Hello Dale, You mentioned a Pex plastic tubing for an under the floor heating system. Is the PEX tubing installed under the floor sheeting in the joist cavities or do you need to embed it in a layer of concrete that sits on top of the floor sheeting?
We are planning on replacing the carpet in our great room with a slate tile floor. The room sits over a crawl space, so we are a bit concerned about the potential cool floor in the winter months. We were considering a nuheat in-floor radiant heating system which is electrical. This system would sit in a layer of thin set to which the tiles are applied. We thought of going with the electrical system because of its ease of installation as compared to a hot water system. The room has a gas fireplace which does a good job of keeping the air in the room comfortable, so we are merely looking for something to keep the floor warm to the touch. Sincerely, Vince -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf of Dale Leavens Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 9:12 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] insulation in a crawlspace Well r30 is 6 inches of fiberglass bats but you would need some structure to support that I think you would probably be better running two layers of 2 inch extruded poly, up here it is the blue stuff, closed chamber I believe it is also referred to. For selected places like under your bedroom you might like to add bats between the joists but if you get it too cold down there you run the risk of freezing water pipes so do monitor and bear that in mind. If a new heating system is in your future you might consider under the floor radiant heat with insulation below that. They instal Pex plastic heating pipe in the joist bays really nice and with the insulation below it pretty well all the heat is reserved for the living space. There isn't a lot of value though in insulating the crawl space if you will also be ventilating it to keep it dry, maybe where you are that isn't so necessary though. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Kisecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:54 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] insulation in a crawlspace > Dale: > > I live in South Dakota, it can get pretty damn cold in the crawl space, my > bedroom is over the crawl space. The walls are pored concrete. I believe > the recommendations for R value is up to R25 in a crawlspace. Seems like > a > lot to me though, but I have to do something. > > Thanks again, have a great weekend! > > Thanks much for all your suggestions! 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