Heating & cooling · Radiant floors
Radiant floor heating in Kansas City, planned before the slab.
Hydronic radiant floors circulate warm water through tubing in the slab, so the floor itself heats the room: quiet, even heat with no air blowing. GeothermalKC plans & installs radiant systems for new homes, barndominiums, shops & garages, with the boiler, manifold & controls that run them.
Plan it before the slab
Radiant tubing, under slab insulation & the manifold location are set before the pour, so the decisions come early: which areas get radiant heat, how the slab is zoned & where the heat source goes.
Shops, garages & barndominiums suit radiant slabs: heat stays near the floor where people work, opening an overhead door costs less heat, & a warm slab dries quickly. Radiant floors heat but do not cool, so cooling comes from ductwork or mini splits.
HVAC & plumbing work is contracted & licensed through GeothermalKC, for homes & new buildings across the Kansas City metro & surrounding counties.
What the work includes
- Zoning & tubing layout for the slab
- Under slab insulation plan for the builder
- Tubing placed & pressure tested before the pour
- Manifolds, pumps & controls
- Boiler heat source & connections
- Start up & balancing
How a radiant project runs
Plans stage
Zones, the heat source & the mechanical room are settled with the builder.
Before the pour
Insulation & tubing go down & the tubing is pressure tested.
The pour
The slab is poured with the tubing under pressure.
Mechanical room
Boiler, manifold, pumps & controls are installed.
Start up
The system is filled, started & balanced.
Typical projects & exclusions
Typical projects
- New homes on slab
- Barndominiums & shops
- Heated garage & shop floors
Not included
- Retrofits into existing floors, reviewed case by case
- Cooling, which needs ductwork or mini splits
- The slab & the building, which All Under One Roof handles
Common questions
Is radiant floor heating a good choice in Kansas City?
For slab on grade homes, shops & barndominiums, often yes: even heat at floor level through cold winters. It heats but does not cool, so a separate cooling system is part of the plan.
Does radiant floor heating cool the house?
No. Cooling a floor risks condensation, so cooling comes from ductwork with an air handler or from mini splits.
Can geothermal heat a radiant floor?
A geothermal system can heat a radiant floor through a water to water heat pump, because radiant floors run on moderate water temperatures. Whether that suits a building is decided in the design.
What is a radiant manifold?
The manifold is where the supply & return lines for each tubing loop meet, with valves to balance & shut off each zone. It sits in an accessible spot, usually a mechanical room or a wall cabinet.
Does GeothermalKC pour the slab?
No. The slab & the building are built by All Under One Roof, the design build firm under the same ownership. GeothermalKC plans & installs the radiant tubing before the pour, & the manifold & heat source after it.
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