Need Help Finding Suppliers for My New Garage - Radiant Heating

[jonsstihl]

If you are going to tile like Kenny D I wonder how the costs would compare to using the heated wires you lay down before you tile.

 

[not2old]

Don't forget that if you open the overhead door in the winter with hot air, you will lose all the heat. With hot water in the floor, the room temperature will recover quickly.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Don't forget that if you open the overhead door in the winter with hot air, you will lose all the heat. With hot water in the floor, the room temperature will recover quickly.

You lose the same amount of heat either way. A furnace can pump heat into a space a lot faster than a heated floor can.

 

[Frank R]

We it is lots more comfortable to work on an insulated and heated concrete floor, than and uninsulated and unheated floor.

But what about an insulated but unheated floor?

Quicksandfarmer has a point.

I already have a Modine Hotdawg ceiling furnace that heats a one-car space in hurry. If I left it on at 50 degrees it would bring the slab up to temperature, where it would not be so uncomfortable.

I got an estimate back from Creatherm. For 100 panels, it would cost me about $1700 for the foam panels, which includes shipping. This is for a three-car garage. Plus the PEX, manifold, piping, water heater, exhaust, and wiring. I am starting to hesitate on this.

 

[Frank R]

Did some more thinking.

I am going to install foam under the concrete anyway. I will need to put down mesh as well. So all that is left is to install the PEX before the concrete gets poured. Whether I use it later or not is a separate issue. Now I need to decide if I go with something like Creatherm panels or just Foamular XPS 250 and attach the PEX to the mesh with zip ties. The Creatherm is about $500 more expensive but is easier to install the PEX.