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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:59 pm
by higgness
would anybody know of a grout to use for an area out side the from door that will have under ground heating (in case of frost during winter). I know this sounds mad, but i am worried that heat will affect the grout.
thanks
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:52 pm
by Pablo
A standard 3:1 pointing mortar will be fine just don't turn it on before it's cured. The heat it generates is gentle rather than hot so is very unlikely to cause problems. I've not heard of anyone installing these under flags before what are the manufacturers specifications and will cars be driving on it. What part of Ireland are you in I'm from Belfast and we've yet to have a decent frost this winter.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:10 pm
by haggistini
Sounds excessive to me salt is cheaper...
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:59 pm
by lutonlagerlout
costs a lot of money heating up the outdoors
LLL
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:56 pm
by DNgroundworks
Never, ever heard of that before!
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:16 pm
by Pablo
Heated driveways an expensive luxury but if you live on a hilll and have the cash then they're great. Worked on a couple of houses with them but it's always over asphalt although I've never been involved with it.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:17 pm
by local patios and driveway
Its a great idea, imagine the benefits on a snowy winter, bet the yanks have them.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:28 pm
by Carberry
local patios and driveways wrote:imagine the benefits
Homeless people sleeping on them :laugh:
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:49 pm
by local patios and driveway
Lol, neighbours heating water for a free bath on it?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:10 pm
by lutonlagerlout
seen it in Reykjavik in the sense of geothermal heating under roads
but of course that heat is free to eh Icelanders
with energy costs rising all the time,and Ireland being on the whole a frost free country,it beggars the question
why bother?
LLL ???
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:56 am
by Dave_L
This is very popular in the US, true!
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:17 pm
by parishpaver
An old couple I worked for had a heated driveway that some snake oil salesman sold them in the 60's with the spin that nuclear power would make electricity virtually free in the future.
One born every minute. :laugh:
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:58 pm
by RAPressureWashing
Clean a drive for a client that has the underground heating thing. Granite cobbles, he reckons it is so cheap to run, only kicks when needed via temp gauge.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:55 am
by Surface sam
Heating of drives & paths is very cheap to run, no need to clear snow or spread grit/salt when bad weather sets in either. People also use the same systems on their gutters.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:15 pm
by lutonlagerlout
tell us more about the company you work for samantha?
what do you sell?
and how does it work
and what does it cost?
cheers LLL 