Radiant Heat Flooringt?

18 years ago

We have a ceramic tile floor, but no heat source in our first floor bathroom; we think it must been a closet or part of the original entryway at one time. It is located just inside of, and behind our front door, off the LR, right before you hit the stairs. This room is COLD in the winter, particularly with the door mostly kept closed. And partly because the enclosed entry porch is unheated as well.

It's a tiny space (59" x 44"), which we've already re-tiled once, with the world's ugliest tile and white grout. Yikes. I'm ready to tear that out. My question is, should we go with a radiant heat floor mat underlayment? I want to hear about your DIY experiences installing radiant heat flooring.

There are white porcelain fixtures, a square pedestal sink, tub and toilet. We're strongly considering replacing the seldom-used tub with a step-in rectangular shower. We have a tub in the upstairs bathroom.

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smilin
18 years ago
We are in the throws of putting porcelain tile down in the kitchen and we are also interested in how electric floor heating cable/pads work for others. Is it a good investment? Is there any problem with the thermostat getting the floor temperature set or does the air temp affect the floor sensor?
weedyacres
18 years ago
We put radiant heat in our master bath and kitchen, and will be using it in our newly-built sunroom as well. We used Warming Systems (purchased directly on the internet), which is wire that you tape to the floor rather than in a mat. It was a lot cheaper that way, and not hard at all to DIY.

We absolutely LOVE having warm floors (just turned them on this year). No problems at all with the thermostat.

I'm happy to share more details if you need them.

Here is a link that might be useful: Warming Systems
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chris1387
18 years ago
We just built a new home and have in floor heat throughout. The basement floor has the roth tubing in it and the main floor has the tubes in 1.5" of Gypcrete high strength (made for this application. The installation is fairly easy - you need an unwinder, a stapler to staple the tubes to the floor and a lot of staples. You will also need the loop sizes calculated out for you. If you are working with a contractor he would probably be happy if you offered to staple down the tubing per his diagrams. Our tubing is 12" on center. FYI we are using a Munchkin boiler.