Flooring Over Warmboard

Warmboard flooring fits together in a modular pattern.

Flooring over warmboard.

Warmboard notes we recommend in some flooring assemblies an extra layer of plywood without explaining this claim with any of the common sense nuances. As you install the pieces you automatically create the layout for the heating tubes. In the radiant heating industry efficiency is described by measuring the steady state performance of a system and separately the response rate of a. Engineered wood flooring acclimates in preparation for installation.

This gently warms the floor under your feet. When warm water is circulated through the pex tubing the heat is transferred to the efficient fast responding ecowarm radiantboard the flooring. Warmboard panels are easy to install and our thick aluminum ensures greater comfort through fast response and low energy use. New flooring gets installed directly over panels.

Warmboard through their in house sales videos attempts to demonstrate a vast superiority of their product s performance over other radiant products. 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. Installing hardwood flooring over a radiant heating system. The systems go over floor joists or concrete.

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 has over 25 million square feet of panels installed and we ve never had a claim for damaging hardwood. All standard flooring installation protocols apply. 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.

Invented in 1992 by architect and entrepreneur terry alsberg warmboard has become the most sought after solution in radiant floor heating. In our case this is simply not the case. Over the framed floor we secured the warmboard s with panel adhesive and 2 3 4 inch screws using the same fastener spacing. Installing flooring over warmboard is quite simple.

Warmboard panels are easy to install and our thick aluminum ensures greater comfort through fast response and low energy use. 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.