Living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama means I don’t see my fair share of cold days.
It is mainly hot temperatures and the AC running.
It doesn’t mean the nights don’t get cold during an Alabama winter. I have made sure to have a good heating system for those situations. It worked out perfectly. I was redoing my home flooring anyway. I removed an old fireplace and had to redo the living room floor. I hated the carpets strewn throughout the house and my bathrooms had laminate. So everything was ripped up and redone. I got down to the cement board and realized it would be the ideal time to put electric heated mats down. Yes, it increased my costs by almost double. However, now I never have to worry about a heating system. The mats were evenly placed and hid under my new tile. They are safe and protected. They should last around 15-20 years. I feel this is ideal. I will be ripping up my flooring and redoing it then anyway. So after that, I can decide if I want to do radiant heating again. I love having the heat at my feet. It is a quiet system when it operates since it is eclectic based. It doesn’t stir up dust or create cold spots. The radiant heater also warms anything that comes into contact with it. So my couches, chairs, and tables all feel heated as a result. I don’t have to use my radiant heater often in Tuscaloosa, but when I do I just love it.