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Heating with Radiant Floor Mats
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" Once the walls were done we took a look at the floor which is an old concrete slab. Cold underfoot and we decided the best thing to do would be to put down a nice ceramic tile floor with some electric heat pads underneath it. All right so Kevin are you ready to put this I am ready well well first of all what is it and it's a radiant heating source right it's electrical radiant floor heating. As he could see comes pre built in the pre built on the market. And comes with your leads right here click onto programmable thermostat women isn't this so that this goes down underneath the tops of -- underneath tile stone. Or any kind of -- floating wood floor such as when engineered and essentially these wires get warm. And that's what -- exactly the B -- uses is one wire going through it all gets warmed up and we can get up to -- 92 degrees isn't it awfully expensive to run you'd think that Bob but actually. Running up -- mat like this in a room like this it's it's equivalent of running your lights. But the great thing about on a programmable thermostats he can't media like Connie can't leave this so I guess the thing to remember is that you're not using it for constant heat all winter line. You're only using it when you're in the area and you need the warrantless -- barefoot and you know comfort -- right outside the Florida room and the kids are planned -- on want to come use the the bathroom here exactly here in the bathroom at 5:30 in the morning you'll have a -- five to seven. That's only time in the unit so how do you install it --"
" Looks easy but actually the way nobody uses for its gonna dry fitted to make sure it you know he had the right now for the right around as you see this does -- This fits perfectly with the vanity and the toilet or doesn't have to cover every last square inch you know the general area attitude we won't want to get on any vanity is. You know we'll go eighteen inches from the back of the toilet. To CNN's when you standing you have the right right William Israel did not typically I tell people this is a small -- what I'm -- atomic. So without. Open up. Theater that I might not. Still what is the mud that you're using that's just it typical money -- this you know you can get is why you want or as you see I didn't. I like that that Cecile -- that's the way like Clinton who and what I'll do is just come and don't be afraid you're not gonna ruin the -- it's very durable. But -- happier. They just go out do what I have."
" The do all right let's."
" And basically. You'll -- it to the goddesses reports matzo will come through. --"
" So using a float now just to press it down into the yes -- want to make sure double bubbles out certain. And so it's flat as possible is the mats made out of some sort of plastic or fiberglass it's a -- cards had cut fabric we visited his porcelain will come through see through that."
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" And then do you. Do you put another layer of the thinset on top of it now yes there's just -- puts out about. OK and that the next step would be the tile setter putting down his mastic and tile exactly it's like you said. Don't be afraid to walk on -- simple. All right look thanks Garrett thanks well. Yeah."
" Right so Mike. How long have you waited between setting the tile down and doing the grout the 24 house that generally the recommended time right right that's correct and what kind of grout is this. It's just a basic grow. There's nothing face. Nothing synthetic here and now that's just. What you get these are dal tile that we're putting down and is it a ceramic -- porcelain tile these are ceramic -- okay. And I believe the homeowners' choice had a lot to do with. Well not putting down a plain white finish that would show dirt and dust and lint cause after all those who wandered off right good choice. And once you've grounded it then how long you have to wait before you can actually move in another place for else. If these ferry ago."