Fifteen years ago, Douglas and Kathleen DeAngelis’ home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was built for spacious luxury. It wasn’t until recently that the owners dialed in on the home’s comfort systems — just in time for the winter of 2018-2019, when January temps dipped as low as minus 10°F.
The 5,900-square-foot, radiantly-heated home, now renovated and modernized, is perched on a gentle rise above the Conestoga River in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. When the house was originally constructed, Douglas DeAngelis’ one prerequisite was radiant heat. Both he and Kathleen grew up in New England, the bedrock of hydronics in the U.S.