Ecowarm Board Radiant Heating Installation Tips

[@relerfordable]

He is right about his tips. I'm doing this starting today 5/02/24. Just me! I'm a DIY'er and took on radiant floors myself instead of leaving it to my contractor. I got the Warmboard with the aluminum foil. Expensive, but this will be my primary heat.

[@HansonCarlen]

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!

[@thelionandthebee1933]

You are a VERY, VERY GENEROUS AND KIND MAN. Thank you for sharing and teaching us so much. You are appreciated. You are great at what you do. Blessings 😇 B

[@HansonCarlen]

Thank you for your kind words, we appreciate you!

[@relerfordable]

I just purchased my ecowarm panels -3/19/24. Waiting for delivery. I'm the homeowner and installer. I'm not a contractor.

[@mcltadros]

Great video! We looked at ecowarm and warmboard for our 3300 sq, 2 story house and decided to go with a gypcrete pour instead as it was by far the most cost efficient option. Payback for ecowarm over the gypcrete was 25 years and warmboard I’ve gypcrete was 50 years

[@wayneli8377]

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

[@mcltadros]

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

[@wayneli8377]

@@mcltadros thank you so much.

[@Iamanoufan]

@@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.

[@mcltadros]

@@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!

[@anandjacob1]

Hey Ryan, great video and tips. Just wondering what router bit you used for the custom routed panel? Thanks again!

[@HansonCarlen]

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

[@ryanscanlon2450]

Hi Ryan what was the total price of the ecowarm?

[@HansonCarlen]

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!

[@786otto]

Nice job, just why not make those panels out of some material that conducts heat better than plywood and foil.

[@egegukindie6534]

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