Flooring Over Heated Concrete

Pros and cons of radiant heat.

Flooring over heated concrete.

Quite simply concrete floor radiant heat is a system of pex tubes that carry hot water throughout a concrete floor or slab. As long as proper precautions are taken it is perfectly fine to install laminate over a radiant heated floor. Then cover it with flooring as if you were installing the flooring over a concrete base. However radiant heat systems can be embedded in concrete floor slabs as long as a subsequent top floor covering such as tile is added.

While hot water and air based radiant. 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. You can step onto a warm and inviting floor even one built on a concrete slab by adding in floor heating. Our laminate flooring is approved for use over radiant heating systems.

Hardwood flooring and concrete are two different types of materials used for floors and each have their own unique characteristics. 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. While you can.

The rest of the house has clay tile. January 17 2018 at 6 46 pm. Whether you choose electric or hydronic radiant heat there are pros and cons. How to add floor heating over existing concrete.

Run the floor s heating system for at least 4 days at 64 72 degrees. Radiant floor heating system is an energy efficient system. Since concrete flooring is homogeneous concrete alone is a poor choice for radiant heating. To help you achieve the perfect installation we re giving you a few pointers before you get started.

Radiant systems require layered flooring so that the tubing can be hidden under the top layer. In bathrooms and kitchens install a moisture barrier to protect the gypsum. In order to make this installation successful you need to. Laminate flooring on top of a radiant heated floor is the perfect solution.

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. How to lay hardwood flooring on heated concrete.