Flooring Over Warmboard

The systems go over floor joists or concrete.

Flooring over warmboard.

Under floor radiant heating systems work by running hot water through pipes or electricity through resistance wires which are installed under the finished floor. Warmboard panels are easy to install and our thick aluminum ensures greater comfort through fast response and low energy use. Warmboard panels are easy to install and our thick aluminum ensures greater comfort through fast response and low energy use. Installing hardwood flooring over a radiant heating system.

In the radiant heating industry efficiency is described by measuring the steady state performance of a system and separately the response rate of a. In fact with over 40 hardwood companies authorizing their products for use with warmboard we ve become the go to product for those wishing to use the highest quality hardwood flooring in their project. Installing flooring over warmboard is quite simple. Over the framed floor we secured the warmboard s with panel adhesive and 2 3 4 inch screws using the same fastener spacing.

This gently warms the floor under your feet. Invented in 1992 by architect and entrepreneur terry alsberg warmboard has become the most sought after solution in radiant floor heating. When warm water is circulated through the pex tubing the heat is transferred to the efficient fast responding ecowarm radiantboard the flooring. All standard flooring installation protocols apply.

With over 25 million square feet installed around the world warmboard has a proven track record of success when used with hardwood tile stone carpet or any other type of finished floor. As you install the pieces you automatically create the layout for the heating tubes. Warmboard flooring fits together in a modular pattern. Warmboard notes we recommend in some flooring assemblies an extra layer of plywood without explaining this claim with any of the common sense nuances.

Ecowarm radiantboard is a radiant floor heating aluminum laminated panel heat transfer system designed to be used over a sub floor or when properly installed over cement it creates the pathway into which 1 2 radiant pex tubing is placed. Warmboard has over 25 million square feet of panels installed and we ve never had a claim for damaging hardwood. Hot water based hydronic radiant systems are much more energy efficient. In our case this is simply not the case.

Engineered wood flooring acclimates in preparation for installation. Warmboard through their in house sales videos attempts to demonstrate a vast superiority of their product s performance over other radiant products.