I agree with Kraig. It sounds like you have an ideal situation to install radiant heat between the joists, just below the subfloor where you walk barefoot the most. Radiant heat not only heats the floor but also "radiats" up into the room and like Kraig said, you will probably find that you can turn down the t-stat on you other heating source.
A great website here to do some research - [url]http://www.pexsupply.com/PEX-Tubing-223000[/url]
I've never had it in any of my homes, but everyone I've talked to that has had it loves it. I will be installing the electric heating mats below our wood floors in a remodel project I am working on now and can't wait to enjoy the nice warm floors instead of our thin carpet over concrete slab we have now.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Kraig Nadjkovic" <nadj_a_nator@...> wrote:
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> Insulation may help some, but probably not a lot. Adding heat to the basement will help but will make heating the main floor much less efficient. Some sort or radiant heating, even if it's only under the portions of the floor you regularly walk on, will make it much more comfortable and you may find you need to turn the furnace down to maintain comfort.
> Kraig
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> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Friday, January 20, 2012 8:50:21 am
> To: "DIY" <doit_yourself@yahoogroups.com>
> From: "Meari" <mearitaira@...>
> Subject: [DIY] Cold Hardwood Floors!
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> Hi everyone,
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> I love my hardwood floors, but they are so cold in the winter! Is there something I can do so the floors aren't so cold? I have a full unfinished basement underneath the floors. I thought about putting insulation into the basement ceiling but there are those cross bracings between the rafters, presumably to make the floors so they don't squeak. Any ideas? Someone told me that putting vents into the heat ducts of the basement thus heating the basement more would help and not increase my heating bill much since the thermostat is on the first floor. What do you think about that?
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