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Radiant flooring is a method of heating your home quite differently than the conventional method you may be used to. Radiant flooring is a system where the home is heated through the floors rather than the conventional method of forcing heated air through heating ducts.

Radiant flooring can heat the floors through two separate options. Radiant flooring can either be warm water that circulates through pipes laid in the sub-flooring of your home. This is called Hydronic Radiant Flooring. Or, it can be lines of insulated, electrical wiring on the sub-floor that pulses a low voltage heat, known as Electric Radiant Flooring. Both options heat your home more efficiently than your current system.

Choosing a radiant flooring system that is right for you depends on many things. Hydronic Radiant Flooring is more expensive to install, about $6.00 to $15.00 per square foot and is best for new home construction. Electric Radiant Flooring can be retrofit into an older home and is especially useful in rooms such as bathrooms, kitchens and entryways. The fuel used for the water boiler in Hydronic Radiant Flooring can come from multiple sources like oil, gas, or even solar power. Electric Radiant Flooring uses electricity, which may end up being more expensive to run.

Consider all of these factors when choosing a radiant flooring system. Once you have decided on a system, you will find that your home stabilizes at a constant temperature, with no furnace noise kicking on and off. You will definitely enjoy the differences that radiant flooring makes in your home and your wallet.

An excellent source of radiant flooring information can be found at the Consumer’s Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. You can learn about each different type of radiant flooring system, the different types of installations and how to install floor coverings to maximize your heating energy and lower your heating costs.

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