Radiant Floor Heating System

Homeowners want to know their options for increasing comfort levels in their homes. They are discovering the incredible comfort and energy efficiency of Radiant Floor Heating systems. Imagine what a pleasure it would be if your beautiful floors radiated cozy warmth through out your home.

When it comes to heating your new or existing home, you do have choices. You can treat your family to comfort like they've never felt before. Whether you choose to put radiant floor heating throughout your entire home or take the chill off your kitchen or bathroom floors, you will surely enjoy the many benefits of radiant floor heating:

		Even heat throughout your home
		Efficiency that can result in lower heating bills
		Room by room temperature control
		Clean
		Quiet
		Furniture placement is easy, no heating vents to get in the way.
		Increases the value of the home
		Heat your entire home
		Heat just the first floor of your home
		Warm the barefoot areas of your home: kitchens, bathrooms, your tile and marble floors
		Snow and ice melting is radiant floor heating outside! Radiant heat under your sidewalks, steps or driveway melts snow and ice automatically - no more shoveling, salting or sanding.

Warmboard Radiant Subfloor

Warmboard combines a structural subfloor and a thermodynamically sophisticated radiant panel into one simple component of your radiant heating system. Warmboard begins with a stiff, strong, 1-1/8″ thick, 4′ X 8′ sheet of tongue and groove, weather-resistant plywood. A modular pattern of channels is cut into the top surface. A thick sheet of aluminum is stamped to match the channel pattern and is permanently bonded to each panel.

As a structural subfloor, Warmboard is stiff, strong and especially tough. It can be sawn with a Skilsaw and nailed or screwed directly to your floor joists just like any conventional subfloor. The same labor that would ordinarily install just a subfloor, installs a high performance radiant panel system, saving you time and labor from the very beginning. Other radiant heat systems are more labor intensive because they’re added either above or below the subfloor. Warmboard is the subfloor.

As Warmboard is installed, the four modular panel types create an infinite variety of radiant tubing layouts to suit the needs of any home. A roll of half-inch PEX tubing (the radiant industry standard for toughness, reliability, and performance) is then easily installed into the channel to complete the hydronic circuit.

What Homeowners Want To Know...

Why is radiant floor heating so comfortable?

Cold feet and drafty rooms are common complaints of people with forced air heating systems. A hydronic radiant floor heating system warms bodies, objects and floor surfaces. You feel comfortable because your body isn't losing heat. Radiant Floor Heating keeps your feet warm. If your feet are warm, you are warm.

How does the system work?

Warm water runs through flexible, durable PEX tubing embedded under the floor. Heat is transferred upwards turning your entire floor into a warm, mild radiator. A variety of hot water heat sources are available to warm the water that flows through the PEX tubing.

Why is radiant floor heating so efficient?

Radiant floor heating is an efficient delivery system when compared to small vents or radiators that try to blast enough heat into a room to warm it up. Heat stays near the floor where it's needed, not wasted at the ceiling. Radiant Floor Heating can save you 20-40% on your monthly heating bills.

Can I use any floor covering?

Yes. Radiant Floor Heating Systems work under any type of floor covering - tile, marble, vinyl, wood and carpeting.

Is radiant floor heating only for new construction?

Radiant Floor Heating systems work in new, remodeling, or retrofit projects. The important thing to remember is to start the planning process early.