Hello, yes- I would recommend sanding first then using StoPrime.

That's awesome! Taking on radiant floors yourself is a big project, but it sounds like you're up for the challenge. The Warmboard with aluminum foil should provide excellent heat. Best of luck with your project, and I hope it turns out exactly as you envision!

Agreed, the original builder should be ashamed.

There shouldn't be enough water to pose any problems. Even on a day with heavy snow, it's likely only about a gallon of water that will eventually evaporate or soak into the gravel below.

Hello, thanks for your comment. Since it has been a couple of years since installed this steam shower it is difficult to track down what light we used. After looking into it a little bit I believe the light we used was from Progress Lighting model P8247.

Thank you. We will definitely be working on more videos, so stay tuned for more content in the future!

We appreciate your comment! Natural gas has been a reliable preferred choice for us too. Living and building homes in Washington state, we've encountered a shift towards heat pumps. Sadly, this change comes in response to a state-wide restriction on the use of natural gas in new construction projects.

Hi Michael, what is the price different? I am debating to use gypcrete or ECOwarm. Thanks!!

@@wayneli8377 ecowarm was about 30k, warmboard was at 50k, the gypcrete pour for us was 10k

@@mcltadros thank you so much.

@@mcltadros Did you compare monthly cost also. I’m looking at easy to keep overall temp due to closer to surface, ability to install hardwood floors. Also the whole system involved in Warmboard, wireless thermostats. I appreciate any input you have.

@@Iamanoufan Although I am a mechanical engineer, I am not a expert in this field so please take my advise with a grain of salt. Warmboard/ecowarm both claim higher efficiencies over gypcrete and understandably so do to the aluminum laminate they both use as a heat spreader. My math was 10%-15% operational savings (monthly or yearly) for ecowarm over the gypcrete and 25%-30% for warmboard over gypcrete. The problem is that the upfront investment will take decades to recoup. I can get the gypcrete pour for $10k, ecowarm for $30k and warmboard for $50k. The rest of the components won't really vary in costs. Once installed, you will never physically feel the difference between any of these systems, although your wallet might ;-) Regarding finished floor, we are doing engineered wood and tile only so we will glue all engineered wood and thinset all tile directly to the gypcrete. If your doing regular hardwood check with the manufacture if you can glue only or you need to nail it down. Ecowarm lets you nail directly to their panel but you won't be able to thinset directly to the panel, you'll need a layer of cement board screwed to the panels 1st. Warmboard can be nailed and tiled directly although the nailing will be a bit more challenging due to the thicker aluminum laminate as compared to ecowarm (also makes panel install harder). Don't get to hung up on the "whole system" concept. All the components, i.e. boiler, thermostats, manifolds, are all HVAC industry standard items so you could mix and match if you have a preference. We'll be using apple home friendly thermostats. The "whole system" concept is more of a convenience question. I would also recommend reaching out to a structural engineer in order to determine whether or not your house can handle the additional load of the gypcrete (that's the only area where I see a real advantage to using the panels, they are a fraction of the weight). Hope that helps!

Hello Scott we used Lochinvar WHB155N condensing boiler with weather responsive reset control for heating system this works with the 119-gallon Lochinvar Squire SIT119 domestic indirect tank heated by boiler.

Thank you for your comment! Silicon around the trim should work just fine.

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Can't go wrong with insulation. Maybe a single or dual zone split in the areas you use most of the time.

He can't help the way he looks and sounds. You are kind of born with that. 😂 Only thing going on like Holmes is the Bib he is wearing and most construction guys wear those.

Thank you Osmar. I'm glad the video was helpful to you!

Thank you for your kind words, we appreciate you!

The rock wool does have great water shedding properties but we did carefully wrap the project with Tyvek warp behind the Rockwool. The purpose of using Tyvek was we wanted to a wrap that was permeable from the inside out that would let any moisture out that might build up over a winter into the rockwool/rain screen and let it dry. The window and door installations are all done with extension jambs.

Hello Ryan, this is difficult to generalize as each job will have very different needs in board, boiler, labor to install, thermostats act. Estimates typically run $10-16 per sq ft. I would encourage you to reach out to Ecowarm directly for a quote!

Hello Anand, Thank you! I used a 5/8 diablo bit, took the grooves down to just under 3/4 deep into the plywood.