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    Adding radiant floor heating to a whole house on slab?

    Hmm, yeah I know with forced air electric can be quite expensive. Supposedly these floor heating systems are a lot more efficient than forced air though. Radiant floor heating systems seem to be making a big come back in general, I've just never seen a full electric one. I did find a couple...
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    Adding radiant floor heating to a whole house on slab?

    Yeah I know it's possible to add the hot water version afterwards but from what I gather you lose like 1.5" of ceiling height because it needs a thermal break layer and what not. The electric versions seem to just go on top of an underlayment for the most part.
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    Adding radiant floor heating to a whole house on slab?

    I'm just curious if this is possible to do? There seem to be a lot of electrical systems out there which I'm not sure if they are as efficient as the water based systems. Basically I have a smallish sized house (800-900sq ft) and I'm looking for alternatives to forced air heating as part of my...
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    Garage floor cracked

    I planned on filling the cracks before laying the new concrete on top. As far as the floor not moving I've measured the cracks over a year and they haven't changed. Also the building it self has no cracks in the wall or anything it seems to just be the floor. I'm not really sure what you're...
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    Garage floor cracked

    Forgot, here's a picture of the floor.
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    Garage floor cracked

    So I'm working on setting up a shop in our little garage and the floor is cracked in several places and has shifted a bit so there are a couple different levels. Over the last few years it has not shifted anymore then where it sits now so I'm looking at options to refinish it for a flat surface...
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    Running electrical outlets in cinder block garage?

    I'm trying to find some methods of doing this in a pre existing garage. The garage currently has 1 outlet and a single bulb style light. We are planning on adding a 100 amp sub panel. We are converting the garage into a wood shop and need more outlets for all the tools but I'm curious is there...
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