Radiant and heat

By now you see that heating my house has become a theme for me.  When I first built my house, I heated it with a digitally run propane heater with a blower.  Yes  this worked well, but it dried the house out in 2 days flat and again I awoke with the driest throat and headaches in the morning.  Not only that, it was burning propane nonstop, and needed to be refilled very often.   The propane heater had a small reservoir at the bottom to add water, but this had to be filled twice a day and was a pain in the butt. The water spilled all over the wood floor.   One day I just happened to be filming a plumbing companies grand opening.  During a break, I expressed my dilemma to one of the representatives and I learned about radiant heat.  I bought all the parts needed and installed the entire job myself.  I had lots of advice from an installer who came one day to answer any of my questions.  So, long story a bit longer, Plastic tubing is run in between the floor joists in the basement ceiling and are secured by aluminum plates.  Hot water is then “borrowed” from my hot water heater and pumped through the plastic pipes.  The best  parts of this kind of heat is that it does not dry out the house and the floor is warm enough for bare feet during winter months.  My first floor is about 20×30 and cost 2500 in parts.  I am told labor is the most expensive part of the job.  So if you have similar issues with your house and want to install radiant heat, take your time and do it right.