Floating Floor Underfloor Heating

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

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 350Â ≥ 50mm
XPS 4	50-160	square, shiplap	any	any	0.030 ≤ 60mm	480
					0.032Â 70-80mm	480
					0.033 ≤ 90mm	480
XPS 7	50,60,80	shiplap	any	any	0.034Â 50mm	700
XPS 7	50,60,80	shiplap	any	any	0.038 ≥ 50mm	700