How To Install Engineered Wood Flooring Over Radiant Heat

There are still some considerations homeowners should look at before making the decision to install wood flooring over radiant heat and we hope to address most those issues.

How to install engineered wood flooring over radiant heat.

Guide the homeowner in selecting a hardwood floor that is appropriate for their scenario. If you are choosing our engineered hardwood floor it is very important that your heating contractor understand the maximum surface temperature of the flooring cannot exceed 25 degrees celsius. With strip flooring the wider the board the greater the potential for gaps between the boards when they contract with seasonal changes in temperature and humidity. Certain solid hardwood floors are appropriate as well.

How to install hardwood floors over radiant heat parquet floors are readily used in radiant heat applications. Most species are not recommended over. Any wood flooring that can be used over radiant heat systems must be brought into the area in which it will be installed and allowed to acclimate for at least two weeks prior to the flooring being installed. The inherent dimensional stability of engineered hardwood floors makes it a great choice for radiant heat systems.

Installing over radiant heat get the moisture numbers right the key to a successful wood flooring installation over radiant heat is to pay meticulous attention to the moisture content of the wood flooring subfloor concrete slab and other surrounding materials as well as the interior environment of the structure. By installing the radiant heat tubing within the concrete slab during the pouring of the concrete.