Flooring Over Heated Floors

The suntouch floor heating mat measures 10 ft.

Flooring over heated floors. Its success with carpeted floors depends on the length of the weave thick carpets or those with thick pads won t work well as heat generated by the system will stay trapped in the floor. Thomas boni march 9 2019 at 2 03 pm. Laminate flooring on top of a radiant heated floor is the perfect solution. Run the floor s heating system for at least 4 days at 64 72 degrees.

More space design freedom. Carpet or rugs can go over a heated floor but they act as insulators and reduce heat flow to your feet and to the room as a whole. Types of electric heated floors. Radiant heating works well with ceramic tile and vinyl but not with wood floors.

But the heating system we bought idealheat s 3 ft. As long as proper precautions are taken it is perfectly fine to install laminate over a radiant heated floor. 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. Our laminate flooring is approved for use over radiant heating systems.

If you choose electric heated flooring under hard flooring and plan to use an area rug consider installing the cables only under the flooring that won t be covered by the rug. Can i install laminate flooring over heated floors. To help you achieve the perfect installation we re giving you a few pointers before you get started. You may need to lay down a vapor barrier or thin underlayment underneath the flooring to help allow it to float evenly over the radiant heat flooring.

This is usually possible but first check the flooring manufacturer s instructions to verify that their product will work on heated floors. In order to make this installation successful you need to. Elizabeth april 14 2019 at 5 07 pm. With radiant floor heating you re able to enjoy your whole room without radiators on the walls even the most modern radiators take up room on a wall so imagine the design freedom you have with heated floors you can decorate the walls as you wish to really make a statement or simply achieve the minimalist look whatever your style and free from having.

Radiant floor heating can be installed under a surprisingly large number of floor coverings. It s ideal for remodeling bathrooms and kitchens to add radiant floor heating and offers an upscale option when designing new construction floor warming. We have purchased coretec enhanced composite floor tiles. This floor does not glue down or staple into the subfloor giving it the space your radiant flooring wires need.

And offers an ultra thin low profile system that installs beneath tile stone and even vinyl or laminate flooring.