Drilling for anchors in a heated floor

[trialsguy]

I see these floors with the radiant lines running through it and wonder about drilling the floor for anchors. I am still in the very early planning stages and I eventually will move my lift from a smaller garage that I have to the one I want to build and would have to anchor it down. Do you guys just layout ahead of time indicating where you want your anchors to go. But what would you do if you bought a place with this style heating in the floor?

 

[tdkkart]

It's actually pretty easy to find the lines. With the heat running you can run acorss the floor with an infrared temp gun and very easily find each line.

 

[swvega]

I had a guy tell me he threw snow on his floor and it melted on the lines frist. Not saying I'd try it though.

 

[DuramaxPowered]

I was told that you can spray a light mist of water on the floor and it will dry above the points that the floor heat tubing runs.......

 

[JohnJL]

I was told that you can spray a light mist of water on the floor and it will dry above the points that the floor heat tubing runs.......

Are you sure the water wouldn't evaporate first at the vector between two adjacent lines?

 

[DuramaxPowered]

No, I'm not sure.............

 

[HemiRambler]

The sidewalks at work are heated - the snow definitely melts on the lines in a clear pattern.

I like the infrared heat gun - pretty much cut and dry there!

 

[jayoldschool]

My place has radiant. I bought it like that, and definitely won't be drilling any holes.

 

[overdriv]

My new floor has pex tubing in it and I just designated and area with no Pex big enough to put my anchors down for my lift.

 

[walrus]

My new floor has pex tubing in it and I just designated and area with no Pex big enough to put my anchors down for my lift.

I did this same thing, You can easily use an IR thermometer to see where this area is. I took pics with a tape measure though to be really sure

 

[6768rogues]

You should plan ahead and avoid the tubing in the areas where you want to bolt the lift.

 

[TurnipTruck]

I borrowed an $80,000 FLIR camera from work so I would know where to drill to bolt down the bench legs.

 

[Weedwaka]

Thats wild