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UFH underlay for one side of open plan kitchen/diner

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 3.30 PM

I'm planning on laying electric UFH in the kitchen side of an open plan kitchen diner and then finishing with 14mm Engineered Wood Flooring. The UFH is 2mm and the underlay for it is 6mm (minimum), will it make a noticeable difference if the on diner sider the underlay is only 5.5mm (probably fibreboard)? If so would it make sense to use 10mm UFH underlay in the kitchen and double up on the fibreboard on the diner side so there's only a 1mm difference?

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2 Answers

JD Flooring

Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Plymouth
Hi, there’s a lot going on here and if I’m honest you really need to get as much information from appropriate manufacturers before deciding anything as a floating engineered wood floor will expand and retract more then a fully stuck floor, adding underfloor heating is one thing to be carful about you need correct underlay so you don’t loose any heat, don’t ever install kitchen units on top of floor if floating. I would also suggest a break between floors. Check with manufactures and don’t ignore there recommendations, I’ve seen many jobs where customers have spent thousands to be installed without knowledge for the materials being used.
Answered10 March 2024
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Oliver Stacey

Rating: 5 out of 5
Thames Ditton
Being a perfectionist even 1mm will be felt by your feet at the transition of the flooring and the human eye picks up all irregularities by nature. I would aim to get equal thickness underlays to avoid a visual transition.
Answered11 March 2024
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