When I first moved into my home I knew the first thing that had to go was the flooring, then the apartment 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 disinfect 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, detached the pads underneath and added stone board! Once I was at the stone 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 stone back on top. In fact, stone is best with heated flooring. It does not absorb the heat and gets wasted! Another benefit is that the heating system is water based and nothing gets wasted, but no boiling or cold spots, heated air rising, or complications with keeping areas warmer. I made sure to call a professional heating corporation to do this installation though, even though I got the apartment prepped to the ideal hydronic heating installation spot, I didn’t want to do it, and messing with piping and my high-priced boiler system was beyond me. Now that everything’s all installed and finished, I just adore how my home looks and feels.
