Maple Hardwood Over Radiant Heat

A belief that for many in the architecture and construction industries still exists today.

Maple hardwood over radiant heat.

Most wood flooring can be installed over radiant heat providing all of the necessary conditions are met. Quartersawn or engineered wood is the best choice over radiant floor heat. When you are installing wood floors over top of concrete the double layer two layers of 1 2 ply floating plywood method will be the best method. Fortunately progress has been made in this arena.

Thanks to the advances made in the heated floor industry it is now possible to confidently install hardwood floors over radiant heat. Charles peterson a hardwood flooring expert and author of the upcoming book the art of wood flooring the taunton press 2009 replies. You got one thing right. A good compromise is to install the hydronic system right in a concrete slab and install the wood on the concrete.

The heating system should be activated at least 4 5 days prior to delivery of flooring to drive excess moisture out of slab. Wood flooring manufactured and expected to perform at mc levels higher than 9 percent or in conditions above 50 percent rh should not be used with radiant heating systems. Maple shorts such as those used for a herringbone parquet floor thin flooring 5 16 in thick solid strip and engineered flooring. But that said even a wood floor will warm up and heat you and the room quite well.

What can be glued down are solid 4 in. This means homeowners can now enjoy the natural beauty of hickory oak cherry walnut maple ash and any other fine hardwood plus the efficiency and luxurious comfort provided by radiant heating. Unfortunately hardwood and radiant heat don t mix. The various radiant heating systems there are 4 types of radiant heating systems steam radiators hydronic water hot water baseboards and low voltage electric.

Most species are not recommended over. Quartersawn wood flooring is always more stable under conditions of extreme moisture or heat and is always a good choice over radiant heat especially when going with flooring wider than 4 inches. If you are choosing our engineered hardwood floor it is very important that your heating contractor understand the maximum surface temperature of the flooring cannot exceed 25 degrees celsius. A quick overview on installing hardwood over warmboard radiant.

And still many hardwood flooring manufacturers will not warranty their products over any radiant heating system. But i have to caution you against using maple here. Plainsawn wood will move more than quartersawn especially when it is over 4 inches wide.