“We stole space from our garage” stated Anna Chapman when telling ideal Home how they managed to get a big family kitchen using what they had instead of extending”

WITH the recent spate of economic gloom hovering over homeowners, the rate of property sales has dropped significantly affecting related businesses The tile industry, based on a product often view as a luxury, might seem at first glance about to take a hard hit. It is important however, to realise that the movement has not [...]

The Alaska Star suggest some “cozy ideas for a warmer winter” (story) that clearly illustrates the benefits of radiant heated floors even in the arctic chill. “One of the hottest trends in home renovations is to add the affordable luxury of electric radiant heat underneath the floor. Not only does it take the chill off [...]

The Napa Valley Register has an interesting article (story) on homes constructed with rammed earth (a technique used as far back as 2,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia and ancient China) that use radiant heating to keep heating bills under $60 per month. Lance Emerson has lived in a rammed earth home on Old Sonoma Highway in [...]

Warm floors from radiant heating installed “under floor” are becoming more common but how about warming your walls as well? According to Carol Abrahamson (www.extraordinaryhomes.com) its an idea whose time has come. The Akron Beacon Journal (story) reports how she she’s seen radiant heating showing up in some of the large walk-in showers being built [...]

Read about how Mark Barthel used Underfloor Heating as just one of the many ways to turn his detached home into a temple of recycling and energy-efficiency at little cost to himself and the comfort of his family. Read the full article here If you are worried about your impact on the environment take a [...]

It’s little wonder that when choosing a controller for underfloor heating, programmable thermostats are increasingly popular when compared to conventional manual thermostats. Programmable thermostats automatically adjust your home’s temperature settings, allowing you to save energy while you’re away or sleeping. Not only are they more convenient and accurate than manual thermostats and improve your home’s [...]

While most benefits of underfloor heating are easy to spot, others aren’t so apparent until after you have a system installed; it’s at that point you have one of those, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?” moments. Pure Comfort The most obvious advantage of using underfloor heating as opposed to traditional heating methods (radiators, forced-air) [...]