Best carpet (tiles) for radiant

jjaslow

Yeah, I know 😅 - carpet and radiant dont go well together. The rest of my house is tile and laminate, but this is for my home theater room and I really want the acoustic benefits of carpet so Im willing to compromise slightly in this room.

I dont even need padding underneath, Im just thinking of putting the carpet (thinking Im gonna use carpet tiles, but Im not wedded to that) right on top of the plywood underflooring (its effectively a staple up system in this room, which is an addition to the rest of the house).

Ive looked around for the lowest R value carpet I can find. And have been looking for carpets with the preferred backing materials (I read that felt is ideal), but cant really find a great answer.

Thx for any recommendations!

Ironman

I don’t think that any of us are carpet experts, but you wanna keep the TOTAL r value of floor finish and sub floor below r2. Avoid wool: it has an r value of r4.

hot_rod

Check the manufacturers spec sheet to see if there are any temperature limitations. Same with any adhesives.

I uses some of the heavy commercial carpet squares in my home. I got them from a carpet remnant store for a few bucks each.

Home Depots has peel and stick versions.

I doubt the 1/4-5/16" thickness will be too much R-valve.