I’m curious about the efficacy of installing true linoleum over radiant floors (tubes are encased in slab) in a laundry/kitchen area. Any thoughts, pros and cons? Thanks in advance.
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Your application is standard run of the mill stuff...lino has a R value in comparison to other floor coverings...this translate to lower design fluid temperatures and or wider spacings again in comparison to other floor coverings.
RBean
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Almost all homes in Korea are heated with underfloor radiant and the predominate floor cover is -- linoleum or a similar vinyl material. It is cushioned as well. If you have to sit on the floor it is hard to beat a warm cushioned floor in the winter.
Billy
OB hanna ju se oh!
Lino will work fine.
OB -- no, Hite ju se oh!
Did you ever see the label on Hite beer? It has a mark on it that turns blue when the beer is cold enough to drink. If the bartender hands you one without the blue mark you can hand it right back. Great marketing -- don't know why it hasn't caught on here.
Billy
I had never heard of that. Prettty nifty.
Cam-sah-ham-ni-dah
Edited 2/3/2005 12:09 am ET by Mongo
Actual Linoleum? Good stuff. Will work well with RFH.
"Men are like Linoleum. Lay 'em right, and you can walk all over 'em for 40 years."