As we build our new house we are selecting the best possible trades. Our builder, Harold Esau, of Harold's Contracting is known for the quality homes he constructs. With more than thirty years of experience he knows and regularly works with some of the best subtrades in the business.
For our infloor, radiant, hot water system we turned to the contrator Harold recommended because of the quality work he does. Richard Visser of Richard's Plumbing and Heating is installing the radiant heat in our house. Richard insisted we go through the plans carefully and tell him how we would use each room. The prurpose was to allow him to install the best possible heating system layout that suited our lifestyle perfectly. Richard is well known for fussing over small details such as extra loops of infloor heat in the bathrooms so a trip there in the middle of the night does not mean cold feet when you get back in bed. He also insists on heating pipes in the shower floor. This makes the floor there nice and warm (a nice touch) but also means the shower dries faster after we use it and prevents mildew in the grout lines. He had many such suggestions throughout the house that will undoubtably make it extra comfortable for the long term. We appreciate his extra work and attention to detail.
Richard and his helpers were busy through the day carefully tying the colorful pipes to the grid of the floor mesh and hooking them up to the distribution manifolds.
By the end of the day half the house floor was covered with pipes. On Monday they will finish installing the heating lines. Tuesday they will do a pressure check before the engineer and building inspector take a look.
Wednesday it will all be hidden inside the concrete floor. It is exciting to see it all come together!
-grampa dan