Solid wood parquet on underfloor heating

Hello everyone,

we had an appointment yesterday at our parquet studio. We were recommended a solid wood parquet from the company ALI Parquets. This is supposed to be fully glued down.

At another provider, we were recommended a two-layer parquet from Bauwerk.

On the internet, you often read that solid wood parquet is rather unsuitable for underfloor heating? Is that true?

Unfortunately, I find few meaningful reports about the two manufacturers. Does anyone happen to have one of the two in their home?

Best regards

If you ask the parquet dealer, he will probably say underfloor heating is no problem. If you ask the heating installer, he will say only tiles or glued vinyl. The fact is, wood has a lower thermal conductivity than, for example, tiles. In the end, you will probably still get the place warm. Gluing is certainly not a mistake when it comes to underfloor heating; the air layer in floating installation acts as further insulation. However, some find the feeling of walking on a floating floor better.

That's how it is. If you ask three people, you get five opinions. Wood has an insulating effect in this case, and the thicker it is, the more energy is required to warm the air above it. Since this heat is transferred not only upwards but also downwards and sideways.

I see it the same way. From a technical perspective, you should probably walk directly on the screed, or there is even more suitable material than screed for that. Ultimately, however, the desired result, strongly dependent on feasibility and price, always decides on such a measure. And exactly in this "tension field" you are moving. In the end, you can do either everything or nothing, and nothing is wrong. For me, it is such that I like the feel of glued flooring less than that of floating flooring, although I see the technical advantage. I would also hesitate what to do, but could just as well live with glued flooring. As I said, we currently have floating parquet laid and the underfloor heating works perfectly. But I don't measure it in any way; I rely on my feeling, and it is good. The same applies to 2-layer or multi-layer, etc., there are always pros and cons. I have looked at the two providers... well... they are just two more providers on the market. There is not much to read about them, which does not necessarily mean anything. It also depends on whether you want to lay it yourself. Our oak prefinished parquet here, for example, can be laid totally easily by yourself. I always recommend testing the individual situations live somewhere despite Corona, to get a feeling for it. There are also providers who lay solid wood planks floating on screed and then clamp them, which is also a feasible option. So - now you are exactly no step further; but I think you can't do it wrong either way.

Many years ago I rented an apartment with underfloor heating beneath the parquet. It was never cold.

It certainly should never be cold in a rental property. The question is, however, with the use of which means.