The Secret to a Cozy Home: Warm Floors, Big Impact
Play the audio below to listen to Chrissy's Story:
A few years ago, Sam a builder, was building Chrissy’s new home. It was a lovely fresh feeling home, overlooking a sunny bay in Lyttelton Harbour. There was polished concrete floor through the living, dining and kitchen which dominated the main floor. It was heated at one end with a modern log burner. But, Sam felt the exposed concrete floor might be cold.
So, Sam insisted on placing underfloor hydronic piping in the floor slab just in case. Chrissy and her husband and family moved in. Winter had passed its worst, and they got on with living in their new home. Then came the following winter. And while the fire made the air warm, as did the sun in the height of the day, something was still missing.
You see Sam had been right. The floor, really like every floor in most houses, was cold day in and day out. This was rough for them, as they worked in the home. Plus, they had two young children who spent most of their lives on the floor. They hoped that things could be better. So, Chrissy and her husband decided to call warmth.nz to connect a heat pump to their underfloor pipes.
Within two days their home had made a stunning transformation. They were now so much warmer. Their kids were warm playing on the floor. Their fire now played a different role as it warmed their hearts. But, their feet and whole bodies reacted to the radiant heat from the floor. This floor was now like a gentle giant radiator. They were ecstatic.
It is remarkable, that Sam had the foresight to install the pipes with us. Most people planning to build a home overlook the heating possibilities. But, Sam knew something that most didn’t. He knew that pipes can only be put in when the slab is poured. And Sam knew that the total capital and running cost, not to speak of the comfort level, was the best any house could have.
Now, if I was building a house, I only hope that I could have a “Sam” build it for me.
The lovely home is located in Cass Bay.