Do You Need Underlay If You Have Underfloor Heating

When you have underfloor heating, you should use the underfloor Quick-Step Silent Walk. This underlay keeps the heat resistance within the allowed tolerances. Using the correct underlay can stop rising damp or condensation, and will reduce the risk of open joints during the heating period.

What goes underneath underfloor heating?

Insulation is a crucial consideration for UFH. Ideally there should be suitable insulation below the underfloor heating pipe to resist the heat going downwards. As you would expect, you need as much heat as possible to flow upwards and into the room.

Is underfloor heating OK under laminate flooring?

Both electric and water underfloor heating are compatible with laminate flooring. … Also, the thinner the flooring material and the higher the density, the shorter the heat-up time and more responsive the underfloor system will be.