It also does a great job over radiant heat.
Laminate wood flooring over radiant heat.
But if you do wish to put radiant heating under solid hardwood use quarter sawn wood flooring instead of plain sawn wood flooring.
Over the years we have installed a lot of wood flooring over different types of radiant heat systems including many for the pbs television series this old house.
Laminate flooring on top of a radiant heated floor is the perfect solution.
Early in floor radiant heat systems were temperamental expensive and only a handfull of heating companies had the experience to install them.
This gently warms the floor under your feet.
As long as proper precautions are taken it is perfectly fine to install laminate over a radiant heated floor.
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Quartersawn wood flooring is always more stable under conditions of extreme moisture or heat and is always a good choice over radiant heat especially when going with flooring wider than 4 inches.
Installing hardwood flooring over a radiant heating system.
Most wood flooring can be installed over radiant heat providing all of the necessary conditions are met.
Under floor radiant heating systems work by running hot water through pipes or electricity through resistance wires which are installed under the finished floor.
Our laminate flooring is approved for use over radiant heating systems.
Length laminate flooring 15 45 sq.
This creates a more stable material than solid hardwood.
To help you achieve the perfect installation we re giving you a few pointers before you get started.
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.
The laminate material is built up with layers of wood that run in opposite directions.
The laminate won t expand and contract in other words like solid hardwood flooring wood.
The electric floor heating mats feature a reinforced laminated aluminum foil that protects the flooring above from the heat of the cable.
If you ve installed radiant heating in your home you may wonder what type of floor can be installed over it.
Plainsawn wood will move more than quartersawn especially when it is over 4 inches wide.
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Engineered wood flooring works better for radiant heating than under solid hardwood.