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jim lockard
jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
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I am going to replace my carpet with hardwood flooring. Currently I have 3/4 inch plywood subflooring with finished space below. I would like to add radiant tubing under this floor How do I do it?
The way I was thinking was to lay down radiant foil and then 5/8 plywood and with a router and a jig cut loops for the tubing in the plywood and lay my hardwood on top.
Will this work whats wrong with this idea has anyone else done it?
Thanks for your help. J. Lockard

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  • Alva Allen III - AA Mechanical Contractors
    Alva Allen III - AA Mechanical Contractors Member Posts: 4
    Warmboard

    We installed radiant on top of a concrete slab by nailing 1x6's down leaving a gap between for the tubing then laying hardwood over those. This worked very well.

    This goes a lot quicker that what you are proposing to do with the jig saw.
  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059


    Alva --If I was to use 1x6 sleepers as you suggest would I not have to run them 90 degrees from the floor joists? The room is twice as long as it is wide so thats why the plywood approch.
  • Michael_6
    Michael_6 Member Posts: 50
    try this

  • Jeff Matson
    Jeff Matson Member Posts: 1
    panels

    Your idea sounds like it would work, though some of the premanufactured panel systems would probably be slightly more efficient (can't tell from your description if you intend to cut all the way through the plywood to get the tubing in contact with the foil or not). Also, commercial panels usually have a snap-in aspect which really makes the installation easier - your straight sided grooves won't hold the tubing in. Buying panels is more money up front, but a lot less labor, so you'll have to make the decision on that balance. The Climate Panel is one such option, but others like WarmBoard accomplish the job, too.
    Also, in general you want to run hardwood perpendicular to the joists for the stiffest floor, which means running your tubing parallel to the joists.
  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
    weil mclean

    What do you think about there brand of rad. tubing? Thanks
  • Jeff Lawrence_21
    Jeff Lawrence_21 Member Posts: 8
    Well,

    > What do you think about there brand of rad.

    > tubing? Thanks



  • Jeff Lawrence_21
    Jeff Lawrence_21 Member Posts: 8
    Well,

    Opinions like this are like belly-buttons. Everyone has one and no two are exactly the same.....
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