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Best engineered wood flooring for radiant heat.
The best type of wood flooring construction to use would be a floating engineered floor.
The heating element should be embedded within a sleeper system subfloor under a traditional subfloor or embedded within concrete.
One of the benefits of using a floating floor is that the floor boards are locked together at the joints of each board not nailed adhered or attached to the.
However not all engineered wood flooring is recommended or appropriate for use over radiant heating systems.
One of the best options over radiant heat is to use an engineered hardwood floor.
Engineered wood flooring is in general more dimensionally stable than solid wood flooring.
Floating engineered wood floors.
But if you do wish to put radiant heating under solid hardwood use quarter sawn wood flooring instead of plain sawn wood flooring.
The inherent dimensional stability of engineered hardwood floors makes it a great choice for radiant heat systems.
Engineered flooring with a less stable wear layer species such as hickory beech and maple are not normally best suited over radiant heat.
Guide the homeowner in selecting a hardwood floor that is appropriate for their scenario.
What is the best wood flooring to use over radiant heat.
Engineered wood flooring works better for radiant heating than under solid hardwood.
Certain solid hardwood floors are appropriate as well.