Case Study · Custom Single-Family Renovation · ThermaSlab

Replacing Stacked Finish Trades in a Custom-Builder Renovation

A placeholder custom-builder renovation story about coordinating one ThermaSlab finish application around an existing slab and a demanding finish milestone.

[Custom Builder Project Name Placeholder]
Custom Single-Family Renovation · [City, ST] · ~[X,XXX] sq ft living area
Problem
A contractor working against a placeholder finish milestone over an existing slab was coordinating separate subfloor, hydronic, underlayment, and finish trades — creating [X] handoffs, a possible second mobilization, and a placeholder finished-floor-height constraint that could compress the remaining renovation schedule.
Application
The crew used the ThermaSlab finish application across a placeholder area, replacing those stacked scopes with one panel lay and hydronic connection while coordinating a placeholder manifold/mechanical-room tie-in around the existing slab and the finish milestone.
Outcome
Heat-up time, finish handoff duration, finished-floor rise, and on-site callbacks remain [unverified placeholders] pending pilot measurement. Replace each bracketed value with verified pilot data once the contractor confirms the completed scope and schedule.
[XX] min
Heat-up time
(cold start → verified result)
[X] days
Finish handoff
(verified pilot data pending)
[X] in
Finished-floor rise
(verified pilot data pending)
[X]
On-site callbacks
(verified pilot data pending)
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[This coordinated floor scope kept the finish milestone on track and gave the crew one clear handoff instead of separate trades moving through the room.]
[Contractor / GC Name Placeholder] — [Role], [Custom Builder Project Name Placeholder]
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