Profoil in floating floor installation.

Floating Floor Underfloor Heating

Floating floor section drawing for Profoil.

Profoil™ Floating 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.

A polythene vapour barrier is laid on top of the concrete slab and the panels are then laid across the whole area. The floor finish, tongued & grooved chipboard or wood strip flooring, is then laid directly over the panels, leaving a small expansion gap around the perimeter of the room. In areas of heavy traffic, timber supports should be placed directly beneath the floor joints.

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

Insulation
Material
Panel
Thickness
(mm)
Edge
Detail
For Pipe
Diameter
(mm)
Groove
Spacing
(pipe centres)
Thermal
Conductivity
(W/mK)
Compressive
Strength*
(kPa)
Expanded Polystyrene
(BS EN 13163)
* at 10% compression
EPS 70 any square any any 0.038 70
EPS 100 any square any any 0.036 100
EPS 150 any square any any 0.035 150
EPS 200 any square any any 0.034 200
Extruded Polystyrene
(BS EN 13164)
XPS 2 20-160 square, T&G,or shiplap any any 0.029 250 ≤ 40mm
300 ≥ 50mm
XPS 3 30-160 square, T&G,or shiplap any any 0.029 300 ≤ 40mm
350 ≥ 50mm
XPS 4 50-160 square, shiplap any any 0.030 ≤ 60mm 480
0.032    70-80mm 480
0.033 ≤ 90mm 480
XPS 7 50,60,80 shiplap any any 0.034    50mm 700
0.038 ≥ 50mm 700

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