In September, the weather started to cool and heating systems start to come up as an essential issue. Can floor heating systems, which have been used more widely in recent years, save us from the crowded image created by radiators and allow heat to spread evenly on the floor, can be used with laminate flooring? This week, we will examine the use of underfloor heating systems and laminate flooring together in flooring.
Laminate flooring is a timeless flooring system. While it contains many different layers, it has many physical advantages over other parquets. It is suitable for use in different areas and different conditions. It transmits the heat equally on the floor surfaces. In addition, it offers healthy living environments cause it is produced from natural materials.
Durable
As stated by experts in the field, laminate flooring is the most suitable flooring system to use with underfloor heating systems. For this reason, laminate flooring should be preferred on a floor that will be exposed to direct heat such as underfloor heating systems. Laminated parquets, which are generally produced in three layers, are the most resistant to heat changes. It is produced by the combination of wooden layers in different directions, and it gives laminate flooring super strength. In this way, it protects itself for a longer time rather than other parquets against shape changes and impacts.
Offers to Wide Area of Use
Laminated parquets can be used in many areas where solid parquet cannot be used, and also their physical properties allow them to be used in basements where solid parquet cannot be used.
Provides Long-lasting Warmth Enjoyment
In places where underfloor heating systems are used, the room maintains the appropriate temperature value for a longer time. In places where the radiator is used, the air inside heats up quickly, but when the radiator is turned off, the air in the environment becomes cold in a short time. In indoor areas where floor heating systems installed under laminated parquet are preferred, the temperature level remains the same for a long time.
Provides Savings
Underfloor heating systems are a more economical choice. Laminate flooring traps the heat on the floor for a long time and it is not necessary to actuate at high temperatures all day long like air conditioning devices that provide heat conduction by convection. Studies have shown that underfloor heating systems provide 35% energy savings per year compared to other heating tools.
Provides m² savings in interior spaces
The radiators are able to heat the interior space, their surface areas must be large. Also, the radiators, which can only be used in winter, take up extra space in our living spaces throughout their lifetime. In environments, where underfloor heating systems are preferred, interior spaces can be decorated more comfortably. Furniture and items in the house can be moved easily and their places can change easily.
How to Apply Laminate Flooring on The Floor Heating Systems?
First of all, the floor heating system, where the parquet will be used, should be water-based and should not cause a temperature higher than 27⁰C on the floor. On the floor with underfloor heating systems, the parquet will expand and contract more as it will be exposed to more temperature differences as the heating system runs and stops. This will cause openings in the joints of the panels over time. For this reason, it is not recommended to apply beech and maple laminated flooring, which is very sensitive to temperature changes, in places with underfloor heating.
At the beginning of the issue should be considered is the necessity of having a thickness of at least 40 mm between the serpentines and the surface of the wooden screed layer. The distance between the pipes laid under the screed should be no more than 80 mm.
The recommended method to minimize possible surface cracks on the screed surface is to heat the water in the underfloor heating system to around 50 degrees and reduce the screed humidity to the desired level in a controlled manner. This heat is transferred to the protective screed layer surrounding the coils at 40⁰C. If the heat transferred to the parquet is more than 27⁰C, the risk of deformation in the parquet will begin and each degree of temperature increase above 27⁰C will cause the risk to increase exponentially.
After this process is finished, the heating should be turned off and the screed should be rested for 2-3 days. After the parquet flooring process is completed, the system should be operated once again and the temperature should be increased by 3-5 degrees per day to bring it to the maximum temperature aimed to be reached.
Every winter, when you turn on your heating system, gradually increase the temperature. This will enable the parquet to adapt to the conditions of the system more easily.
Laminated parquets, which are produced from natural wood and have superior strength, are the most suitable flooring systems for underfloor heating systems. DENDRO is the most suitable laminate flooring for your floors with an underfloor heating system. You can obtain information from our experienced team before the application, and you can take advantage of our quality services, which offer suitable color, pattern, wood, and application guarantee.
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