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12/16/2005 10:43 PM  
Hi,

I’m considering installing radiant heat in my kitchen/dinning area which will have a tile floor. I understand it’s best (most energy efficient?) to lay the tubing on the floor and then pour a mud base on top of it of 1.5-2” then set my tile, but this is very labor intensive, costly, and raises the finished height of the floor. The other alternative is to staple the tubing to the underside of the floor (3/4’ planking under ¾’ oak) then put down wire mesh and thinset the tile down. How much better is putting the tile above vs. below the floor if tile is my floorcovering? Is it just a tradeoff between efficiency and cost?

Thanks

Ken


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12/20/2005 10:09 AM  
You will get the highest efficiency from the radiant heat above the wood floor and below the tile.

However, look at: http://arit.com/

They have a product that distributes the heat under the main floor thus giving you a better radiant effect.

I'm not sure if this link will work:

http://arit.com/PDF/RADTrax%20Marketing%20Sheet.pdf
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