Recent content by Gearhead777c

I did not put a thermal break for my OH doors, I have (5) total. I did put 2" of foam in front of the slab that sticks out under the door. I started a little below grade so you wouldn't see the foam (it would just get chewed up from tires anyway) and went about 2' down to prevent the cold...

Here are a couple pics of my Viessmann Boiler hooked to my radiant floor. I'm trying to find pics of my tubing layout. Works awesome. Heating 3200 sqft. So far I only burned about 250 gallons of propane since thanksgiving. Keeping the shop around 55. I had it at 65-70 for the first couple weeks...

I used Everhot from Pexuniverse along with their stainless manifolds. I bought the Al-Pex which has the aluminum oxy barrier. Seemed like good stuff that holds its shape well. I laid down 3500' of it with no problems. I thought having the barrier in the middle of the pex would be better if it...

Spend the money to insulate. Mine is about 3200sqft and used 2" foam under the slab and around the edges flush with top of slab and about 2' deep. I even flashed the foam with 16" of aluminum on the outside to prevent critters chewing their way in. I would consider spray foam as well. I didn't...

-1 this morning and 54 in the shop. First year with the radiant heat on and its all but awesome. Last year was no insulation/heat and a ice covered floor if I didn't squeegee fast enough after plowing.

I just got my radiant set up 3 weeks ago. Pretty close in sqft as yours, 3200. I have a 5" slab with 1/2" ALPEX 12" OC. Walls have 3" of closed cell, Ceiling has 8-9" of open cell, I used metal for the ceiling. I have 95% efficient 110BTU wall hung fired with propane. The shop heats up quick I...

I was in the same situation: radiant or not. I live in southern NY and will be using my shop nights and weekends. Since I will have a bathroom in my shop and have to heat it all the time I went radiant with spray foam. I didn't want to look back and wish I did. My buddy has it in his shop, same...

I'm pushing to get the radiant hooked up as well. 3200sqft shop with 2 zones. Ill post after its hooked up, planning on finishing week after thanksgiving. Get that insulation up quick!

That is a nice foam install. Mine looks pretty similar on the inside as well, not as neat but pretty close. I'm sure the barn will get run into by something along the way.....I just wish the company gave me a heads up prior to spraying it.

Yes will have DHW for a bathroom. Its a VIESSMANN 100-W B1KA-35 COMBI BOILER Controlling it with a thermostat. I put all the radiant in myself but having a plumber install the boiler and hook it to my manifolds. I was going to install myself but have to choose my own battles. Installing a 500...

I'm about to install a Viessmann Combi boiler to run my garage, 3200 sqft with about the same in tubing length. 13 Loops at around 260' long of 1/2 alpex tubing with 2" of foam under and around the slab. I'll let you know how it works.

I guess it depends on the type/brand of the foam and what temperature the metal was at when it was sprayed. My barn has an attached section (24x24) so from a birds eye view looks like a T. I had them spray the 24x24 first to see how the spray foam would react with the metal because I was nervous...

Ill try and get some pics but actually hard to tell with a camera, more noticeable in person. Ill see what the company says this week. For now I'm trying to get my radiant heat turned on, winter's coming!

I understand that learning to live with it is pretty much my only option at this point. The owner of the company is coming out this week to take a look. It doesn't help that one of the workers cut through my siding above my garage door trying to fix a blow out area....:mad: I've ready many posts...

I just had my 42x63 Pole Barn spray foamed with 3" of closed cell on the walls and 8" of open cell on the metal ceiling. After the job was done the foam seemed to push off itself and distort the metal siding. You can really see it along the horizontal 2x4's where the siding screws too. Seems...