Build Your Own Radiant Floor Heat System

While i ve destroyed and rebuilt quite a few houses for other people this is the first one i have been fortunate enough to create from nearly scratch for my own family so i am treating it as a bit of a science experiment.

Build your own radiant floor heat system. Do it yourself with your own tools and labor. If ordering the plumbing mechanical package pmp an installation tee will be provided. This setup alone possesses numerous sustainable features which help to reduce overall energy use and monthly energy costs. There are two distinct ways to install a radiant floor heating system.

If you re planning on a room addition to your house consider using a radiant floor in that room. I am an aspiring homesteader on a journey to become self sustainable and free. Order a 2 gallon expansion tank with a 3 4 or 1 plumbing mechanical package. Energy efficient heating effortless to run more space design freedom works with all floor coverings safety and comfort ease of installation.

Your existing hvac system likely won t have enough capacity to heat an additional room. In most situations hydronic water based systems are the most efficient. The first is in the floor itself the other under the subfloor between the joists. Order a 4 4 gallon expansion tank with 1 1 4 or 1 1 2 plumbing mechanical package.

Adding a solar water heater to your house and using your domestic heater to heat the radiant floor in the addition works wonders and it s usually cheaper. In my past i ve worked corporate jobs to make ends meet and get ahead a little. Radiant heating installation packages for diy do it yourself affordable radiant heat. If you are not ordering the pmp order an installation tee below.