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hey david,
give me a day and I'll find out were I bought ours from. it was certainly less
than $/sq.fl.
scott
> I know this has come up here before, so hopefully someone can just
> point me in the right direction.
>
> We've got a ~400 ft^2 ground floor family room ( actually ~3' below
> ground ) with nothing but ancient vinyl tiles over concrete, now that
> we've pulled up and disposed of the old carpet. My wife insists on no
> more carpet, for bad reasons that I can't talk her out of, and I don't
> want an ice-cold floor in the family room.
>
> So, I'm looking at radiant heat under the Pergo we will soon be laying
> down. Electric seems like the way to go here. List prices on the matting
> seem to be around $8/ft^2, but I found at least one place where orders
> over 300' are 50% off, or around $4.50/ft^2. Is that as good as it gets?
> Hydronic seems a lot cheaper, as far as material, but with a huge increase
> in labor, for this application.
>
> What do I need to know? Am I going to need to remove those ancient
> tiles? The manufacturers I've checked with specifically say their product
> is fine under various laminate floors, but are there some that are not?
>
> Thanks.
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