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For many builders, the reluctance to install hardwood floors over radiant heat stemmed from problems associated with the original technology introduced more than 40 years ago. Back then, floors were heated excessively to compensate for poor building insulation. Those high temperatures exaggerated expansion and contraction in hardwood flooring. Today, modern insulation and building techniques allow a radiant floor to stay cooler than the floor of the average sunroom.
Source: www.hardwoodcouncil.com
Many of the new engineered floors available today are designed for radiant heated floor installation.
Recommended flooring:
Residential:
Premium site-finished long-length wood
Engineered Floating
Engineered Glue-down
Exotic Floors
Bamboo (engineered)
Cork Floors
Commercial:
Acrylic Impregnated Engineered Hardwood
Commercial Prefinished Engineered Hardwood
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