About Us
We were founded in 2002 on the belief that by delivering prompt service, professional craftsman, and guaranteed work, we will fill a market need. Eight years and over 6,000 jobs later, we know this to be true. We enjoy a growing base of repeat customers, who also refer us to their friends and family.
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Greetings!
Winter has arrived. If you have a forced-air heating system in your home, all day and night you may hear the fan turn on and off. You probably feel a draft as you pass by the heating vents and the temperature is uneven throughout the room. Your beautiful tile floors may be ice-cold! Read below about a different way to heat that avoids the fans, the drafts and the cold floors. |
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Help Us With Our New Year's Resolutions for 2011...
 As 2010 winds down, we want to thank you, our customers, for another successful year. We want you to know that we take the trust you place in us very seriously and have continued to invest in our ability to exceed your expectations through on-going training of our craftsmen and our move to a larger facility this year. In August, we were proud to showcase our work as a Registered Remodeler with the Home Builders Association of Louisville in the Tour of Remodeled Homes. Our featured project included two full bath remodels and a full kitchen remodel. As you can tell, 2010 was a big year for us. Growing up in a remodeling family, my father impressed upon me the importance of "providing high quality work at a fair price" and that "you are only as good as your reputation". Each day at Louisville Handyman, we work hard to continue that tradition and believe it is paying off given that 7 out of every 10 jobs we complete are from repeat customers or referrals and that we have an A+ rating with the BBB with over 6000 jobs completed since opening opening our doors over 8 years ago.  One of my favorite parts about the start of each new year is taking some time to set goals. To that end, we need your help. I am looking for your ideas on how we can better serve you. We are considering options such as becoming certified as an "aging in place" specialist, providing you with a way to audit your home's energy usage and providing services to reduce your home's energy consumption. We are even considering the idea of a home maintenance program where, for a quarterly fee, we would keep your home maintained. Please take a minute to respond and let me know how we can best help you In 2011. Anyone who responds on or before January 31, 2011 will be put in a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to Ruth's Chris steak house. Click on this link to send me an email. I look forward to a great year in 2011 and hearing your ideas for how we can better serve you.
Joe French President Louisville Handyman, Inc.
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Radiant Heated Floors
 Conventional forced-air systems produce uneven heat, with the highest air temperatures near the ceilings. Heat radiating up from the floor, however, warms not only the floor, but also the other objects in a room, such as your walls and furniture, which in turn begin to radiate heat. This produces a pleasant, even heat that is very quiet and healthy. Noisy fans become unnecessary, eliminating the dusty air that blows about and creates havoc for those with allergies. Vents and radiators are dispensable, providing a cleaner look in each room.
 | A tile installer bonds a NuHeat heating mat to the subfloor with thinset before laying the tile.
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There are two main underfloor heating systems used today: hydronic and electric.
· The hydronic system is used for heating an entire building. With the hydronic system, hot water from a boiler or water heater, heat pump, or solar collector, etc. is circulated through loops of flexible plastic tubing embedded in a concrete floor. This system can be more expensive to install than forced-air, but once in place it can be up to 30% more energy efficient because no energy is lost through ducts.
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· If your primary concern is to avoid stepping out of a warm shower onto a chilly tile floor, an electric radiant system is for you. Remove the throw rugs -- they have been known to cause serious injuries when people accidentally tripped on them. An electric radiant system is a more healthy way to heat up smaller areas of your home, such as bathrooms, mudrooms and kitchens. An electric radiant system uses loops of thin heating cables that are installed just below the flooring material or embedded in it. Manufacturers often sew the wires to a mesh backing that holds them in place for easy installation. An electric system works well for retrofit projects.
Either type of floor heating system can be controlled by programmable thermostats with setback features to ensure that the floor is being heated only when the room is being used-thereby saving energy.
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