If you have concrete flooring, you probably feel chilled to the bone when walking barefoot. Even with carpeting, concrete floors do not retain heat well and can remain chilly even when a room is being circulated with warm air. A concrete floor with electric radiant heat will drastically affect your comfort level and save you money, too.

A simple way to get a heated concrete floor is to install radiant heat strips under your existing area carpets. These paper thin electric strips line the underside of your carpeting and can be plugged into any standard electrical socket. Once plugged in, they emit a steady stream of heat, guaranteed to be safe on any floor surface, including concrete. One RugBuddy carpet heater can heat a room up to 10 by 11 feet.

A permanent way to get a heated concrete floor is to install electric radiant heat cables into the flooring. On bare concrete, line the length and width of your room with radiant heat wiring and connect the wires to an appropriate electric thermostat. You can then cover the wiring with tile or carpeting. The thermostat allows you to control the heating levels wherever you have radiant heat wires installed.

When preparing to install a heated concrete floor, there are some important facts to consider. Once the heating wires have been installed and the tiles laid on top of them, you must not turn on the heat until you know all concrete materials, including adhesive and grout, have dried. If they're still wet, turning on the radiant heating system may dry out your materials too quickly and create an unstable surface. For more information about heated concrete floors, contact RadiantHeatPro.com through their online form or by calling (972) 978-7955. You can have warm floors in no time!