When I first moved into my home I knew the first thing that had to go was the flooring. The house was outfitted with this horrible, brown shag rug. It looked stained, ugly, and was worn in spots. I decided that I wanted to change from rug to tile. Tile is so much easier to clean and care for. It looks more classic and modern. It also would hold up longer and not go out of style. I did some research and decided I could do the installation myself. I ripped up all the old rugs, removed the pads underneath and added cement board. Once I was at the cement board I realized I was in the perfect situation to have heated flooring. I already owned a boiler system in my basement. I just had to hook piping to it, have it go throughout the floors, and put my tile back on top. In fact, tile is best with heated flooring. It doesn’t absorb the heat and gets wasted. Another benefit is that the heating system is water based and nothing gets wasted. No hot or cold spots, heated air rising, or issues with keeping areas warmer. I made sure to call a professional heating business to do this installation though. Even though I got the house prepped to the ideal hydronic heating installation spot, I didn’t want to do it. Messing with piping and my expensive boiler system was beyond me. Now that everything’s all installed and finished, I just love how my home looks and feels.
