Owners of private homes, the home-town guest cottages are trying not only to equip their homes the most convenient and practical communication systems, but also to create within the residential high level comfort. Fortunately, for that today there is a wide choice of a wide variety of construction and finishing materials. Having a proper financial basis, it was possible to create the interiors of any complexity. For these purposes, you can use both traditional and new, high-tech materials.
Despite the broad technological capabilities, there are a number of controversial issues, which should be solved on the go, doing equipment of their own homes. This problem can occur and you, if you have radiant floor heating system and want to be in the house of beautiful parquet floors. At first glance, the situation is not critical. There is a warm water floor, Heated your home, and have a desire to make the floor of the parquet. Take it and do it, but in practice it is not so simple. Try to understand.
It is compatible with warm water parquet floors. What is the problem?
The expert community about the use of wood flooring in living areas, heated using underfloor heating, there are mixed opinions. Can I use a floorboard with underfloor heating? One claim that yes, you can. Others, however, argue that the flooring in such a situation is not appropriate. What is the problem?
Radiant floor heating, calculated under the floorboard -inzhenerno-technology solution, has the right to life. If you follow the clear instructions and do not deviate from the technology of parquet can be used as a floor covering. House with hardwood floors looks rich and luxurious, and heated floor adds to the homely atmosphere the necessary comfort. This is one point of view.
On the other hand, skeptics argue that the flooring because of its composition and technological characteristics as the final coating is not suitable. Despite the existence of conflicting views, there are a number of general requirements and nuances that must be considered in this case:
- floor surface should not be too warm. The maximum allowable surface temperature of the floor heating 260FROM;
- floor must be warmed evenly over the entire area of heated space;
- stringent requirements for the selection of the wood used for the manufacture of wood flooring.
For reference: Each bar has the same warm, no more, no less. For the manufacture of wood flooring is not recommended to use the maple and beech - woods, who do not like heat.
In terms of uniform heating, sexual water circuit is just able to deliver warm floor covering in equal proportions. If in the process of laying a water pipe you have selected is optimally suitable for this case a step tube.
If the move is not properly selected, there will be distortion temperature. One strap will heat up more strongly, while others will remain cold. Over time, such a floor heating will lead to the fact that the parquet floor will be uneven. One dry strips and deformed, and the other on the contrary, will remain in the normal state. Hence, the gap between the individual slats, unpleasant creaking floor surface. This, according to the skeptics, is a major obstacle for the installation of flooring in homes where installed heating water floor.
In the photo shown parquet floor, which is laid on the heating water circuit with a violation of the technology.
Unsightly spectacle. Instead of the expected 30-50 years, your hardwood floor has worn at the second, the third year of service. This is in terms of practicality and aesthetics.
The last argument of critics of wood flooring used for underfloor heating, is mounting difficulties. For flooring basis plywood acts, which in the normal version is simply glued to the concrete screed. For greater reliability framework is fixed with screws. The larger sheet of plywood, the more will have to make holes in the screed, screwing basis. Where is the guarantee that your screw will not enter into the pipe of the heating circuit?
On a note: those who still decided to do at the house warm with parquet floors, it is recommended to make an accurate water heating pipes layout. As a result of this step, the risk of contact with the mounting fasteners in the pipe body is minimized.
Parquet board. Features and specifications
Parquet board usually includes formaldehyde, a chemical compound that is in a normal state shows no aggressiveness. However, upon heating timber, formaldehyde is released in the air, becoming harmful to the human body. In operation water heating circuit at temperatures up to 260C, formaldehyde is not enabled. The slightest excess of said temperature becomes dangerous.
For reference: Formaldehyde is reflected negatively on the state of the human body. Vapors compounds are irritant airway becoming a cause of prolonged exposure to severe respiratory disease. With the constant inhalation of formaldehyde vapor person feels weakness and malaise. There are cases when residents of new homes with expensive finishes begin to experience discomfort from home. The reason for such a state can be warm water floor covered floorboard.
In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, you should carefully examine its labeling and certification data on material selection. On the floorboard must be instructions for any type of floor heating is intended material for water underfloor heating or electrical system.
In accordance with European safety standards, the allowable concentration of formaldehyde gas in indoor air is 1.2 mg / m3. If formaldehyde bound in the floorboard, you choose to use such material for finishing the underfloor heating or not.
An official ban on the use of finishing materials containing formaldehyde, no. There are modern technologies of painting and decorating through which the harmful effects of formaldehyde can be minimized. This state of affairs situation in the case of the floorboard.
For the manufacture of the floorboard are used today practically all the known types of wood having their technological properties. Oak, beech, ash are the most suitable materials. Parquet are not only aesthetic details, but also high performance. We have already said that the beech does not react to heat, so it is best to use warm floors oak parquet.
Installation of wood flooring on underfloor heating. How does it look?
Having dealt with the material, deciding for themselves what your floor heating will be beautiful and presentable, proceed with installation.
Important! Before you start installing floorboards, care should be taken, what would be your flooring has been calculated on the possible adjustment of the behavior of wood. This precaution is related to the physical properties of the wood. The wood is very sensitive to any changes in temperature and humidity changes.
To achieve the most acceptable outcome, please refer to the experience of the Scandinavians. In these countries, more than one generation to successfully combine the heating floors and parquet flooring. At the heart of Nordic technology is the method of fastening wooden planks metal straps. The result is a one-piece wooden surface, which is not necessary to further strengthen the base.
Metal staples that hold the individual slats, allows the entire surface of a wooden floor naturally to respond to any change in the physical conditions, as a result of temperature changes and humidity jumps in premises. Such a method of laying parquet flooring called floating installation that allows you to not worry about the state of your floor as a result of the heating system.
The advantages of this technology can be attributed to the fact that when working with clips, no need to use adhesives, primers and plywood as a base. Enough to have a substrate, floorboard and the required amount of metal staples. Parquet is laid on the concrete floor, which already lies heating water circuit. Pay attention to the thickness of the wooden planks. It is better to opt for the strips, the thickness of which does not exceed 15 mm.
On a note: large thickness floorboard is the cause of high heat transfer coefficient of a floor covering, which would inevitably lead to increased heating costs.
For laying flooring, you will need:
- flooring;
- metal brackets for parquet blocks;
- set of tools.
Work carried out on the finished concrete screed, 30-70 mm thick with an agreed necessary maturation. Installation for wooden concrete screed coating is no different from conventional technology. The main condition: perfectly smooth surface.
conclusion
Parquet floors and warm water - a technology that has the right to exist. Subject to the instructions and the necessary process parameters to make parquet flooring on underfloor heating can reach good results. Today, there are many successful examples of successful practical implementation of the combination of "warm water floor - parquet."
