Stepping onto cold floors in the morning isn’t a pleasant way to start your day. Radiant floor heating can provide you with floors that are warm, even on the coldest days. Before deciding on this type of heating, it’s important to know more about it and determine if it’s a good option for your Indianapolis home.
Advantages of Radiant Floor Heating
Radiant heating involves the use of electric coils or heated water to warm up the floors in your home. When you have radiant floor heating installed, you can look forward to enjoying the following benefits:
- Longer lifespan: These heating systems can last for 35 years when they’re properly maintained, which is much longer than the lifespan of a furnace.
- Lower heating bills: Having warm floors and heated air that rises means that you’re more likely to keep your thermostat down more when it’s cold out, resulting in lower energy bills. These heating systems also use less energy than traditional furnaces.
Disadvantages of Radiant Floor Heating
While this kind of heating offers important advantages, it also has a couple of drawbacks, including:
- Longer installation time: Installing these systems can be complex and involve lifting up your current flooring.
- Difficult repairs: If you need repairs to your radiant floor system, they can be hard to do, since it’s difficult to access these systems.
Installation Factors to Consider
When deciding on whether or not to choose this type of heating system for your home, keep in mind that you might spend a considerable amount on installation. If you’re having a new home built, radiant floor systems can be installed during the construction process. If you’re putting it into an existing home, you might be better off waiting until you do some remodeling, such as fixing up the bathroom, so that you won’t need to have your floors lifted up or ripped up more than once.
If you’re thinking about getting a new heating system, please contact Mowery Heating, Cooling and Plumbing. We can help you determine the right type of heating system for your Indianapolis home.
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