ᐅ Vinyl Flooring: Should It Only Be Glued When Used Over Underfloor Heating?
Created on: 10 Jul 2017 15:51
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Hendrik007
Hello everyone,
I was a bit surprised when a professional (hammer) told me today that vinyl flooring on underfloor heating should definitely be glued down, otherwise the heat transfer would not be sufficient.
Is this a common opinion among you as well?
Best regards
I was a bit surprised when a professional (hammer) told me today that vinyl flooring on underfloor heating should definitely be glued down, otherwise the heat transfer would not be sufficient.
Is this a common opinion among you as well?
Best regards
Deliverer schrieb:
The idea behind it is clear. But as already mentioned, when it comes to floors above the slab, it doesn’t really matter because the energy stays inside the house, and on the side of the (insulated) slab, the (heated) screed is additionally insulated. Visually estimated, that’s about 100 times more than the theoretical air layer underneath the click vinyl.
In short: where else should the heat go if not into the house?
...Unfortunately, you didn’t understand this. At worst, the heat doesn’t go anywhere but stays in the underfloor heating. Then your house won’t warm up. In reality, the proportion of heat passing through your insulation into the slab simply increases. And as mentioned, how significant this is depends on various factors.
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Hendrik00711 Jul 2017 12:02If we now simply assume that the adhesive method for underfloor heating is somewhat more practical: what other aspects are there that speak for or against one or the other?
The advantages of glue-down installation for vinyl flooring are its resistance to water, better impact sound insulation, and greater durability against expansion issues. The disadvantages include the increased effort required for replacement and the necessary screed height increase if tiles are used anywhere else on the same floor level.
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Deliverer11 Jul 2017 12:4377.willo schrieb:
Unfortunately, you didn’t understand this. If in doubt, the heat doesn’t go anywhere, it stays in the underfloor heating system. In that case, your house won’t warm up. In reality, what increases is the amount of heat passing through your insulation into the concrete slab.
And as I said, how relevant this is depends on various factors.At first, I wanted to disagree – but then I realized we actually agree!
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readytorumble11 Jul 2017 12:54Advantage of gluing: In case of damage, a single "board" can easily be cut out and replaced. With the click-lock system, in the worst case, the entire floor of the room may need to be removed and reinstalled.
We have just had glued flooring installed (on the upper floor, the ground floor was tiled) and we are very satisfied.
We have just had glued flooring installed (on the upper floor, the ground floor was tiled) and we are very satisfied.
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Hendrik00711 Jul 2017 13:11And what causes the price difference when comparing visually and qualitatively similar click and glue-down options?
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