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Actually, the heat does travel on our floors somehow, my concrete was stained and the staining has changed (as intended) the more and more that I run my heat. In fact, I ran it back in September when it was still warm outside to start that process. UE is probably correct that it has nothing to do with the space below but somehow the floor has warmed up. I don't know if it is the staining or what but my floors are not ever cold the way I would have imagined. You might talk to someone about whether additional sealant or something would make a difference. Otherwise, you'll obviously have to resort to area rugs. Hope you are otherwise enjoying your new place!

^Do you have radiant heat in the floor?

Actually, the heat does travel on our floors somehow, my concrete was stained and the staining has changed (as intended) the more and more that I run my heat.

Of course it does. If heat couldn't travel through the floors they wouldn't feel cold. That would make the floor an insulator. Heat travels extremely well through solid concrete(if you honeycomb concrete it actually makes a decent insulator). That is what allows heat to leave your foot and enter the floor, creating the "cold" sensation. The concrete is such a large solid body, that it immediately absorbs heat from you foot, and distributes it outward, where it is conducted back into the air(similar to the heat sink in the computer you are using right now). I should have been more clear, that's my fault. I never meant to make it sound like heat can't travel in your floor.

UE is probably correct that it has nothing to do with the space below but somehow the floor has warmed up. I don't know if it is the staining or what but my floors are not ever cold the way I would have imagined. You might talk to someone about whether additional sealant or something would make a difference.

Certainly coating the floor in something with a lower conduction coefficient would help the floor feel warmer to the touch. That is entirely possible.

^Thank you, Doctor Science!

MattnSTL wrote:^Do you have radiant heat in the floor?

No, they aren't that warm. But my expectations of concrete were that they would be really cold to the touch and I have never noticed that. Granted, cooler temperatures are yet to come.

i'm on the 4th floor and haven't noticed the concrete floors being cold yet. feels a little below room temp, but thats all. perhaps courtesy of my neighbors heat downstairs? that or i'm such a zombie in the morning i don't even notice. from the above, sounds like we have an engineer in the building



just curious, what has everyone done with their floors so far? just thrown down area rugs or other?

And does anyone know how to work the thermostat? I can't figure it out and there are no instructions.

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:And does anyone know how to work the thermostat? I can't figure it out and there are no instructions.

Yeah, I could give you a short period of instruction tonite if you want...

innov8ion wrote:

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:And does anyone know how to work the thermostat? I can't figure it out and there are no instructions.

Yeah, I could give you a short period of instruction tonite if you want...

Not tonight, but sometime in the next week or so. The furnace is working fine and keeping things at about 70 now. But I want to learn how to program it to go lower during the day when I'm not there, and maybe 2-3 degrees higher when I am.



I'll PM you sometime.

Anyone know how many square feet unti 503 is?

irocktheparty2000 wrote:Anyone know how many square feet unti 503 is?

1411 - http://www.crosscapp.com/1136/fp_03.pdf

I closed in October and finally received my keys on December 9th. I live in Florida and don't plan on coming to St. Louis during the winter months anyway. But two months to get my keys. That is downright bad.



I still have not received my closing documents from the Meridian's title company. I have on the other hand received HOA invoices for October, November and December. I went ahead and paid them so I would not be delinquent with the association. But come on.



I feel that immediately when you close on your unit the MERIDIAN STAFF gets a severe case of amnesia.

Congrats Chad. Welcome to STL. Meridian is simply beautiful. I think that the developers had some issues with getting you the stuff, but overall, I think this building has been made into a reality pretty quick.



Thanks for posting the Days inn article. $500 rent, including parking, high speed, etc? WOW.

Hip said that they have 13 units remaining to sell.

We're finally in! It took FOREVER to close, but it's all been worth it. It feels like home already!

you need to change your location from creve. congrats on your move in

Does anyone know if we can have DirectTV or if we have to pick DISH Network?

aimster wrote:Does anyone know if we can have DirectTV or if we have to pick DISH Network?

DISH is the only choice right now. BUt I'm happy with it. Although the DVR is not as good as TiVo.

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:

aimster wrote:Does anyone know if we can have DirectTV or if we have to pick DISH Network?

DISH is the only choice right now. BUt I'm happy with it. Although the DVR is not as good as TiVo.

DirecTV is moving away from TiVo and going with their own DVR. A fair amount of people like the TiVo interface a lot better and are not happy about the switch.

dweebe wrote:

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:

aimster wrote:Does anyone know if we can have DirectTV or if we have to pick DISH Network?

DISH is the only choice right now. BUt I'm happy with it. Although the DVR is not as good as TiVo.

DirecTV is moving away from TiVo and going with their own DVR. A fair amount of people like the TiVo interface a lot better and are not happy about the switch.

I've gathered that from people I talk to. Same can be said about the DISH interface. I ended up recording about 10 episodes of "Cops" over the past week. I have no idea how that happened.

My tivo works pretty well with the Dish Network and I actually use both my Tivo and the Dish DVR. The Dish Network reps that came even hooked my Tivo into the connections so that it worked properly.

hello

chad wrote:hello

Hello Hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.

Or as in Hawaii.....



Aloha, Aloha. I don't know why you say Aloha, I say Aloha.



Just not the same is it?