Many homeowners in Virginia accept a cold kitchen floor as an unavoidable reality of winter. We bundle up in slippers or avoid the kitchen altogether during early mornings because stone and tile act like heat sinks, pulling warmth away from your body. In a sprawling 25x25 kitchen, that’s 625 square feet of "cold" that makes the most important room in the house feel uninviting.
Nantucket Homes recognized that luxury isn't just about how a kitchen looks—it's about how it feels. By integrating a high-performance WarmlyYours TempZone™ Ruler Cable system under the new tile, they transformed a vast, drafty space into a radiant sanctuary of consistent, gentle heat.
Project Details & Technical Specs
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Heated Space Type: Expansive Residential Kitchen (25' x 25')
- Flooring Surface: Tile, Marble, or Stone
- Sub-floor: Existing Concrete Slab (Thermal Break added)
- Total Heated Square Footage: 561 sq. ft.
- System Type: Electric Radiant Floor Heating
- Voltage: 240V
- Total Wattage: 6,633 Watts
- Amperage: 28 Amps
- WarmlyYours Products Used: * TempZone™ Ruler Cables (864' and 65' lengths)
Defeating the Concrete Cold-Front
The biggest challenge in this Charlottesville home wasn't just the size of the room; it was the existing concrete slab. Concrete is notorious for "thermal bridging," where the cold ground beneath the house literally sucks the heat out of your flooring. Without proper insulation, an electric heater would spend half its energy trying to warm the earth instead of your feet.
To solve this, Nantucket Homes utilized a specialized layered approach. First, ThermalSheet insulation was applied to create a barrier against the cold slab. Then, the TempZone™ Ruler Cable was woven into the Prodeso Membrane, ensuring perfectly even 3.75" spacing. This eliminated the "hot and cold spots" often found in inferior systems. The result? A kitchen where the stone floor stays a perfect, consistent temperature, regardless of the Virginia frost outside.
Professional Installer: Nantucket Homes
Featured Solutions
- TempZone™ Ruler Cable: Designed for flexibility, this cable allows for custom coverage in large or complex layouts, ensuring no corner of the 25x25 kitchen is left cold.
- Prodeso Membrane: This uncoupling membrane protects the tile and grout from cracking due to subfloor movement while making cable installation fast and precise.
- nSpire Touch Thermostat: An intuitive touchscreen interface that allows homeowners to program their "comfort schedule," ensuring the floor is warm the second they walk in for breakfast.
