Underfloor Heating Timber Floor Joists

If your home features timber flooring yet you still want to take advantage of everything that hydronic underfloor heating has to offer then this is the ideal choice.

Underfloor heating timber floor joists.

Before choosing underfloor heating many factors need to be considered. Complete ground floor system including beams insulation and floor. Perfect for timber sub flooring. Hydronic heat emission plate is an adaptive hydronic floor heating option.

One of if not the most important of which is floor construction. Usually 9 x 2 at 400mm centres in homes built since 2000 but often smaller in older homes. Also note that we can offer many different floor constructions. Most commonly it is used as an in floor heating option when the subfloor is constructed from timber joist.

Wet underfloor heating systems are an effective way of incorporating a heating system into a joisted floor construction for both new build and refurbishment situations. Underfloor heating in joisted floors. Chipboard or planked flooring is usually nailed or screwed to them. Typically around 52mm total depth above the top of the joists but can be as low as 36mm including the underfloor heating.

It is installed over traditional timber joists in either new build or renovation projects and utilises the space between joists for insulation material whilst also allowing room for other plumbing and electrical services. More recently we have successfully installed it on timber battons on hebel powerfloor or when the subfloor istn t suitably constructed. It is however very important to follow both our specially designed installation instructions as well as the instructions and recommendations given by the supplier of the underfloor heating system. We lay the pipes within heat emissions plates rather than a concrete slab allowing the warmth to radiate into each room with ease.

Both hydronic and electric underfloor heating systems work well with timber floors as timber conducts and holds the warmth produced by the floor heater and radiates this into the room. Today wood floors and underfloor heating are often combined and work well together. There are three main types of floor joists. We have 3 different solutions for installing water underfloor heating pipes in between joisted suspended floors pipe spacing to be 200mm apart or less.

Underfloor heating can be fitted in both concrete and timber suspended floors but for other floor constructions for example we also offer a floating floor solution please contact us. From just 15mm total depth above an existing floor that can be timber or concrete including the underfloor heating. The natural properties of timber also mean that it has a fast heat up time whilst also resisting heat from escaping too quickly making timber helpful in maximising the energy efficiency of an underfloor. This means you need to select a conservatory style kit or a multiple room kit standard room kits are designed with the pipe spacing at 250mm centers which would mean you would not have enough pipe in the kit.