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Radiant heating can heat
your basement or garage floor, and melt snow and ice from your
walkways and driveways.
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Be
sure to check the National Building Code of Canada or the applicable
building code in your region regarding minimum insulation, framing
and vapour barrier requirements. |
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Place
and level 6" thick layer of granular fill over the floor
area. Cover with a 6 mil polyethylene moisture barrier. |
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When
placing the insulation over the moisture barrier ensure that
the joints are tightly butted together. Trim around the perimeter
and openings as required.. |
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Plasti-Fab
supplies a proprietary staple to attach the tubing to the insulation. |
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Support
the required concrete reinforcing material over the PlastiSpan
insulation at the height required. |
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The
concrete is poured over the insulation using normal construction
methods and equipment.. |
Note: Insulating Below Floor Slab. Follow the above steps but do not install the hydronic tubing in Step
4.
1. Product application descriptions provided
for reference only.
2. PlastiSpan HD insulation board meets requirements of CAN/ULC-S701-97,
Type 2. Thickness calculated based upon RSI-0.74 m2• C/W•25
mm (R-4.04 ft2•hr• F/BTU•inch). Alternatively, PlastiSpan
insulation board meeting requirements of CAN/ULC-S701-97, Type 1 thickness
can be used by adjusting thickness to meet minimum thermal resistance
values based upon RSI-0.65 m2• C/W•25 mm (R-3.75 ft2•hr•
F/BTU•inch).
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Studies have shown that a
properly insulated basement can be responsible for more than 25% of home energy savings. |
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