ᐅ Which type of flooring is best for a basement music room with underfloor heating?
Created on: 15 Jan 2025 13:02
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dergert
Hello dear forum,
We are planning to create a 30sqm (323sqft) hobby room in the basement of our new build. The floor slab is insulated with 14cm (5.5 inches) thick XPS insulation, and the walls also have external insulation. We have planned underfloor heating, but now the question arises about the suitable floor covering. The architect suggested tiles for efficiency reasons, but since the room will be used as a music room and home theater, tiles are not really an option for me.
I am trying to find out which type of flooring offers a good compromise between acceptable thermal conductivity and good acoustic properties.
My preference would definitely be parquet flooring, optimized somewhat for efficiency—meaning as thin as possible, glued down, with no impact sound insulation. Or would PVC, laminate, or something similar be more suitable?
My problem is that I have no idea and cannot calculate how much of a difference in heating costs there will be at the end of the year, for example, between tiles and parquet. Could someone possibly help me with this or explain how to approach such a calculation?
Thank you very much in advance for your support!
We are planning to create a 30sqm (323sqft) hobby room in the basement of our new build. The floor slab is insulated with 14cm (5.5 inches) thick XPS insulation, and the walls also have external insulation. We have planned underfloor heating, but now the question arises about the suitable floor covering. The architect suggested tiles for efficiency reasons, but since the room will be used as a music room and home theater, tiles are not really an option for me.
I am trying to find out which type of flooring offers a good compromise between acceptable thermal conductivity and good acoustic properties.
My preference would definitely be parquet flooring, optimized somewhat for efficiency—meaning as thin as possible, glued down, with no impact sound insulation. Or would PVC, laminate, or something similar be more suitable?
My problem is that I have no idea and cannot calculate how much of a difference in heating costs there will be at the end of the year, for example, between tiles and parquet. Could someone possibly help me with this or explain how to approach such a calculation?
Thank you very much in advance for your support!
dergert schrieb:
"They will heat themselves silly and broke" The lady is poorly educated, misinformed, or simply can’t do the math.
Engineered wood floors (multi-layer/click systems, etc.) are absolutely standard in new builds with heat pumps and underfloor heating. Tiles are obviously more efficient, but whether my heating costs are €44 (as with our KFW55 new build from 2021 with almost everywhere wood flooring, including one basement room) or €54 per month is totally irrelevant.
One reason to use tiles in the basement, from my point of view, would be better waterproofing against water (washing machines, floods, rain, etc.) and the fact that you don’t have to worry about the dew point in humid midsummer.
Tolentino schrieb:
Carpet on the walls too. If not acoustic foam right away. Of course, not without additional measures on exterior walls 😉
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