floor pour

[jsmith6752]

I think I may have talked myself out of radiant floor heat. The way I plan on using the shop will probably be on short notice and maybe a week or 2 a month.
From what I have read it would take to long to get the temperature up on short notice. I have seen some post where some people are heating for under a buck a day. If I could do that I would leave it on all the time. FYI shop is 30 x 44 with ok insulation.

 

[trythis]

You must have thought of this, but it is really easy to lay the tubing for heat now even if you dont use it. If you want it later, its there. You would probably be out $1K or 2K or so in tubing for now.

 

[Traditional hotrodder]

I recently ordered online the slab insulation and 2 900' coils of oxygen barrier 1/2" pex for a 36' x 36' garage I'm building. The total cost shipped to my door was approx. $900. As stated before, due it now or it'll never be possible in the future.

 

[Steve NW Ohio]

I have a 40 x 56 pole barn and poured concrete in one-half of it to use for a shop area.
That portion is finished, including 6 inch insulation most places. Installed a ceiling mounted hot-air funace which operates on a programable stat. it is set at around 50 F. over-night and ramps up to 62F. for those days I plan to work in there. BUT, the concrete floor (8" thick) can be so cold during the winter it makes very uncomfortable to stand for any length of time. Runners and mats help, but are a hasle if I want to weld or do any torching. Making plans to finish off rest of building next year and will certainly put the tubing in to enable radiant heating of that area.

 

[tdkkart]

BUT, the concrete floor (8" thick) can be so cold during the winter it makes very uncomfortable to stand for any length of time.

BINGO!!!
My radiant floor is SO much more comfortable to work on, even if it costs more money it's worth it. I set my T-stats at 52-55*, and I am more than comfortable working in a T-shirt and long-sleeved flannel shirt, in fact if I'm not careful I'm sweating. In my old shop with forced air I had to set the T=-stat at 70+ and was still chilled most of the time.
The biggest difference is warm feet. No, their not 100*, more like 55-60*, but that beats the hell out of 30*. Makes a HUGE difference in the comfort level.