[Cob] Radiant heat in earthen floors

[Henry Raduazo]

Tys: A friend of mine did a science fair project where she made up  
test floor panels using water based urethane, oil based urethane and  
boiled linseed oil. She then dropped a ball peen hammer through a  
plastic tube on to the floor samples. The boiled linseed oil out  
performed both urethane panels. We believe this is because the boiled  
linseed oil penetrated deeper into the floor surface. I also tried  
Oil based urethane over boiled linseed oil. The two layers  
delimitated over time.
Ed
On Feb 25, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Whidbey Island Soap Co. wrote:

> Hmmm! I know this is not natural per say but has anyone tried and  
> epoxy
> resin on as a floor coating?There are a number of sealent on the  
> market that
> are used for concrete that might work on earthen floors with  
> radiant heating
> under the floor.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Barbara Roemiller
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:22 PM
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: [Cob] Radiant heat in earthen floors
>
>
> Tys,
>
> I don't have more details, but will check into it.  Another friend
> with an earthen floor used too much beeswax in the floor finish: to
> remedy the stickiness, she had to go over the whole thing with a
> propane torch, inch by inch, sopping up and driving in the excess wax.
>  Hers came to my mind when I learned that Rob's floor hydronics
> weren't in use because, as my neighbor described it, "they sort of
> liquify when they get warm."  I'll take your questions to him and see
> what I can find out.
>
> My earthen floor has no hydronics in it, and it's in an unheated part
> of our tiny little cabin (the woodstove is what we have for heating).
> the floor is wonderfully cool in our warm summers, and it's warmer
> than the uninsulated concrete under the rest (it's just a renovated
> garage, sited very badly, not too much insulation, and probably no
> vapor barrier under the slab), but that's not saying much in the
> winter....
>
> Barbara
>
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