Warmboard and Warmboard-R are compatible with virtually all floor coverings.  As a general rule, whatever method is used to install a given finished floor over regular subfloor, is mimicked over Warmboard and Warmboard-R.

Hardwood

Warmboard and Warmboard-R are particularly well suited for installation with Hardwood.  Our products provide a substantial nailing platform with plenty of area and thickness to directly fasten hardwood per the National Wood Flooring Association recommendation.  This keeps the wood securely in column, greatly adding to its stability.

Because aluminum covers the entire surface of each panel, and because aluminum is an excellent vapor barrier, no additional covering of any sort is needed leaving the tubing visible to the hardwood installer, easing the hardwood installation process.

For more detail on installing hardwood, follow these links:

Solid Wood

Engineered, Laminate and Bamboo

Cork

Carpet

Carpet has traditionally been avoided with radiant floor heating because its insulation properties have rendered less powerful systems inadequate.  Warmboard and Warmboard-R are such good conductors of heat that they typically have immense reserves of power, enough to overcome the high R value of even thick wool carpet and pad in most heating applications.

No additional substrate is required for the installation of carpet over Warmboard and Warmboard-R.  With our recommended pad, carpet is installed directly to Warmboard and Warmboard-R.

For more detail on installing carpet, follow this link:

Carpet

Tile

Tile and stone are installed above Warmboard and Warmboard-R in the same fashion that they are installed above regular plywood or OSB subfloor using a backer board, suitable anti-fracture membrane, or traditional mortar bed.

For more detail on installing tile or stone, follow this link:

Tile

Vinyl and Linoleum

Vinyl and linoleum are installed over Warmboard and Warmboard-R with a suitable substrate.

For more information on installing vinyl or linoleum follow the links below:

Vinyl

Linoleum

Download our complete installation guide in PDF format below.

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