[TheForge] Clear finish

[Dan Hayes]

That's a good question Andy and I'd like to hear the opinion of anyone who
has experience with a heated shop floor. We had a heated floor in the house
I grew up in and it was the most comfortable house I can think of. You can
keep the thermostat much lower in the winter for the same feeling of warmth.
I'm planning on finishing the bottom level of my old bank barn with a heated
concrete (shop) floor. Considering going solar (hot water using low-tech
units on the barn roof) so heating the floor seemed perfect.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Vida
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Clear finish

Oh, I was thinking in terms of a home floor and not a shop's.  Why would 
anyone put radiant floor heating in a shop?

Andy Gladish wrote:
> The part that holds the heat tubes that you walk on (above the foam 
> insulation that is) is 4-6" thick or so. I sure wouldn't make a shop 
> floor out of this- lime/sand just isn't sturdy enough, I think it would 
> break down under the abuse, and the linseed oil is soaked into the top, 
> making Linoleum out of the upper 1/8" or so..fine for a deliberately 
> rustic living room, but I think you'd get a lot of punctures in a shop.
> It looks like leather, a rich chocolate brown. Blue clay and masons' 
> sand..go figure...sure is easy to live with though, and much friendlier 
> than concrete for winter lounging when it's all heated up.
> 
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