Flooring Over Warmboard

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.

Flooring over warmboard.

Engineered wood flooring acclimates in preparation for installation. When warm water is circulated through the pex tubing the heat is transferred to the efficient fast responding ecowarm radiantboard the flooring. 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.

This gently warms the floor under your feet. Warmboard through their in house sales videos attempts to demonstrate a vast superiority of their product s performance over other radiant products. The systems go over floor joists or concrete. 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. In the radiant heating industry efficiency is described by measuring the steady state performance of a system and separately the response rate of a. Warmboard panels are easy to install and our thick aluminum ensures greater comfort through fast response and low energy use. Invented in 1992 by architect and entrepreneur terry alsberg warmboard has become the most sought after solution in radiant floor heating.

All standard flooring installation protocols apply. Over the framed floor we secured the warmboard s with panel adhesive and 2 3 4 inch screws using the same fastener spacing. New flooring gets installed directly over panels. Warmboard flooring fits together in a modular pattern.

In our case this is simply not the case. Warmboard notes we recommend in some flooring assemblies an extra layer of plywood without explaining this claim with any of the common sense nuances. Invented in 1992 by architect and entrepreneur terry alsberg warmboard has become the most sought after solution in radiant floor heating. Installing flooring over warmboard is quite simple.

As you install the pieces you automatically create the layout for the heating tubes. 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.