Cork Float floor over electric radiant?
MFixIt
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I’m remodeling a small sun room into a home office/guest room. Currently the room has no existing heat source and an ugly vinyl floor over wood subfloor. I would love to put a cork floating floor over Electric radiant heat, but wonder if this is efficient. Trouble figuring out r-value of cork from mfr. Hear maybe cork takes longer to heat up but also holds heat nicely? I don’t want tile, but might consider other easy to install options that could work w/ radiant. Also open to info on dif types of electric radiant.
Thanks, Sam
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Cork R value is 10.4/inch
Basically, you're talking about putting insulation over the radient surface.
SamT
There are three kinds of people: Predaters, Prey, and Paladins. The really strange thing is that Prey feels safer from Predators by disarming Paladins.
SamT,
Is the only reason why cork isn't used for insulation is the cost? At an R value of 10.4 per inch, I am now thinking I should use cork as my insulation.
Woodnuck
Cork was insulation long before it was flooring.SamT
There are three kinds of people: Predaters, Prey, and Paladins. The really strange thing is that Prey feels safer from Predators by disarming Paladins.
"Is the only reason why cork isn't used for insulation is the cost? At an R value of 10.4 per inch, I am now thinking I should use cork as my insulation."
My former in-laws lived in a house once owned by the Armstrong (of cork & tile fame)family. Huge house -- three floors, about 25 rooms, wood siding. All the walls were filled with crumbled cork. Never saw it before or since. I suppose it was waste from their manufacturing. Seemed to work well though.
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA