Reference & Technical Materials - Specifier's Guide

 

• Legalett is a building system.
• Legalett follows the building process from design to installation.
• In contrast to other heated floor systems, we design both the Foundation and the Air-Heated Radiant Floor System as a whole. The migration of dampness and the effects of frost heave are eliminated through proper design.
• Due to the unique ability of the Legalett System to eliminate frost walls, construction time and costs are reduced.
• Legalett is suitable for detached houses, row houses, townhouses, pre-schools and nursery schools, assembly buildings, industrial buildings – indeed for almost all types of heated floors and foundations.
• Legalett can be easily adapted for continuous and semi-continuous permafrost areas.
• The Legalett system includes coordinated design of the Foundation and Air-Heated Radiant Floor System

 

Please find below, the links to the contents of the Specifier's Guide.

• System Overview
• Installation & Operation
• Advantages
• Construction Details
• Code Compliance
• Ventilation & Air Conditioning
• Additional Materials

 

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 1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW

 

Introduction

 

System Description

 

Typical Design

 

Edge Elements

 

Air Piping Parts

 

Air Piping Layout

 

Frost Protected Shallow Foundations (GEO-Slab)

 

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 2. INSTALLATION & OPERATION

 

Installation Guide

 

Suggested Installer Checklist

 

Typical Installation Instructions

 

Excavation and Skirting

 

Rough-In for Electrical and Water Supply - 5000

 

Rough-In for Electrical and Water Supply - 4000

 

Rough-In for Electrical and Water Supply - 3000

 

Construction Heater and Floor Finishings

 

Slab Drying and Moisture Test

 

Water Quality Guidelines - For Water Coil Units

 

Typical Water Coil Heater Installation

 

Typical Boiler/Heat Pump Installation

 

Heating Unit - 4000W-24

 

Heating Unit - 4000E-24

 

Heating Unit - 3200W

 

Heating Unit - 3200E

 

Heating Unit - 5200W

 

Heating Unit - 5200E

 

Thermostat Control Operating Instructions

 

Thermostat Operating Instructions Time-of-Use Program for Legalett

 

Warranty

 

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 3. ADVANTAGES

 

Legalett Slab on Grade vs Hydronic & Conventional Heating

 

Advantages of Legalett

 

Retail Cost Comparison

 

LEED® Points and Legalett

 

Structural Slab Design - Normal and Problem Soils

 

Energy Savings

 

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 4. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

 

8 Inch Heated Slab - Typical Details

 

5 Inch Heated Slab - Typical Details

 

Basement / Suspended Systems - Typical Details

 

Heated Building on Unheated Slab - Typical Details

 

Unheated Building on Unheated Slab - Typical Details

 

Cold Porches

 

Common - Typical Details

 

Legalett and Expansive Soils

 

 

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 5. CODE COMPLIANCE

 

Code Compliance - United States and Canada

 

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 6. VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING

 

Ventilation and Building Techniques

 

Air Conditioning and Legalett

 

HRV/ERV Operation with Legalett

 

Builders/Architects Guide for Building Heating Requirements when Installing Radiant Heated Floors

 

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7. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

 

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

 

Insulated Suspended Floor

 

Open Web Composite Suspended Floor

 

ADDITIONAL READING

 

Hardwoods and Radiant Heat

 

Radiant Heating Myths

 

Radiant Heat Flooring In Theory and In Practice

 

ADDITIONAL LINKS

 

Legalett Downloads & Resources page (includes links to brochures and the Legalett Way Presentation)

 

 

• Find Out More Here:

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• How the Legalett ICF Floor System Works

• Installation Overview of Legalett's Frost Protected Shallow Foundations & Air-Heated Radiant Floors
• Benefits of the Legalett ICF GEO-Slab Insulated Foundation System
• GEO-Slab Insulation for Floor Slabs and Foundations Construction
• GEO-Passive Super Insulated Foundation System for Passive House, LEED  & ZNE Buildings
• GEO-Basement Insulated Basement Slab and Foundation Forms
• GEO-Pad Slab Forms for Detached Garages and Outbuildings
• Air Heated, In-Floor Radiant Heating

 

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