I get a cup of tea and read a book on the couch
When I moved into my forever home in Glenview IL I had a bunch of changes I wanted to do. The home came with a decorated wood stove. It was vented through the wood ceiling and there was a stack on the roof. I did some research and realized that while the wood stove was operational, it wasn’t strong enough to combat the Illinois winter or handle the size of my home. It was better suited for a little shack or a man cave. It also was suited for weather that didn’t get as cold as ours. The home did come with central heating too. So I ripped out the woodstove, patched the ceiling and roofers took down the stack. The wood stove stt on a brick pad in the middle of the living room though. I was forced to patch my flooring as well. I figured that I might as well use electric heated mats. I had to redo the floors anyway. I wasn’t exactly loving radiant heating like I was. It is amazing having it in the living room. Living in IL means that the cold comes quickly and is very strong. Those colder mornings are not as bad now. I get a cup of tea and read a book on the couch. The radiant heating system warms the couch and I Am happy as a clam. Eventually I am going to redo all the flooring in my home so that I have this great heating system stretched throughout. It will be so nice not to have to wear slippers or socks in my home.