Flooring Over Warmboard

Engineered wood flooring acclimates in preparation for installation.

Flooring over warmboard. Warmboard has over 25 million square feet of panels installed and we ve never had a claim for damaging hardwood. Over the framed floor we secured the warmboard s with panel adhesive and 2 3 4 inch screws using the same fastener spacing. Warmboard through their in house sales videos attempts to demonstrate a vast superiority of their product s performance over other radiant products. In the radiant heating industry efficiency is described by measuring the steady state performance of a system and separately the response rate of a.

Installing hardwood flooring over a radiant heating system. As you install the pieces you automatically create the layout for the heating tubes. Under floor radiant heating systems work by running hot water through pipes or electricity through resistance wires which are installed under the finished floor. When warm water is circulated through the pex tubing the heat is transferred to the efficient fast responding ecowarm radiantboard the flooring.

New flooring gets installed directly over panels. Invented in 1992 by architect and entrepreneur terry alsberg warmboard has become the most sought after solution in radiant floor heating. This gently warms the floor under your feet. In our case this is simply not the case.

Under vinyl we recommend a underlayment plywood not the characterized by warmboard over our radiant board because vinyl gets soft when heated and can begin to. 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. Warmboard flooring fits together in a modular pattern.

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. All standard flooring installation protocols apply. 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.

Hot water based hydronic radiant systems are much more energy efficient. Installing flooring over warmboard is quite simple.