Radiant Floor Heating is Downright Presidential!
September 6, 2013In southwest Michigan, there is a small town that is recognized as Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation, namely, Buchanan, Michigan. Buchanan is also named after the 15th President of the United States- James Buchanon. Now, President Buchanan did not enjoy radiant floor heating, (at least as far as we know), but residents today in Buchanan Michigan certainly are. In-floor heat is a must in Buchanan, with those cool breezes in the summer and freezing winds in the winter which come off of Lake Michigan. Radiant Floor Heating provides warmth and heat on the chilly days, and soothing, luxurious comfort on the warmer days. Speaking of all those trees in Tree City USA – did you know that radiant floor heating does great under wood floors?! “Our Infrafloor floor warming mat is easy to install under wood floors or laminates,” says Russ Dunn, Vice President of Marketing at Infrafloor. “Simply install the radiant floor heating system the same way you would under tile, encasing the floor warming mat in thin set cement, and then let dry and install your wood or laminate floor.” Nail down wood floors are a little trickier, in terms of installing radiant heat flooring, as you need to space your heated floor mats far enough apart to put sleepers which you will nail the wood floor down on. After the sleepers are installed, you then put your thin set cement down level with the sleepers and you are ready to nail down your flooring. “Be careful where you put the nails,” warned Russ, “and you should be fine!”
