Boulder Radiant Heat
A written scope, altitude-adjusted sizing, and a scheduled assessment before any work is booked.
What We Arrange
From a single heated staircase to a whole-home hydronic retrofit, every project starts with a heat-load evaluation and ends with a written estimate in your hands.
Altitude-adjusted sizing and a written estimate before any work is booked in Boulder.
Multi-zone hydronic radiant floors sized room by room with altitude-adjusted BTU calculations.
Hydronic or electric heated driveway sized to your slab area with freeze-protection built in.
Snow-melt systems sized to walkway width and length, with freeze protection for Boulder’s hard freezes.
Hydronic or electric radiant heat sized to your garage slab area, with zone control options.
Radiant snow-melt systems sized to patio square footage with freeze-sensor control for Boulder winters.
Electric radiant mats sized to stair treads keep Boulder entry steps clear through hard freezes.
Freeze-protection planning and zone-controlled snow melt sized for commercial slabs in Boulder.
BTU requirements calculated per zone before sizing any equipment.
Equipment sized for Boulder’s elevation, not a sea-level spec sheet.
Equipment model, scope, and timeline listed line by line.
Freeze-sensor placement and loop design for Colorado’s hard freeze cycles.
Room-by-room zone mapping for even heat across the whole floor plan.
Confirms output and zone coverage match the written specification.
What Goes Wrong & Why
Most radiant heat problems trace back to decisions made before the first tool is picked up.
A boiler sized to a sea-level chart loses meaningful efficiency at Boulder’s elevation, driving up energy bills from day one.
Every system evaluation accounts for elevation derating so the boiler and manifold are sized to actual site conditions.
Outdoor snow-melt loops installed without freeze-sensor placement or glycol concentration checks can fail in the first hard freeze.
Every outdoor snow-melt scope includes freeze-sensor placement and loop protection designed for Colorado’s wide temperature swings.
A ballpark number with no equipment model, BTU output, or timeline leaves you exposed to cost surprises once work starts.
The written estimate lists equipment model, BTU output, installation scope, and timeline before any work is booked or money changes hands.
Permit requirements vary across Boulder County municipalities, and skipping the applicable rules can stall a project mid-installation.
The written scope accounts for the permit requirements that apply to your specific municipality within Boulder County.
Why Boulder Radiant Heat
Every step is designed so you have a written scope, a confirmed installer, and a clear timeline before any commitment is made.
A heat-load evaluation covering existing equipment condition and altitude-adjusted sizing comes before any estimate is written.
The estimate itemises equipment model, BTU output, installation scope, and timeline so there are no surprises after work starts.
An on-site assessment covers your space in person, so the scope reflects actual site conditions, not assumptions.
After installation, a check confirms the system delivers the specified output and zone coverage before the project is closed.
Floors, driveways, walkways, garage slabs, patios, or a whole-home retrofit are all handled through a single enquiry.
How It Works
01
Describe the space, the surfaces, and what you want heated, and we’ll take it from there.
02
The on-site visit evaluates heat load, equipment condition, and altitude-adjusted sizing.
03
You get an itemised estimate covering equipment, installation scope, and timeline before any work is booked.
Who We Serve
Whether you’re heating a single room or a full commercial slab, the process starts with a written scope sized to your specific space.
Boulder homeowners planning a radiant floor retrofit, a heated driveway, or a whole-home hydronic system. We schedule an assessment of the space, calculate the heat load for your floor plan and elevation, and deliver an itemised written estimate before any work is scheduled.
Landlords and property managers responsible for multi-unit buildings or rental properties across Boulder County. We arrange in-person assessments for each space, account for the permit requirements that apply to your municipality, and provide a written scope covering equipment, zone layout, and timeline.
Commercial property managers overseeing parking areas, entry plazas, or large slabs that need snow-melt coverage through Colorado winters. We arrange a site assessment covering slab area, BTU output, zone control, and freeze-sensor placement, then deliver a written scope before any work is booked.
Pricing Estimates
| Job | Typical cost | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Electric bathroom floor | $500-$1,700 | 50-100 sq ft |
| Radiant floor room retrofit | $1,500-$3,500 | 40-60 sq ft |
| Basement hydronic retrofit | $7,500-$20,000 | Whole area |
| Whole-home radiant floors | $15,000-$50,000 | 2,000 sq ft home |
About Us
Boulder Radiant Heat is a Boulder-area enquiry service for radiant floor heating and snow-melt systems. Tell us the project and we schedule an assessment of the space and put the scope in writing before anything is booked.
Areas We Cover
We arrange local radiant heat installers across a wide service area, with each project scoped to local permit and altitude requirements.
Enter your ZIP code and we’ll confirm coverage and schedule an assessment of your space.
Request a ScopeDescribe the space and we’ll schedule an assessment, size it for Boulder’s altitude, and put the scope in writing before anything is booked.