Heating for the whole house! Radiant floors? Are they one in the same or are they different systems? Oh, living in Hawaii for so many years has made us novices when it comes to warming a home in a cold climate.
Radiant Floors! Manufacturers are everywhere. Each one sounds better than the last. So, which one is best?
We quickly learn radiant heating has so many pluses. Comfort heading the list. Radiant flooring provides an extremely clean form of heating, which is healthier. It has fewer maintenance problems than most heating systems and is energy efficient.
So what are the problems? The only downside we can find is if it is installed incorrectly, it does not heat your home properly. But, since we trust Patrick we know he will install our heating properly. And, then, of course, the cost!
But it does have to be powered by some kind of furnace… HVAC, Geothermal, boiler? Our heads spin. And, if it needs a furnace, what will heat the it… electricity, oil, or gas?
“Patrick, help!”
While we wait for Patrick answer our basic questions and to estimate the cost to put in radiant heating, we weigh our options. If we decide to use radiant flooring, should we just put it on the main floor and keep the radiators for upstairs? What about the attic? It appears to have a tremendous amount of space. Should we install radiant heating there? Does the attic have any heating at all? So many questions…
“Patrick, help!
And, though the basement floor has heaved, once it is fixed, should we consider it living space and install radiant heating there? Would it be even possible to do? Once again, because we are four thousand nine hundred five miles away we count on our ever helpful, ever patient Patrick.
“Help!”
