Which flooring is suitable for underfloor heating?

We will probably lay the mat recommended by the manufacturer underneath.

There are impact sound insulations that are explicitly not suitable for underfloor heating because they insulate not only sound but also heat, and other models that have been designed specifically with regard to thermal conductivity for this purpose. This criterion must be observed in addition to all manufacturer recommendations.

I have dealt with the topic again and come to the following conclusion.

The floors are out

Parquet: prone to scratches, discolors when in contact with urine (dog), the most expensive

Cork: we don't like it visually

which ones are still in the running:

Laminate and vinyl

We don't necessarily need a real wood floor.

I have read that vinyl is supposed to be prone to scratches from heavy dogs, as they tend to scratch quickly with their claws.

Advantages and disadvantages of vinyl (floating installation):

+ warm to the foot (at least warmer to the foot than laminate)
+ quiet (reduces impact and room noise)
+ antibacterial
+ easy to maintain
+ resistant to moisture (at least more than laminate)
+ joint-friendly
+ supposed to be able to store heat (advantage with underfloor heating)

- heavy dogs are said to cause scratches on vinyl
- not as durable as laminate

Advantages and disadvantages of laminate (floating installation):
+ more durable than vinyl
+ easy to maintain

- noisier than vinyl
- not warm to the foot; laminate is rather a bit colder than vinyl
- stores heat less than vinyl (underfloor heating)

In direct comparison, vinyl has more advantages than laminate

What do you think about vinyl not being quite as durable as laminate??

But I believe that you won't notice the difference in scratch resistance in everyday life, right?

Hello, we also want to install vinyl ourselves and are leaning towards the hydrocork from Wicanders. The core of the board is cork and the surface vinyl, sounds like a good combination. The thermal resistance is also like with the rigid boards. Alternatively, there is a mineral flooring with vinyl surface from ziro ceralan. Regards