Hello, another newbe here…
Has anyone installed solid hardwood floor over a electric floor heating system?
I’m pretty new to the topic so please accept my apology if the topic has been discussed already. I did some search on this and other sites and still cannot make a decision.
Our house has one-room addition with no basement. I want to install solid ¾ read oak from HD. It would match existing floor in room next to it. But wife wants to have floor heated (only as comfort feature, as a main heat source would be two hot water baseboards) and I’m thinking about electric cable or mats. I noticed that mostly discussed heated floor is radiant hot water pipes.. Obviously cable sales ppl saying “Yes’ it’s fine to put solid hardwood floor over the electric cables”, but what hardwood floor brotherhood thinks? I don’t want to go for engineered floors as I’m concern about hollow sound, and I noticed that existing subfloor is not exactly level, so I was thinking I could fix it with wood sleepers and in-place sanding/finishing.. I removed a carpet there and discovered that the subfloor is 5/4 plywood with fiberglass insulation below (I drilled the hole to check it). What else could be there I don’t know as there is no access there from the basement.
Anyway, would be glad to hear any opinion. To summarize, would it be a good idea to install electric floor heater with solid 3/4 red oak with purpose to use it as a comfort feature (not constantly). What would be preferable cable or mats? The room already has 220 connection and thermostat hookup as it used to have electric baseboard heaters.
Thanks
Kirill
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