Radiant Floor Heating from Barn World with the Crete-Heat Floor Panel System

The easy use and install Electric Boilers for Radiant Floor Heating is designed to be used with PEX Tubing and the Crete Heat Insulated Floor Panels. This system is designed specifically for installation in poured concrete basement and garage slabs that are well insulated below and around the outside edge of the slab. Use these hydronic heating kits to heat up to 900 or 1000-1800 square feet of single-zone basement, garage, greenhouse, or home addition. Radiant-Made-Simple Radiant Heat Systems provide an energy-efficient (approaching 99%) solution for concrete floor heating.

CHOOSE YOUR RMS MODEL ACCORDING TO THE SPACE YOU WISH TO HEAT IN YOUR BASEMENT OR GARAGE, AND YOUR ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

HAVE AN AREA LARGER THAN 1,800 SQUARE FEET?
Areas larger than 1800 square feet should be subdivided and served with two or more RMS units sized for each area.

EXAMPLE #1: A 2500 square foot basement could be treated as two, 1,250 square foot areas each served by one RMS-11 boiler having 4 loops each.

EXAMPLE #2: Two temperature zones are desired in the 2,500 square foot basement, one 760 square foot zone could be served by one RMS-7 boiler with 2 – 300 foot loops, and the remaining 1,760 square foot area served by one RMS-11 heater with 5 – 300 foot loops. (Thermal isolation is required)

PEX Oxygen barrier tubing installs with Radiant Heat system on 2” insulation foam board. This Radiant Made Simple Radiant Floor Tubing Kit works with Radiant Made Simple Radiant Heat systems. Requires .92 gallons of RV antifreeze per 100 feet of tubing. 300′ X 1/2″ PEX Oxygen barrier tubing installs with Radiant Heat system on insulating foam board. Tube bends help make the transition from tubing in concrete to the manifolds. Allow 1 linear foot of tubing for 1 square foot of space to be heated. Order 1 each 300’ Loop Kit per 300 square feet of space to be heated.

• Cuts radiant system install time by as much as 2/3
• Designed to hold tube securely in place with wider fasteners
• 2 sizes are available for both new construction and retrofitting existing buildings
• UV Protected Packaging for outdoor storage

Ready For Concrete

The Crete-Heat Insulated Floor Panel System, is an easily assembled modular board insulation, vapor barrier, and radiant tube holding grid that allows for easy installation of hydronic radiant floor heating systems in basements, garages, main floor slabs on grade and above grade installations where concrete or Gyp-Crete is normally used. For basements, a ‘light weight’ concrete (sand instead of pea gravel) may be used in 1-1/2″ thickness. Uses 1/2″ tubing. Total thickness is 1-7/8″. This Product is sold by the bag, each containing 12 panels and covering 96 square feet. To determine your total square footage, divide your total square footage by 96 for the number of bags needed.

Crete Heat Specifications

• 2″ of insulating thickness
• the vapor barrier on each panel
• overall thickness is 2-7/8″
• Ships in UV and weather-proof packaging – see below

Each panel board size is 25″ x 49″ with an effective insulating area of 24″ x 48″. Each interlocking panel covers up to 8 square feet with knobs to accommodate 3/8″ up to 1″ sized PEX. A 10-mil polystyrene film provides the vapor barrier.

They have multiple manifolds for controlling individual zones and are a simple and efficient means of providing warmth throughout the slab.

Radiant Floor Heat with Crete-Heat Floor Panels and DIY Heaters

Installing a radiant heating system in a new slab doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. These systems provide very economical and efficient heat to large areas in a quiet and cost-effective manner.

PRICE REDUCED !! – You simply cannot afford to install radiant floor heating without this product!

You certainly cannot afford the energy lost into the ground!

Radiant Floor Insulated Panels

These 2′ x 4′ panels are available in 1″, 2″ and 3″ thickness for varying R-values.  Each panel has a vapor barrier and the edges overlap to interlock together for ease of installation. The overlaps also minimize movement when installing the PEX and pouring the concrete.

The knobs on each panel hold the PEX securely in place and allow you to walk directly on them to push the PEX into place.  They add approximately 7/8″ of an inch to the listed panel thickness.  As and example, the 2″ panels offer 2″ of insulating thickness and the knobs add another 7/8″ on top of that for an overall thickness of 2-7/8″.

