I put the bathroom floor heaters in the remodel to the seattle house. SWMBA loathed cold floors so the things were on for her comfort the first few years. I found a few cold spots and thought the things gobbled heating dollars. Probably did not, but I had no issue with a good cool floor after a hot shower. Then again, I sleep with windows open year round when in residence.
AK house has no heated floors and the furnace runs year round. Even with the windows open, as the place is a musty rank smelling place. Maybe winter lack of relative humidity will resolve that. clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On Aug 14, 2020, at 12:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Our bathroom in the “Momolith” (massive 4,000 SF house in Indianapolis we > owned) had heated tile floors in the bathroom. Resistance elements laid on > the floor decking before the tile was put down, I believe. At first I was > reluctant to use them, as I figured they would suck electricity. After I did > some research I found that they were very low wattage and heated very slowly. > The whole idea was to have them turn on early in the morning, heat the tile, > then turn off. The thermal mass of the tile would stay warm for some time > after. > > They had a little controller on the wall with the time clock setup, like a > lighting controller. I would set them to come on at 2:00 am and turn off at > 5:00 am. The bathroom floor would be nice and toasty well into the morning > hours, making getting out of bed and ready for work in the morning in the > winter months quite nice. > > If I lived in a climate like that I would definitely consider this setup. > > -D > >> On Aug 14, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Our house has original red oak from 1938 when it was built. The people we >> hired to refinish it when we pulled up the carpet called them "narrow >> boards" which was something I hadn't heard before. >> I really like having hardwood floors, I also like having a woodstove in the >> basement so the floors are warm in the winter time. >> -Curt >> >> On Friday, August 14, 2020, 7:40:22 AM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Or maple or any other hardwood. Or if access to reclaimed old growth pine or >> fir which are very hard. >> Basically wood or stone or porcelain tile are the only materials that I’d >> ever use on a floor. Carpet in very few exceptions. Everything else is pure >> trash. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 10, 2020, at 2:38 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> All things considered, I would do solid oak floors (with the exception of >>> the bathroom and laundry room of course.) I used to do solid oak flooring >>> as a side gig many, many years ago. I knew a guy who did the finishing and >>> we teamed up to do floors as a side gig after work and on weekends. T&G oak >>> floors were very common in central Indiana at the time, so we had no >>> problem getting work. We might do 6-8 homes a year, not a lot, because it >>> was more fun and a way to earn some spending money without running a full >>> blown business. >>> >>> Solid oak floors are pretty easy to put down as long as the substrate >>> they’re going on is good. That’s half the work. With a good substrate >>> laying down oak T&G can go pretty fast and isn’t terribly difficult to do, >>> especially with an air nailer. It’s the finish work that takes time. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>> On Aug 10, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> It still has to be specifically waterproof, Pergo or not. Maybe all >>>> Pergo is waterproof these days. Back in about 1998 I had a continuous >>>> kitchen/living room/entryway floor done in Pergo. Professionally >>>> installed, glued seams, etc. >>>> >>>> It still got permanently swollen on seams where water was accidentally >>>> allowed to stand. Not talking about a flood, just spills. It happens, >>>> don't think it won't, especially in kitchens and entryways. I wasn't >>>> impressed. >>>> >>>> If I were to install laminate again, I would only install 100% >>>> guaranteed waterproof laminate, regardess of where in the house it is >>>> going. >>>> >>>> One other downside of all tile and laminate floors is the house will be >>>> noisy. In addition to dirt and pet stains, carpet absorbs a lot of >>>> sound. >>>> >>>> >>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >>>> >>>>> If I was doing laminate, and I have before, I would only use Pergo. >>>>> Everything else is junk. Yes, it’s expensive, but the old adage of “You >>>>> get what you pay for” definitely rings true with this stuff. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 10, 2020, at 12:41 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Real actual Pergo brand laminate flooring is amazing. We looked at a >>>>>> house where the pipes had frozen and leaked. The whole house stank, the >>>>>> ceiling fans were drooping flowers, the paint was coming off the walls. >>>>>> The Pergo flooring was absolutely perfect. It hadn't buckled or >>>>>> de-laminated, there was no sign of it having any problem despite a very >>>>>> high humidity. If I were going to do laminate floors, for a house I was >>>>>> going to live in, I'd pay the premium for it every time. >>>>>> -Curt >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, August 10, 2020, 12:24:37 PM EDT, fmiser via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Kaleb wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> She wants to do the pergo thru the whole house that is currently >>>>>>> carpeted and in the utility and bathroom. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pergo isn't waterproof - right? >>>>>> >>>>>> Using that in the bathroom and by the washing machine is as silly >>>>>> as using carpet in those places. There _will_ be water on the >>>>>> floor! >>>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
