Life At Villa Boswell

I just finished editing this YouTube video from footage taken by Brian (he’s done the best shots), Chris and Lora.  It shows the stem-to-stern process of putting in the radiant tubing and pouring concrete to finish the floors.  Below the video, you can see some of the shots that I took of the completed floors.  They are broom-finished and ready for tiling.  But, the next step is insulation and … FINALLY .. drywall.

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This has truly been an exciting week @ Villa Boswell. It’s Saturday and our radiant floors are in! That means that insulation can begin and after that, drywall. We’re pretty excited about wrapping this place up in time for Christmas. But, I get ahead of myself. First, here’s the scoop on what goes into radiant floors.

First, you need radiant barrier foil. This is essentially a shiny foil-like barrier that is applied to the surface of the floor before any of the radiant tubing is put down. Shiny side up. It was developed initially by NASA for astronauts’ suits, and it’s a fundamental part of any radiant heating system. You can read more about how radiant foil works by checking out this fact sheet, or by searching on the topic.

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