Electric Heaters for Radiant Floor Heat

CHOOSE YOUR RMS MODEL ACCORDING TO THE SPACE YOU WISH TO HEAT IN YOUR BASEMENT OR GARAGE, AND YOUR ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

HAVE AREAS LARGER THAN 1800 SQUARE FEET? NO PROBLEM
Areas larger than 1800 square feet should be subdivided and served with two or more RMS units sized for each area.

EXAMPLE #1: A 2500 square foot basement could be treated as two 1250 square foot areas each served by one RMS11 having 4 loops each.

EXAMPLE #2: Two temperature zones are desired in the 2500 square foot basement, one 760 square foot zone could be served by one RMS7 with 2 300 foot loops, and the remaining 1760 square foot area served by one RMS11 with 5 300 foot loops. (Thermal isolation is required)

300’ Loop Kit – PEX Radiant Floor Tubing Kit

PEX Oxygen barrier tubing installs with Radiant Heat system on 2” insulation foam board. This Radiant Made Simple Radiant Floor Tubing Kit works with Radiant Made Simple Radiant Heat systems. Requires .92 gallons of RV antifreeze per 100 feet of tubing. 300′ X 1/2″ PEX Oxygen barrier tubing installs with Radiant Heat system on insulating foam board. Tube bends help make the transition from tubing in concrete to the manifolds. Allow 1 linear foot of tubing for 1 square foot of space to be heated. Order a 300’ Loop Kit per 300 square feet of space to be heated.

Radiant Heat Floor Panel Benefits

• Cuts installation time by as much as 2/3 – no stapling and nicking PEX and no extra vapor barrier to buy and install
• The knows hold the PEX tubing securely in place
• There are multiple R-ratings available
• UV Protected Packaging for outdoor storage

Ready For Concrete
The Crete-Heat^TM Insulated Floor Panel System, is an easily assembled modular board insulation, vapor barrier, and radiant tube holding grid that allows for simplified installation of hydronic radiant floor heating systems in basements, garages, main floor slab on grade and above grade installations where concrete or gypcrete is normally used. For basements, a ‘light weight’ concrete (sand instead of pea gravel) may be used in 1-1/2″ thickness. Uses 1/2″ tubing. Total thickness is 1-7/8″

Crete-Heat Insulated Floor Panel System – 1″  Black Bag

This Product is SOLD BY THE BAG – 12 PIECES PER BAG

The 1″ thick panels ship in a black bag and each bag covers 96 Sq Ft.  To determine the number of bags needed, divide your total square footage by 96 and round up to the next whole number.

Crete-Heat Insulated Floor Panel System – 2″ Green Bag

• Cuts radiant system install time by as much as 2/3
• Designed to hold tube securely in place with wider fasteners
• 2 sizes are available for both new construction and retrofitting existing buildings
• UV Protected Packaging for outdoor storage

Ready For Concrete
The Crete-Heat Insulated Floor Panel System, is an easily assembled modular board insulation, vapor barrier, and radiant tube holding grid that allows for simplified installation of hydronic radiant floor heating systems in basements, and garages, main floor slab on grade and above grade installations where concrete or gypcrete is normally used. The Crete-Heat Insulated Floor Panel System is 2 7/8″ overall in thickness, with 2″ of solid EPS foam providing an R-10. The panel board size is 25″ x 49″ and the effective area is 24″ x 48″.

Our retrofit of over grade panel provides 2 1/8″ overall in thickness, with 1″ of solid EPS foam providing and R-6 with a 23 dB sound reduction knob on the lower surface. Each interlocking panel covers up to 8 square feet with fasteners for 1/2″ and 5/8″ radiant tubing. A 10-mil polystyrene film provides the vapor barrier.

This Product is SOLD BY THE BAG – 8 PIECES PER BAG
EACH 2″ Green Bag covers 64 Sq Ft. Determine your total square footage and divide by 64 for the total BAGS needed.

Radiant Floor Heaters

These Electric Boilers provide an energy-efficient, Do-It-Yourself solution, for heating a single zone: basements, garages, home additions, greenhouse or remodeling projects. Energy efficiency approaches 99%!

For help or a quote with shipping to your address, please contact Barn World today!

Barn World Customer Service – (720) 238-2190 – Sales@BarnWorld.com

Installing the Pex Tubing

Create a floor plan of where the radiant heat should be introduced to the slab and place the PEX. Most installations call for an even distribution of the heat, but a contractor should be consulted if more is desired in a certain area over another. The tubing can easily be set closer together in that area to provide more heat if needed.

