ᐅ Which Flooring Is Suitable for Underfloor Heating?

Created on: 5 Dec 2016 12:56
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alter0029
Hello everyone, we plan to install tiles and hardwood flooring in our future house, either by ourselves or by professionals. Tiles will be laid throughout the entire ground floor, except for the study room, and upstairs in the bathroom and hallway. The other rooms will have wood floors, which I intend to install myself. We were considering engineered hardwood flooring and initially thought it had to be fully glued down. However, a tennis friend recently told me that this is no longer necessarily required. He knows quite a bit about construction. Floating installation is also possible if the appropriate impact sound insulation is used. His daughter’s floor was installed this way, and it did not affect the performance of the underfloor heating. Several flooring dealers have confirmed this to me as well. The only downside is that transition strips need to be used. Some argue that the flooring must be glued down. Impact noise insulation is a minor concern for us. No one wears outdoor shoes indoors, at least not in the bedrooms and guest rooms. Also, the possibility of sanding the floor later is not an issue. I’ve also read about someone using 15mm (0.6 inches) thick solid wood floorboards, which were of course glued down. Does anyone have experience with this?
tomtom7917 Dec 2016 17:37
alter0029 schrieb:
Does anyone actually know if there is a general guideline on how long you need to wait until the screed is dry enough to install parquet flooring? I understand that this depends on several factors and that the residual moisture should be measured before installation.
just google "ready for installation"!
Kaspatoo22 Jan 2017 10:53
Curly schrieb:
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Is your glued parquet exactly the same planks as your floating laid ones? Or are you referring to two different parquet products? The latter could also explain the difference in feel.
Treppauf17 Feb 2017 15:44
"Hearsay" and "opinions" are not a valid basis

1. For underfloor heating, every floor covering should be glued down; loose laying (especially combined with an acoustic underlay) is clearly incorrect.
2. Only charlatans and novices claim to know a "standard value" for the readiness of screed for covering.
The readiness should be determined by a calcium carbide (CM) measurement.
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mading
24 Feb 2017 12:45
They told us a rough estimate of about 4-6 weeks. Ultimately, however, the moisture content needs to be checked before a decision can be made.
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fach1werk
24 Feb 2017 12:59
Product liability for the wood is not possible without providing a measurement report from a moisture content (MC) test in case of an issue.