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Rick, The vinyl transition is attached (nailed) to the sill plate (through the sheathing). I have a floating slab with 1 course of block on top. The foam runs to the top of the block, with a z flashing on top of it. On top of the z flashing I installed the vinyl trim, which is beveled, so the...

Thanks for the reply Rick, very informative link. I ended up finding some solid vinyl trim that should work well. The first row of siding should fit over it nicely.

I'm ready to start building on my foundation, which has 2" foam on the outside of the block (radiant slab). Fiber cement siding "Hardie Plank" says to leave a 1" gap above areas where water may be present, and the foam will have a z-flashing on top exposed about 1 1/2". I was wondering what...

BMW, To answer question #1 I used the (pricey) plastic staples to hold my tubing to the foam, and the rebar went on top. Worked great.

Here's some more info. The heat loss calculation of 10,000 BTUs was provided by my radiant tubing supplier (NIBCO). I just found a online calculator from H-Mac, a Modine dealer, and it shows 10,064 BTUs, or 2949 watts for a temperature rise of 72 degrees, so it looks like that's about where...

I'm in the process of building a 16x26 garage on a thickened edge floating slab, at my cabin in Northern MN. I have 2 inch F250 under slab and 2 " F150 around perimeter. Tubing is 1/2" barrier Pex 12" OC, 2 loops @210 ft each. Walls will be 2x6 R19, 9' ceiling R38. I am told I need around...