The floors in the upstairs and main floor of the house have been poured over the radiant tubing. The crew started upstairs and worked their way down to the main floor.
The Gypcrete is mixed onsite, and brought into the house through a big hose:
The Gypcrete is poured over the tubing and leveled (or floated) to a smooth finish.
The Gypcrete is 1 1/2" thick, so all of the work done on the house prior to the floors being poured has to be done with that in mind. (The framing is double silled, meaning two two by fours rather than one, electrical outlet boxes placed higher, cabinet and window placement measurements noted with the difference, block outs are placed around all of the floor vents to prevent the Gypcrete from going into the vents, etc.)
And when it's all done, it looks as smooth as butter:
You can read more about our radiant floors here.
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oooh VERY Cool! That is going to be great!
Posted by: Jennifer Wood | October 24, 2010 at 08:50 PM
It's nice to see what's happening step by step. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Holly | October 25, 2010 at 03:01 AM
That is a great product! It's very cool to see it being "poured". I've actually been curious about "gypcrete" so this is an unexpected way to see it in action....on this beautiful, feminine blog!!
Posted by: Ramona | October 25, 2010 at 03:18 AM
That is so cool. What do you plan for flooring over the gypcrete?
Posted by: Kathy | October 25, 2010 at 09:10 AM
We have these kind of floors where I work. My feet never get cold.
Posted by: Brenda Towsley | October 25, 2010 at 12:43 PM
It is nice your tosies won't be cold! I have to put a little space heater in my M bathroom in the winter! BRRRR!
Posted by: forcryeye | October 25, 2010 at 01:18 PM
Looking good!! Congrats on the progress. :)
Posted by: Michelle | October 25, 2010 at 08:46 PM
We are currently building our dream house too!! And radiant floors were a must have for us! Unfortunately, in our area, gypcrete wasn't available. So we installed the tubing in the first floor slab. For the second floor we are using a system with metal reflectors and wooden channels. It is so exciting to build your own home. Can't wait to see more!
You can visit my flickr account to see some pictures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadlersr/
Posted by: Shannon | November 05, 2010 at 05:26 AM
Oh, you are building a farmhouse. We did that last year. Wish I had thought of blogging about it during construction. Loving that it is done now. It will be fun to watch you create yours!
Posted by: Kim Sutton | November 05, 2010 at 07:14 AM