I don't have NG service (propane or electric) so I'm installing a heat pump as I also want AC - the wood part of my studio will be a product called Warmboard and then I am going to use pex in the slab. so in the fall and spring they can overheat a space without proper controls. A concrete slab is a high mass floor - they take time to heat and to cool. Radiant floors work great in the same kind of big open space - with doors opening all the time. I don't think you will be happy with them in a new tight building. They work like a bonfire - heating objects. The tube heaters are fine in an open shop - like a car dealership with big open spaces and doors opening all the time. Can you tell me your floor temp in the winter? Mine usually never got above 37° or so. That way I would think the slab would stay warm and once the room was up to temp it should not cost any more to heat than the in-floor heat. Steve in MI: Good point about heating 24/7 with normal forced air heat and a good insulated floor. A mechanic friend of mine has it in his garage and he said it is comfortable at about 55° if you are actually working. ![]() I love the idea of in-floor heat for that reason and I would assume I would keep the heat on 24/7 in the winter months. ![]() I will be in the shop a lot more and I do not want to lay or stand on a cold floor. ![]() I plan to retiring in a few years so I am building this garage with that in mind. But the floor never got warm and even with good boots on I would have to go inside to warm up. Before we moved, I had a 2 car garage with a normal space heater and I would just flip the heat a hour before I started working. I am in Minnesota so I need to heat the garage for several months in the winter.
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