Considering Radiant Heat?
• Thanks to advances in the heated floor industry, you can install hardwood floors over radiant heat – with confidence. That means you can enjoy the natural beauty of oak, ash, cherry, maple, hickory, walnut and other fine hardwoods and the comfort and efficiency of radiant heating. • • As early as 60 AD, the Romans discovered one way to heat an enclosed space is to introduce heat below the floor surface and let it radiate upward into the structure. • • Millennia later, radiant heating is more energy-efficient than conventional forced-air heating systems. Some manufacturers say their radiant heating systems will cut energy bills by 20 to 40 percent by avoiding the heat loss associated with forced-air systems. In most buildings, heat loss is greatest in the top half of the rooms and that’s where heat is concentrated with forced air heating systems. • • Manufacturers also say radiant heat is more efficient because it warms the feet – where circulation is poorest – making people feel more
