Hi,
I bought a renovation project from 1968, where we plan to take down two walls to the kitchen to create an open floor plan between the kitchen and living room. However, this means we will remove 2 radiators, so I've started considering if we should invest in hydronic floor heating. The house has geothermal heating, so it should be advantageous, right?
I've read a bit about floor heating, and you can either embed the pipes in concrete or lay out boards with grooves. The house's intermediate floor is concrete, and in the basement, there will be a cinema room and an extra bedroom. So, my question is, how can we avoid "ceiling heating" in the basement without having too much build height on the floor heating? Is there a good thin mat with, for example, aluminum foil or something that prevents the heat from going downward? Some have talked about foam and such, but then we raise the floor too much....is there a way to avoid this?
Advantages/disadvantages of embedding the heating pipes versus boards with grooves? Price/work/performance, etc.?
