mstello's blog

I'm looking for a recommendation on the type of glazed tile for my new project. It is a passive solar addition to my cape house in southern vermont. The new insulated concrete basement covered with a concrete floor will form the basis of my heat sink. I have the following questions:
1. Does the floor need cracking mitigation due to thermal expansion or will steel reinforcement suffice?
2. Is there any specific tile grade, color, surface texture recommendations to cover the concrete floor. This floor will be connected to my current living room (for expansion purposes) which has thin hardwood flooring stapled to hardibacker substrate. I intend for the new trombe floor and the existing living room floor to be seamless and covered with the tile in question.