Radiant Floor Heating Over Concrete

We have a radiant floor heating system with a concrete slab and need to replace the wall to wall carpet in the bedroom with laminate flooring.

Radiant floor heating over concrete.

As stated above regarding condensation over a concrete slab is condensation an issue. There are two types of radiant floor heating electric and water based systems. Second what types of flooring can be applied over the radiant floor heating system. Like sand concrete is an ideal carrier of radiant heat because of its inherent thermal mass.

Since concrete flooring is homogeneous concrete alone is a poor choice for radiant heating. Warm water systems run hot water through pipes to create heat whereas electric underfloor heating heats wiring beneath the floor to generate heat. We are considering a seamless epoxy floor surface to cover the floor heating system. Typically radiant heating systems warm floors to temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees f.

Quite simply concrete floor radiant heat is a system of pex tubes that carry hot water throughout a concrete floor or slab. However radiant heat systems can be embedded in concrete floor slabs as long as a subsequent top floor covering such as tile is added. Tubes that circulate hot water or electrical heating elements are installed in the concrete slab when it s poured turning the thermal mass of the concrete into an inconspicuous radiator of warm even heat. Radiant heat warms a floor s surface through electric mats or water tubing installed on the surface of a concrete floor and encased in an additional thin layer of concrete or thinset.

As warm water circulates through the tubing or as electricity warms the heating elements the concrete flooring turns into an efficient inconspicuous radiator. Find concrete floor contractorsto install radiant heating. The science behind radiant floor heating is quite simple. Both provide heating in a room from the floor up for consistent efficient warmth.

Radiant systems require layered flooring so that the tubing can be hidden under the top layer. The heat from the radiant heated floor rises to heat all surfaces in a room or home. The rest of the house has clay tile. Very helpful information regarding flooring choices that go with radiant heat.

Run the floor s heating system for at least 4 days at 64 72 degrees acclimate flooring in the room it will be installed in for at least 48 hours once installation is finished do not change radiant heat for at least another 48 hours never raise the flooring surface temperature above 82 degrees.