan to install a concrete floor ASAP. 
>> I
>> hope that I can resist the urge to put "stuff" in there before getting 
>> the
>> floor.  There is already a wood stove in the building that I plan to 
>> keep.
>> I am considering installing the plumbing for a radiant heat system in the
>> concrete floor.  The system may not be used right awat but the plumbing 
>> will
>> be in place.  I'm looking for lessons learned and tips for this project. 
>> I
>> know that there is some ATIS experience with this topic.  My initial 
>> thought
>> is that the wood stove will provide the heat for the floor as well.
>>
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