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Using Underfloor Heating with Different Floor Coverings

Underfloor heating can be used under virtually any floor finish. The best flooring for underfloor heating is flooring with good conductivity as it heats up quicker, gives more heat output and is more efficient to run. The main difference between using different floor coverings with underfloor heating is the thermal conductivity of the material.

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Watch our Installation videos under various floor types

Under Wood

Under Tile

Under Carpet

What floor heating product should I use?

A simple guide to make a decision

Under Tile or Stone

> Use Loose Wire at 2” spacing with Self-Leveler.

> Use Heating Mat (or Loose Wire at 3” spacing), with insulation boards.

> Use Heating Mat (or Loose Wire at 3” spacing).

Under Laminate or Floating Wood

Use FOIL over insulated underlay

Under Solid Hardwood or Bamboo

Use Loose Wire with 3” or 4” spacing using the sleepers method

Under Carpet

Use FOIL between the pad and the carpet

Under Sheet Vinyl or LVTs

> Use Heating Mat (or Loose Wire at 2” spacing), with self-leveler

> Use Heating Mat (or Loose Wire at 2” spacing), with insulation boards.

> Use Heating Mat (or Loose Wire at 3” spacing), with self-leveler.

Learn How Underfloor Heating Works with Floor Coverings

Carpet

Wood and Laminate

Vinyl

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