Heated Cement Floor. Heated Concrete Floor Cost Concrete costs between 4 and 6 a square foot to pour. Your feet are always toasty warm The temperature is consistent and easy to control You wont feel the drafts or hear the noise of blowing air No dust or allergens get circulated within your home through air vents.
These prices cover the cost to install radiant floor heating in a concrete slab the most common floor installation type. The concrete slab acts as a giant radiator to heat the building so it is important to reduce heat losses by using insulation. Many people dont know how much tubing to put in and unfortunately radiant heat isnt a one size fits all proposition.
Installing Pex tubing in a concrete slab is one of the easiest ways to install radiant heat.
Cables are usually embedded in concrete and require some electrical skills to install. Most radiant floor heating manufacturers have computer programs that calculate the heat loss of particular concrete slabs. Electric radiant floor heating uses electric cables that are built into the floor. The most economical fall back is to install electric baseboard heating or possibly hydronic heating using the existing electric boiler which was installed to pump heated water through the radiant tubing in the concrete floor.
