Our laminate flooring is approved for use over radiant heating systems.
Flooring over heated concrete.
But if you re building a new home and wish to have heated floors throughout you should consider either electric slab heating cables which can be installed directly in a concrete slab or a hydronic floor heating system.
I understand why vinyl is not a good choice over radiant floor heating but what about linoleum.
January 17 2018 at 6 46 pm.
Radiant heat can be an electrical heating element embedded into a very thin concrete overlay then tiled carpeted or have wood flooring installed over it.
Then cover it with flooring as if you were installing the flooring over a concrete base.
For concrete floor radiant heating systems the warm water tubing or electric heating elements can either be embedded within the slab on grade anywhere from the bottom of the slab to within 2 inches of the surface depending on the design and installation technique or fastened to the top of a concrete subfloor and then covered with an overlay.
Radiant floor heating system is an energy efficient system.
You can step onto a warm and inviting floor even one built on a concrete slab by adding in floor heating.
Since concrete flooring is homogeneous concrete alone is a poor choice for radiant heating.
The rest of the house has clay tile.
In order to make this installation successful you need to.
While you can.
If you re installing our laminate in a home where radiant heat is used it is important that all installation guidelines are followed and approved underlayments are used.
Laminate flooring on top of a radiant heated floor is the perfect solution.
We have a radiant floor heating system with a concrete slab and need to replace the wall to wall carpet in the bedroom with laminate flooring.
Whether you choose electric or hydronic radiant heat there are pros and cons.
While hot water and air based radiant.
Pros and cons of radiant heat.
How to add floor heating over existing concrete.
As long as proper precautions are taken it is perfectly fine to install laminate over a radiant heated floor.
How to lay hardwood flooring on heated concrete.
Quite simply concrete floor radiant heat is a system of pex tubes that carry hot water throughout a concrete floor or slab.
In bathrooms and kitchens install a moisture barrier to protect the gypsum.
However radiant heat systems can be embedded in concrete floor slabs as long as a subsequent top floor covering such as tile is added.
Run the floor s heating system for at least 4 days at 64 72 degrees.
To help you achieve the perfect installation we re giving you a few pointers before you get started.