Climate Control: Concrete Floor Heating
Concrete can be one of the easiest and most convenient ways to install radiant heat. If you are planning on pouring new concrete for your driveway, patio, basement or sidewalk, then it will be very easy to install a heating system in your floor. Planning for a heated floor before you pour the concrete is much better than thinking about it after the fact.
Floor Heating Options
Americans are spending more and more of their time outside on their patios. The patio is a great place to cook, play games, entertain, or just relax. Americans from California to Maine are beginning to install heated concrete flooring on their patios. This feature can make any patio seem like a large extension of a house and more luxurious.
One other area of the house that is getting more attention with heated concrete flooring is the basement. I know I cannot stand going down stairs in my basement during the winter because of the cold floor. There are plenty of contractors out there who are willing to install tubing underneath a basement floor that will run temperature-controlled water through those tubes to make the basement floor feel like the bottom of a swimming pool rather than a sheet of ice.
The last area of the house receiving much attention lately is the driveway. The driveway is a logical choice for radiant heat because of the backbreaking labor it takes to shovel snow or ice during the winter. Many people who live in an area where snow accumulates can appreciate any help they can get from heated concrete. There are several options when installing a heating system into your driveway, so make sure you do some research before you pour your new concrete.