Radiant floor heating is an efficient and economical way to keep you
warm during the winter and cool in the summer months. The high-tech coil design makes radiant floor
heating an excellent choice for new construction and home remodels. In fact, a recent Realtor survey indicates
homes with radiant floor heating and air conditioning sell for 20% above asking
price. Bottom line, radiant floors are
great investment. But, this is not a
project you want to take on yourself.
There are lots of companies specializing in radiant floor installation
and repair. However, not all A/C heating and refrigeration companies are the
same. In our series, Fixer Your Home,
we're taking a closer look at what to look for when hiring a company to install
radiant floors.
Certified Radiant Floor Specialist
When considering radiant floor heating for your home, make sure you
consider who will be installing the project.
You can have the best materials in the world for your radiant floor, but
if it's installed poorly- it could ruin a home and end up costing you a lot of
money. When looking for a HVAC, A/C
heating and refrigeration company, make sure the technicians on staff are
certified radiant floor specialists. A
RFS means the technician has completed hundreds of hours installing radiant
floors. The elite certification also
insures your radiant floor repair will come with a lifetime guarantee. This type of flooring is highly technical and
requires only the best in the HVAC heating and refrigeration business. When in doubt, hire a licensed and bonded
radiant floor repair specialist.
Radiant Floor Installation
The elaborate coils and high tech heating and cooling system make
installing radiant floors highly intense
job. Depending on the square footage of
your home, it could take a professional HVAC, A/C heating and refrigeration
professional at least a month to properly install your floors. The installation process takes so long
because the copper coils must be hand placed, two inche apart and weaved back
and forth vertically along the floor plane. Once the coils are secured in
place, a radiant floor professional technician then carefully connects the
coils to a central air system and eventually the furnace. Once properly installed, you will have the
option to control the temperature of your radiant floors by a remote
control. A certified HVAC A/C heating
and repair business should also have the ability to connect your floors to a
timer. This way you can set your floors to turn on at 5 a.m. and when you get
up two hours later your feet are nice and toasty as you get ready for the day.
Radiant Floor Repair
Like anything in home, sometimes the coils in the radiant floor system
begin to loose their conductivity. When this happens, you'll notice dead zones
in your flooring. Dead zones are a term
licensed HVAC A/C heating and refrigeration companies use to describe areas of
flooring without any heating or cooling abilities. If you begin to notice uneven temperatures in
your flooring, then it's time to call for radiant floor repair. A radiant floor repair specialist will run a
diagnostics test on your central air and flooring system to pin point the exact
location of the problem. Once the
location in narrowed down, the radiant floor repair certified technician will
need to take out a section of hardwood or tile to gain access to the copper
coils. Once an HVAC, A/C heating and
refrigeration technician replaces the faulty coils, you'll need to hire a
flooring expert to make cosmetic repairs to the disturbed area.
Enjoying your New Home
Once you have your radiant floors installed by a licensed HVAC, A/C
heating and refrigeration company you will enjoy your warm floors year round
without worry. It's an incredible luxury
to walk around your home without slippers in the middle of January. And if you choose the cooling coil option,
your entire home will stay cool in the heat of summer. When you hire a professional radiant floor
specialist, for your repair needs you know
the project will be done right the first time. For more information on
finding a certified radiant floor technician in your neighborhood call the
Better Business Bureau. Most licensed and bonded professionals are outstanding
members of the community when they work with the Better Business Bureau. Have fun and good luck with your new project!
