Battened Floor Heating System

Profoil™ is also available for: Floating Floors, Timber Suspended Floors, and Floor on Floors.

Battened floor section drawing for Profoil.

Profoil™ Battened Floor Panels are manufactured to meet the client’s individual project requirements and hence provide a totally flexible, bespoke solution that enables specific design and performance criteria to be achieved.

Timber battens of a uniform thickness are fixed to the level concrete slab at prescribed spacings. Profoil™ Battened Floor Panels (of the same thickness as the timber battens) are then fitted between the battens and a tongued & grooved chipboard or a timber floor finish is then applied.

A similar system can be used for sprung floors, although the flooring manufacturer’s recommendations regarding compatibility with warm water underfloor heating systems should be considered.

The following table provides some necessary information to assist in the decision making process:

Insulation Material	Panel Thickness (mm)	Panel Width (mm)	Edge Detail	For Pipe Diameter (mm)	Groove Spacing (pipe centres)	Thermal Conductivity (W/mK)	Compressive Strength* (kPa)
Expanded Polystyrene (BS EN 13163)		to suit:					* at 10% compression
EPS 70	any	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.038	70
EPS 100	any	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.036	100
EPS 150	any	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.035	150
EPS 200	any	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.034	200
Extruded Polystyrene (BS EN 13164)		to suit:
XPS 2	from 20mm	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.029	250 ≤ 40mm 300 ≥ 50mm
XPS 3	from 30mm	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.029	300 ≤ 40mm 350Â ≥ 50mm
XPS 4	from 50mm	batten spacing	square	any	any	0.030 ≤ 60mm	480
						0.032Â 70-80mm	480
						0.033 ≤ 90mm	480