Radiant heat questions
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Cindy Foley
What type of flooring and ceiling materials can we use to "finish" our basement, without interfering with the radiant heat? We have an outdoor wood boiler, therefore a heated basement floor, which heats our whole house. Any ideas for something practical and attractive?
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Any basement floor should be only tile. Unless its a walk out. Basement floors have a tendency to become damp and promote mold in any soft organic type of material. This includes wood, laminate, vinyl. You are way ahead of the game if you put down a large tile or simply paint the floor using any of the great epoxy paints available. Using area rugs for comfort on the feet is all that is needed. Radiant heat will transfer though the rugs still allowing it to warm the room. I am curious however was radiant installed under the floor is it simply the result that the pipes from the outside boiler is running under the cement?
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Jan 14, 2015
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