Re: Zoned Heating Control

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We have a Kahrs 'engineered' (i.e. laminated not laminate) wood floor
throughout the ground floor.  Absolutely no probs with UF in over 5
years.  Works fine.

But as Nigel says, don't go for the thick (i.e. insulating) underlay,
that is rather counter-productive.  (N.B. do use underlay though, a
friend laid the same floating flooring without and it sounded like a
drum when the kids ran around).

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Nigel Giddings" <nigel@...> wrote:
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> Chris,
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> we used Tarkett engineered wooden floor with our UFH , not sure about
> the heat transfer properties yet and as the floor temperatures are
being
> kept low not sure of movement issues either... But I do like the look
of
> it....
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> Quote from their web site
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> Which floor heating systems are appropriate for wood floors?
> The heating system must be a water-borne or self-limiting electrical
> heating system that provides an even heat over the whole area of the
> floor. Avoid beech and maple on underfloor heating as those two wood
> species are a little bit more sensitive to changes in humidity.
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> One thing to watch for is the underlay, the person we ordered from
> recommended their best quality (high TOG) which is not what you want
> with UFH...
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> We also have some slate flooring in the kitchen, laid using flexible
> adhesive and Ditra Matting http://www.schluter.co.uk/541.aspx
which
> seems to be working well, you get a stronger feeling of the floor
being
> heated compared with the wood. No problems with expansion so far
either.
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> The temporary cable in the garden seems to be OK At the moment... Just
> waiting for it to rain again... Some pictures of the flooring...
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> http://photos.corbenic.co.uk/_0031.html
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> Nigel
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hunter [mailto:cjhunter@...]
> Sent: 15 April 2007 22:23
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Zoned Heating Control
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> If the worry is wooden floors, then using a properly engineered
> wooden floor could be an answer ... since SWMBO is so keen on wood
> for our house, I think it's what we'll do ... at the recent show at
> the NEC, we saw some of the ones from Warmawood, which could be worth
> a look ...
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> Chris
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