Carpet Over Radiant Slab

You always have the option of putting a rug over a hard floor.

Carpet over radiant slab.

How to lay hardwood flooring on heated concrete. But adding radiant heating under carpeting may be redundant. It is the nature of the beast in floor radiant heat. Installing radiant heating under carpeting on the other hand is not as effective.

I m finishing a basement room for customers who want to put carpet over the radiant slab. Hardwood flooring and concrete are two different types of materials used for floors and each have their own unique characteristics. Carpet is naturally an insulator which makes it more difficult for radiant heat. I m concerned the carpet will insulate off some of the heat but i can t talk them out of it.

In 1973 it has a concrete slab foundation with radiant heat water runs thru copper tubing within slab. 14 years later still in good shape and seems to keep house warm and comfortable. Radiant heating has a lot of appeal. You don t have to rule carpeting out though.

We were told the only way to go was a wood engineered floor glued down. You need to use carpet sparingly with radiant heat because of this. The best carpet and cushion for radiant floor heating. Underfloor heating is well suited for use under carpet provided that care is taken when choosing the carpet the overall thickness of any materials above the heater needs to be taken into account too as this will ensure efficient heat transfer.

Radiant floor heating with carpet. While you can. It s comfortable and energy efficient and can be safely covered by a variety of traditional flooring. We wanted a wood floor and spent a lot of time talking to flooring experts.

According to a study conducted by the georgia institute of technology school of textile engineering. Both the heating system manufacturer and the carpet pad manufacturers will have to be consulted. You will sacrifice cushion for heat transfer. The slab is 4 to 5 inches thick and the 1 2 inch pex tubing is laid out on 12 inch centers with 11 2 inches of styrofoam insulation under the slab and around its edges.

Make the right choice for carpet and pad underneath so radiant heat can still warm the. Due to the excellent insulating properties of carpeting radiant heating systems will experience efficiency reduction and thus may require that the thermostat is turned up higher than it would be with hard flooring.