Planning a substantial reno to our 1971 2200 sq ft ranch on an uninsulated slab. 99% set on getting a Garn boiler that will be used to heat the house and a detached 1800 sq ft garage. Currently burn wood as sole source of heat so we are no stranger to the idea. No plans on skimping on any part of the project but of course the project has to make economical sense.
We are planning on tile throughout (low maintenance for our dogs and found some gorgeous wood look alike tile!) and in floor radiant would be ideal! Would likely be using something akin to warmboard, thermal board, etc. Our concern however would be placing this over the uninsulated slab. Dont want to be wasting wood to heat the earth if we dont get that heat back. Will be doing perimeter insulation however under slab insulation is obviously not an option at this point. Thoughts on this? Do we need to insulate over the slab and build a new subfloor? Trying to keep ceiling height loss to a minimum...
Other option of course would be panel rads but would prefer to explore infloor heat first.
Hoping some fellow boiler/gasification users can share their experiences. Has anyone here had experience with this or done a similar project? How did it work out? We are looking to running low water temps through the system and keep garn firings as spread out as possible.
Thanks in advance!
We are planning on tile throughout (low maintenance for our dogs and found some gorgeous wood look alike tile!) and in floor radiant would be ideal! Would likely be using something akin to warmboard, thermal board, etc. Our concern however would be placing this over the uninsulated slab. Dont want to be wasting wood to heat the earth if we dont get that heat back. Will be doing perimeter insulation however under slab insulation is obviously not an option at this point. Thoughts on this? Do we need to insulate over the slab and build a new subfloor? Trying to keep ceiling height loss to a minimum...
Other option of course would be panel rads but would prefer to explore infloor heat first.
Hoping some fellow boiler/gasification users can share their experiences. Has anyone here had experience with this or done a similar project? How did it work out? We are looking to running low water temps through the system and keep garn firings as spread out as possible.
Thanks in advance!