Recent content by got2lb

Looking for boiler size help for my radiant floor heat. I have a 35x36 attached garage 11' ceilings in it. The garage is 2x6 framing and I have R19 batts stapled into the walls with 1/2" drywall. The foundation is also insulated with 2" styrofoam as well as the slab. R50 attic insulation I...

I'm sure the professionals do hate the net. The problem I have with some of the places is that they try to push there product they sell even though it might not be the best solution. For me researching on the net it's no different than talking to multiple company's to get some different ideas...

There's no radiant on the main level and it's not a walkout basement. There's only one egress window in the basement and no other Windows.

I do have his opinion. I like doing more research. I like having more than one opinion on things. Most of the people around here that have floor heat are either using a wood boiler or just a standard water heater.

My brother in law is a plumber and hvac guy. He's the one that will be installing everything.

The siding looks a little goofy on the picture when viewing it on my phone, not sure why. It's just regular vinyl siding. It's Alside charter oak siding, I'd have to look it up again to find the name of the color. What size of unit do you think I would need for all this? I suppose I could...

I'm not real sure what a combi unit is I guess. Could you post a link to something? I really hate to get rid of the water heater I just bought, it wasn't cheap.

I built a new house/garage last summer and am now checking into ways to get the infloor heat hooked up so it's ready to go by next winter. I'll give some basic info first. House is located in Northern Iowa, Ranch style. House and Garage will have R60 blown in insulation in the attic. House...

I'm going through my local lumber yard and they were very competitive. They were supposed to meet with the truss company to figure out the pitch but I just noticed on my price sheet that they have it listed as a 7/12 pitch and I know that cant be right. I just wanted to know what it should be...

I'm building a ranch style house (modular) and I'm going to be building the attached garage myself. The house will be 28' wide with a 7/12 pitch on it. The garage roof will run the opposite way as the house but will be 36' wide. Im just curious what the garage pitch will be so the wall/roof...

I actually contacted the manufacturer of the foam I linked to at Menards and they told me that it wasn't a suitable product for using under a slab. It has too much regrind in it and wasn't rated for that kind of load.

Ok so I've been doing a lot of lurking on here trying to get some ideas for my new garage. We're building a new house and I will have a 36x35 attached garage. The house and garage will both have radiant floor heat pex put into the concrete to be hooked up at a later date. I've been reading...