Radiant Floor Heating

ISBN: 0071347860

Author: Woodson,R.

Condition: Used

Add radiant floor heating to your money-making arsenal. Demand for radiant floor heating is rising fast, and Radiant Floor Heating is your ticket to cashing in on this highly profitable opportunity. Top expert R. Dodge Woodson grounds you in all aspects of specifying, designing, installing and troubleshooting today's advanced, super-efficient radiant floor heating systems. He also gives you business-building advice for selling the benefits of these systems to clients. Whether you're installing radiant floor heating in new construction or retrofitting existing structures, you get step-by-step procedures for: *Estimating heat gain and loss and laying out an effective in-floor piping diagram *Installing piping in thick and thin concrete slabs, through wooden floor joists and between layers of subflooring *Combining in-floor heating with an existing hot-water baseboard system *Establishing heat zones for more cost-efficient heating *Selecting and installing gas- and oil-fired boilers, circulating pumps and electrical controls *Deploying radiant floor heating in special-use areas like garages, spa rooms, pool rooms and greenhouses *Troubleshooting and repairing both new and existing systems *And much more!