How To Install Water Underfloor Heating Under Wooden Floor

The key with radiant based heating of wood flooring is the wood s thermal conductivity.

How to install water underfloor heating under wooden floor.

Floor heating for wooden floor finishes is increasingly popular amongst homeowners. Warmup systems have been extensively researched and developed for use with a wide variety of wooden floor options. The thinner and more dense the wood the quicker the heat up time and therefore the more efficient the system. Installing over underfloor heating.

Floor heating for wooden floor finishes is increasingly popular amongst homeowners. Warmup systems have been extensively researched and developed for use with a wide variety of wooden floor options. The thinner and denser the wood the quicker the heat up time and therefore the more efficient the system. This is applicable to boards subfloors and room temperature.

Applying a level of screed. Underfloor heating also benefits homeowners by being low maintenance and hidden under the floor. When laying laminate flooring or hardwood flooring onto underfloor heating which sits on a wooden floor the key thing is to make sure the insulation board is well fixed to the floor below it. Here screed is being laid over warm water underfloor heating pipes to the correct depth in this install using products by the wunda group image credit.

When choosing a wooden floor to install over your underfloor heating system you ll need to make sure it s compatible with your system type. The key with radiant based heating of wood flooring is the wood s thermal conductivity. When laying a floor over underfloor heating loops the working temperature should be at least 18 c. This should be done with one of the fixing kits above and nails and washers should be fixed every 300mm in all directions.

Underfloor heating works well with wooden floors because it keeps the whole floor at a uniform temperature. The next step is to install the heating pipes which are then fixed to the top of the insulation boards as shown on the photo below. These underfloor coils need to be aligned close enough together to ensure there are no cold spots under the floor. For example some wooden floors are only suitable to be used with electric underfloor heating systems rather than water based ones.

Seeing as radiator systems generally need water temperatures of around 75oc to function properly underfloor heating has a far smaller environmental impact. Your wood floor must be laid close to the subfloor and without an air gap as air gaps can cause the wood to dry out very quickly. In contrast other heating systems such as radiators or free standing heaters can create hot spots on a wooden floor which can lead to warping.