Each panel has knobs that hold the tubing securely in place during construction. It will protect it from wheelbarrows and work boots and provide a uniform distance between runs. The knobs are designed to accommodate most tubing sizes from diameters of 3/8″ up to 3/4″. Consult your heating boiler for the best match of tube size.

Installing the Pex Tubing

Cement INSTALLATION

Once the floor insulation panels are in place and the PEX is installed, you’re ready to plan for covering it with cement. This process should be done by a qualified contractor familiar with this type of installation. A recommended minimum of 1.5″ of coverage is required through the floor. It can go pretty quickly and once you start, you’ll need to finish!

Below are pictures of the cement being floated on top of the panels. It can be a labor-intensive process and require immediate and constant attention.

    

Once the floor has cured, the majority of the work is done. You’ll be able to test your radiant heat boiler and make any flow adjustments deemed necessary.

Benefits of Radiant Heat Floor Insulation Panels

The quietness and efficiency of radiant heat are undisputed. The uniform heat throughout the floor will provide comfort and utility savings for years to come. The panels themselves have a 10-mil vapor barrier polystyrene film to prevent moisture transfer and their real value is their insulating properties. See the chart below for details

Floor Insulation Ratings

The panels are available in three different R-values. Not all installations require very thick, 3″ panel insulating properties so other alternatives are offered.

Floor Panel R-Ratings

Choose the panel that’s right for your climate and heating needs.

Shipping

Heating the concrete floor beneath your feet is a quiet and extremely efficient means of providing whole room warmth throughout your room. Floor insulation panels make sure the heat stays above ground and in your slab. Hydroponic heat can be simply installed and provide a warm and economical heating source for decades.

The insulating panels are made for use almost anywhere and are popular for use where concrete or gypcrete is normally installed: main living area slabs, basements, garages, and above-grade installations.

Crete Heat Floor Insulation Panels

To keep your heat from being lost in the ground below, floor insulation is necessary. The Crete Heat Floor Panels offer a simple and effective barrier to reflect and retain heat on your floor.

The foam boards themselves measure 25″ x 49″ overall and are designed to link together to prevent movement and help with layout. They also keep them from moving when the cement is poured on top. The modular boards create a Lego-type design that holds the tubes in place. The knobs also protect the tubing from damage when walking on the panels or rolling over with a wheel barrel.

Floor Panel properties

The panel insulation is available in three different thicknesses and provides varying R-ratings. Not everyone requires the maximum R-15 insulating properties of the 3″ thick panels so ratings of 6 and 10 are also offered.

Properties of Floor Insulation

Keeping the heat above the ground so it can warm the concrete above is important to maximize the heat sent to the slab. These panels keep the heat from dissipating into the ground and focus it upward where it’s needed, They’ll improve the heating of the floor surface by as much as 2/3!

Floor Heat Panel Installation

The insulating properties make these boards quickly pay for themselves but they also shine during installation. The pex knobs allow a single person to layout the tubing grid and protect the tubing while holding it in place during the pouring of cement. This feature frees up others and can produce tremendous savings in labor.

The raised knobs securely hold the PEX tubing in place and make laying out your design easy. You can immediately see how the heat source will be dispersed into the slab.

Each of the knobs uses 3″ centers so there is no guesswork on spacing and the pex won’t move when the cement is poured.  There is no taping or tube-piercing staples needed to secure the fluid-carrying tubes in place. Simply push them into place and they’re firmly held where you want them.

Pictures of the Installation Process

    

When installing a radiant floor heating system, be sure to include floor insulation panels. They’ll not only save money and pay for themselves over time, but their ability to make the tubing layout simple and secure during installation can’t be over-valued!

If you’d like a quote with shipping for your project, just let us know and we’ll be happy to forward one for your review.

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Barn World is much more than farm and ranch supplies. One of our newest product additions is the Radiant Floor Heat kits for do-it-yourself projects. Hydroponic radiant floor heating systems are an excellent choice for heating concrete floors in basements, garages, greenhouses, and slab-on-grade additions. Chose from three different sizes of boilers and insulated floor panels for the right size for your project.

These systems feature four different sizes of electric boilers. They’re small and highly efficient and employ patented power-sharing technology. They are UL listed for space heating applications and are known for self-diagnostics and ease of service

Installation

Installing the boilers is simple. Layout your insulated floor panels, mount your boiler panel to the wall, and install the PEX tubing before pouring your slab.

