Working Together To Make a Difference

We’ve all seen the horrible, gut-wrenching images of the Haiti disaster and our hearts go out to all the people affected by the earthquakes in that region. Julia Billen, the President of WarmlyYours, felt so strongly about wanting to help the Haitians that she proposed an idea to help raise money “in house”. One of the benefits we enjoy as WarmlyYours employees is that the company pays for our lunch in the building’s cafeteria every day. But on Friday, January 22nd we were given the option to bring our lunch from home instead, and all the money saved would then be donated to the Red Cross. WarmlyYours also offered to make a “dollar for dollar” match for every contribution made as a result of an employee donating their lunch money as well as for any employee’s cash donation. We had tremendous success with 100% employee participation! While we are a fairly small office, every single person brown bagged it and some folks even made cash contributions for a total WarmlyYours donation of $1390! I normally wouldn’t toot our horn so much, but I’m really proud of how the WarmlyYours family pulled together to help out! Hopefully, our contribution will have some small, but positive impact on the lives of the Haitian people. I know many of our thoughts and/or prayers are with them all right now.

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Baby Faye!

About a month ago our Creative Director here at WarmlyYours, Pablo Gammeri, had a brand new baby girl! We all are excited to announce that Faye Josephine Gammeri was born Dec 16, 2009 at 10:13pm, weighing in at 6 pounds 11 ounces! She is a beautiful baby and her parents (and big brother August) are proud! Congratulations to the whole Gammeri Clan!

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Environ II™ Install Pointers

Environ II™ (EV II) is the WarmlyYours floor heating product which is specially designed for a floating floor application. There are a few things to keep in mind when installing floating wood or laminate floors with electric radiant heat.

The EVII System is a very thin (1/16") mat that is installed between the underlayment and the flooring. The EVII system has 1/4" diameter electric lead for each mat. This fact is very important to remember. If the floating floor is going to be installed over concrete, it will require an underlayment that is the same height as the electric lead. 1/4" cork is the perfect underlayment for this application. It provides enough height above the concrete to return the electric leads back to the thermostat, and it provides insulation from the "heat-robbing" concrete slab. Be sure to follow the cork manufacturer's recommendations for attaching the cork to the type of sub-floor you have.

If the floating floor is being installed over a wood sub-floor and floor height is a concern, the installer can use a router to route out a 1/4" path in the wood for each mat’s lead. The routed path will accommodate the leads return back to the thermostat (as long as the structural integrity of the sub-floor is not compromised).Doing this will allow use of a thinner underlayment over the wood sub-floor.

In addition to keeping these facts in mind, please follow the flooring manufacturer's recommendations regarding the installation of their product. With most floating flooring, the flooring is never affixed to the subfloor. Never nail the flooring down, and always allow for the recommended expansion of the flooring around the perimeter of the room. This means that there is going to be a gap between the flooring and the wall. This gap allows the flooring to expand & contract as the weather conditions change. If this simple rule isn't followed, the floor will probably become uneven.

If the installer ever has any questions during the EV II floor heating installation, they can always call us 24/7 at (800) 875-5285.

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