Hello everyone,
We are planning to install underfloor heating in all rooms of our new house. Naturally, this raises the question of suitable floor coverings.
For the bathroom, of course, we will use tiles professionally installed by an expert.
For the underfloor heating, a flooring material with low thermal resistance like tiles or natural stone would certainly be advisable, although these should be installed by a professional (in my opinion, anything else looks bad). However, we actually prefer the feel of laminate or hardwood flooring. We have already installed click-lock laminate in our current apartment, which of course saves us the cost of a tile installer.
But does laminate really make sense on underfloor heating? After the screed, there would still be a vapor barrier, impact sound insulation (foam), and then plastic/wood layers. All these materials tend to provide some degree of thermal insulation. I don’t want to insulate my heating system out of efficiency.
Thank you for your support.
We are planning to install underfloor heating in all rooms of our new house. Naturally, this raises the question of suitable floor coverings.
For the bathroom, of course, we will use tiles professionally installed by an expert.
For the underfloor heating, a flooring material with low thermal resistance like tiles or natural stone would certainly be advisable, although these should be installed by a professional (in my opinion, anything else looks bad). However, we actually prefer the feel of laminate or hardwood flooring. We have already installed click-lock laminate in our current apartment, which of course saves us the cost of a tile installer.
But does laminate really make sense on underfloor heating? After the screed, there would still be a vapor barrier, impact sound insulation (foam), and then plastic/wood layers. All these materials tend to provide some degree of thermal insulation. I don’t want to insulate my heating system out of efficiency.
Thank you for your support.
H
Hausqualle24 Jul 2015 11:37Schrimp schrieb:
But does laminate flooring really make sense with underfloor heating? .. it’s not a problem at all ..Schrimp schrieb:
Vapor barrier, impact sound insulation (foam) Thickness about 1mm (0.04 inches), where’s the problem 😱 , it’s clear that wood, plastic, laminate, or engineered wood flooring have a higher thermal resistance than steel, stone, or concrete, so the heat just takes a little longer to pass through ...
That is not a problem at all! You just need to make sure that the flooring is suitable for underfloor heating.
Of course, it may take a little longer for laminate and wood to warm up nicely, but once the heat is there, it stays consistent. (You don’t simply turn the heating off anymore; instead, you keep it running.)
Of course, it may take a little longer for laminate and wood to warm up nicely, but once the heat is there, it stays consistent. (You don’t simply turn the heating off anymore; instead, you keep it running.)
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Hausqualle25 Jul 2015 12:18Schrimp schrieb:
Cork is indeed a nice material, but it’s too vulnerable for us. .. oohh, but cats love cork, so you’ll have to replace your cat’s cork flooring every year 😎Similar topics