The modular insulated floor panels are available in 1, 2, and 3-inch thicknesses and make installation of the PEX tubing simple and snap-in easy. Using the panels can not only cut your installation time but also provide long-lasting insulation. They keep your tubing from moving while you pour.  Most importantly, keep the heat from going into the ground instead of your floor.

After the tubing is installed, connect the PEX tubing to the manifold, and fill the system with antifreeze. Next, purge the air and have your electrician wire the thermostat, circulating pump, and electric boiler.

Once done, you’ll have a silent, long-lasting heat source where it’s most efficient.  Your entire floor will provide consistent warmth during your coldest nights.

The panels ship throughout the US in unprotected bags on pallets and are easy to ship and unload.

Visit BarnWorld.com for all your radiant floor heating needs as well as reflective insulation and farm and ranch supplies.  Call them at 720-238-2190 with your questions and they’ll be happy to help!

A relaxed and warm home is what the majority of the family daydream of having. Comfort is the main concern for lots of homeowners throughout all kinds of seasons, be it cold or hot. When the season of winter arrives, getting the correct warmth for the family is of greatest significance and now the question is how one can get this. The answer to this question is employing a Radiant floor heating system.

These days, Radiant Floor Heating is a popular and economical method of providing heating for large areas in not only homes but workshops, basements, and garages as well. Home heating systems that employ radiant are heat available in different types – wall heating systems, overhead panels or radiant ceiling, overhead gas-fired radiant heaters, and under-floor heating systems. Among these four, the wall heating system and under-floor heating system are the most common and are being used by several families.

The under-floor heating systems come in two styles and can be either hydronic or electric. This means they are capable to generate heat by making use of hot water or electricity. This kind of heating method mostly engages the setting up of pipes or electric temperature elements underside the ground part of the concrete chunk.  In this case, the floor works as a radiator of warm up in the whole house.

Heated Floor Choices

There are at least two choices when selecting the kind of electric radiant floor heating system.  If the home is recently constructed, the installation of electrical heating wires can be done earlier than the concrete is poured. In the homes which are already constructed and existing, there are very slight electric heating mats accessible in the market which can be entrenched in thin gypsum or cement devoid of the requirement to augment the height of the floor. According to price, the electric radiant heating system could be costly. It is just when thermal accumulation or the accessibility of time of use charges that this can be measured as price effectual.

Another kind of radiant heat floor heating is the hydro or liquid-based system.  As its name describes, it utilizes hot water to produce heat. In a hydronic heating system, pipes or tubes are buried underneath the ground and it is at this point wherever hot water is dispersed to supply heat to the home. A container for boiling water is dependable for water heating and it can be operated by electricity or by employing any other fuel. Power sources that could be utilized with a hydronic heating system comprise the typical solar water heaters wood-fired boilers, gas-fired boilers, or a combination of sources.

Benefits of employing Radiant Floor Heating System

There are many advantages of making use of the radiant floor heating system:

• It supplies a reliable level of warmth, just like the temporal blanket, and is very simple to cope with.
• There is no noise released due to the nonexistence of a fan.
• The Radiant Floor Heating system does not produce allergens or dust that are responsible for allergies to inhabitants dwelling in the house.
• The available insulated floor panels offer 1, 2, and 3″ thick designs.
• It is just because no breeze flows indoors from the vents. What comes about in its place is convection or the ordinary flow of heat as a hot breeze goes up from the ground.
• Radiant Floor heating is not difficult but does need definite mechanisms. It needs heating resources which could be gas, propane, solar, electricity, wood, oil, or other heating resources.
• The Radiant Floor System is accomplished to consistently allocate heat all through the room from the ground.
• Heating is the same and muted all through the surface without any issue whatever the floor covering is.
• Electronic Boilers provide low maintenance heat to the system.
• One evident problem is that power is quite costly. To save electrical energy, it is usually more competent to set up the radiant floor system. The great part of this Radiant Floor Heating system is its power competence. In comparison to an enforced air system, this structure uses less power which reduces the energy cost from 10 to 30 percent which interprets to lesser electricity bills for one’s family. If one dwells in regions close to the energy grid or where the power rates are far above the ground, this can be a key benefit.

It is essential that an owner of a home chooses an appropriate installer and must make a decision to set up a Radiant Floor heating system.  The installation process can be labor intensive and a qualified contractor should be used.

Contact Barn World (720) 238-2190 and let us know if we can help with your project!