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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:12:04 GMT /

Author of the message: "CWatters"

Title of the message:
Re: radiant floor - overpour or pipes between joists

Text of the message:
"Scott" <gsk99@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:AP7Le.171723$HI.67988@edtnps84...

> We are probably going to put a radiant heat floor in a house we are going

to

> build.  Is it better (coost and efficiency) to do an overpour (1.5" of
> concrete poured on a regular floor, pipes embedded in concrete), have a

sub

> floor with pipes sandwiched between or to run them under the floor between
> the joists?
>
> I like the idea of having them between the joists since they are

accessible

> but I suspect efficiency and effectiveness of the floor will suffer.

We'll

> be putting tile down as the flooring.  The joists will be able to handle

an

> overpour and tile.

I'd go with the concrete. Tiles need a rigid floor to stop them ot the grout
cracking. If you have a wooden floor you normally need to put one or two
layers of 18mm thick wood on top of the joists to reduce any bounce before



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