Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L digest, Vol 1 #712 - 9 msgs

[Corey Omey (uomey]

From: HeidiNYS [at] aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:11:50 EST
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: [C-L]_Re:Radiant floor Heat
Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org

>Am looking forward to having radiant floor heat.  Was
>just told by one 
>builder can't do wooden floors over it.  this is ok,
>as we use the floors as bases for oriental carpets we
>both love, picked up over the years.  

>Ruth Samuels Hirsch Cantines Island CoHo SaugertiesNY
[near woodstock]

May want to look into a Warmboard system.  I haven't
spedified or used it yet, but it looks interesting. 
It is a sub-floor material with a layer of aluminum
(for heat disipation) and integrated grooves for
piping.  The reason that some installers of wook
floors will not warranty a wood floor directly over a
radiant floor is that the heat differential between
the pipes (warmer just above, cooler between) is
sometimes the cause of cusping or uneven expansion and
contraction of the wood floor. 

-Corey Omey

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