I cover my ramp with tarps before storms, particularly ice storms. But I got silver tarps hoping the snow and ice will melt on top of the tarp. Am I wrong? Should I have gotten black? I put it down before it snows and last year I had blue tarps and it worked pretty well but I was really torn between black and silver for which would melt the snow and ice off of the tarps quickest.
Another great video sir! I can't tell you how many times I've watched your videos. I'm in the process of building a garage and find it tempting to not use insulation underneath the cement for radiant heat. I however, have a very high water table with a lot of clay. Seems there's water veins running through is low as 2 and 1/2 ft down. I'm concerned that they will act like a radiator and strip my heat away in my situation. I live in upstate New York. And with inflation every dollar saved would sure help. But I sure can't afford to do it again if I'm wrong. I must have watched your videos 30 times, lol. But I can't find anyone else that thinks I should forgo the 2-in foam underneath or perhaps a close cell spray foam to also act as a water barrier. Anyway, thanks for all that you do and I welcome any thoughts.
Thanks, your right about the water, it will strip the heat away. Also you would have to remove the clay and put sand in, so that will add more cost. In your case, go with underslab insulation as your ground isn't good for a thermal mass build
Gonna try this on my decking
Excellent demo!
Thanks for watching it
What were the average daytime temperatures each day?
I cover my ramp with tarps before storms, particularly ice storms. But I got silver tarps hoping the snow and ice will melt on top of the tarp. Am I wrong? Should I have gotten black? I put it down before it snows and last year I had blue tarps and it worked pretty well but I was really torn between black and silver for which would melt the snow and ice off of the tarps quickest.
The darkest color will work the best.
Another great video sir! I can't tell you how many times I've watched your videos. I'm in the process of building a garage and find it tempting to not use insulation underneath the cement for radiant heat. I however, have a very high water table with a lot of clay. Seems there's water veins running through is low as 2 and 1/2 ft down. I'm concerned that they will act like a radiator and strip my heat away in my situation. I live in upstate New York. And with inflation every dollar saved would sure help. But I sure can't afford to do it again if I'm wrong. I must have watched your videos 30 times, lol. But I can't find anyone else that thinks I should forgo the 2-in foam underneath or perhaps a close cell spray foam to also act as a water barrier. Anyway, thanks for all that you do and I welcome any thoughts.
Thanks, your right about the water, it will strip the heat away. Also you would have to remove the clay and put sand in, so that will add more cost. In your case, go with underslab insulation as your ground isn't good for a thermal mass build
@@JasonRUclips Thank you so much! Good luck with your snow blowers.
@@tomvermeulen1082Thank You , and thanks for watching my videos . Appreciate it!
i am using your video for a science fair project as research and reference, how many inches of snow would you say that was?
It ended up to be about 5 inches of snow , from bare spots to surrounding snow
@@JasonRUclips thank you
I wonder if it works better with clear plastic
The reason this works is because black absorbs radiant energy from the sun better than white. Its not because the plastic traps in heat.
Spread those dirty diapers around the lawn to remove all the snow.
They are white so would reflect the sunlight. LOL