Laminate for your underfloor heating

Laminate flooring on underfloor heating is all the rage

Underfloor heating has become the most popular heating system for all living spaces in recent decades. In new buildings, they are now installed directly in the screed as standard. Electric underfloor heating systems are placed both in and on the screed. No wonder: underfloor heating gives you a pleasant warmth underfoot. They create a healthy indoor climate, as underfloor heating also reduces the amount of dust stirred up in your home. This ensures an even feeling of well-being in all living areas. This is particularly important for allergy sufferers. It also eliminates the need for annoying radiators, giving you more freedom with your interior design ideas. And underfloor heating saves energy by distributing heat over a large area - the base temperature can be lowered by two to three degrees compared to conventional radiators without any noticeable heat loss. This is good for the environment and your wallet.

HARO Laminate on underfloor heating and underfloor cooling

For the efficient use of underfloor heating, one other factor is crucial in addition to technical details: which floor is laid on top of the heating. HARO Laminate flooring is made of absolutely high-quality, tested material and is based on a sophisticated technical structure. The thermal resistance is very low. This is why these floor coverings are not only suitable for laying over underfloor heating and cooling: They are downright ideal for this purpose.

Thanks to the low thermal resistance, heat and coolness can penetrate the laminate flooring wonderfully. Of course, this also applies to our insulating underlays for impact sound insulation, which are specially designed for underfloor heating.

Laying laminate flooring on underfloor heating is easy to do yourself

In general, HARO laminate flooring is laid on underfloor heating or cooling in the same way as on subfloors without heating mats or heating elements. The only difference is that, as with installation on all mineral subfloors, a PE film must first be laid as a vapor barrier to protect against rising damp. If an insulating carpet pad with an integrated vapor barrier (DS) is used during installation, the PE film is superfluous. The further floating installation of impact sound insulation and laminate on the film is based on the installation instructions for your HARO laminate. The instructions also contain information on underfloor heating and impact sound insulation.

Get an idea here of how quick and easy it is to install our laminate flooring with Top Connect or Lock Connect plus: More information on laying HARO laminate.

Suitable underfloor heating for your laminate flooring

HARO Laminate flooring - both with and without impact sound insulation - is approved for almost any type of underfloor heating or cooling thanks to its high-quality, sophisticated technical structure. This includes hot water underfloor heating and electric underfloor heating (with the exception of electric night storage systems). They also include infrared heating for floors, underfloor heating using heating mats and all types of panel heating made from prefabricated elements. Particular attention should be paid to the maximum surface temperature of 29°C on laminate flooring.

Cool trend: the floor cooling system

How wonderful to relax in a cool, well-tempered home on a hot summer's day. This pleasant difference in temperature to the heat outside can be achieved very easily today: With a floor cooling system. This uses the water system of a modern, water-operated underfloor heating system for a pleasant cooling effect by means of cold water. To avoid the formation of condensation on the surface of the laminate, a dew point monitor must be integrated into the control of the cooling system.

Which laminate on electric underfloor heating?

When retrofitting as part of a modernisation project or when building modern low-energy and passive houses, people like to use electrically operated underfloor heating systems. This type of heating has many advantages - however, an important point with electric heating is the choice of floor covering. Our HARO laminate floors meet all criteria unconditionally and can therefore - unlike many other floor coverings - be laid on heating mats and electric underfloor heating without any problems.