Q: We added a room to our house that has only a concrete slab for a floor. The slab gets so cold in winter, we are unable to use the room. How can we make the room comfortable? A: Cold concrete floors ...

Most do-it- yourselfers know the value of duct tape for quickly making many types of repairs. A new line of Scotch Tough Duct Tapes from 3M gives a choice of superior tapes with unique characteristics ...

Dear James: I need an extra bedroom for my kids. It will be built on a slab and utilize floor radiant heating. I would like to install hardwood flooring over it. Is this OK over a heated slab? - ...

Most of us are used to heating our homes with radiators and HVAC systems but there's an often overlooked method: radiant ...

Dear Pat: I plan to add a bedroom for my children. It will be built on a slab to save money and use floor radiant heat. I would like to install hardwood flooring over it. Can this be done over the ...

A new pad is available for use with radiant floor heating systems and snowmelt applications that are set in concrete. The pad coats foil with a white poly surface to offer protection from the lime in ...

Boston – Radiant floor heat frequently isn’t the easy choice when retrofitting an older home. But when Bob and Judy Zeitlin bought a 160-year-old house on historic Beacon Hill here, they decided they ...

There’s nothing worse than rolling out of bed on an icy winter morning and feeling the chill of cold tile beneath your feet. Of course, the luxury of warm floorboards underfoot is not the only reason ...

BarrierHL™ is a flexible, low-profile, 25 psi, under concrete insulator that is made with ¼-inch thick EPS foam in flexible 4- x 96-foot rolls. BarrierHL protects concrete from heat loss and moisture ...

Installing radiant walls gives the home design flexibility. Pictured here is the dining room. This is a great story of salvaging and modernizing a structurally sound 37-year-old residential home.