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nujak
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 1:03 pm Post subject: thermal mass and gypsum cement flooring |
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I was hoping some of you could give me some insight. I am making decisions on a floor system for a house I am designing. My system thus far is as follows: 2" gypsum cement on radiant floor on plywood on wood I-joists. I have a large glass wall facing south. Allthough the home is in the Northwest united states, I still would like to believe I could take advantage of the sun(that which we get in the northwest in thw rainy winter) and the concrete floor to trap heat during the day and radiant it at night. My concern is this....1.Does the gypsum concrete floor system have enough mass to trap the heat? 2.Am I dreaming to think this will work in the cloudy Northwest winters?
Could a slab on grade system help this? cracking?
thanks to anyone who can "shed sunlight" on this subject for me |
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Architorture
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Joined: 31 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| 2" doesn't seem like very much especially since the heat will be leaving from top and bottom |
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