Plastic floor tiles and in floor radiant question

[FLHTK]

Real new to the forum, lots of great ideas on here. I started looking at the plastic floor tiles like Racedeck for a new shop that I’m putting up. I tried the search function but didn’t see anything about using it with in floor radiant heat. Has anybody had any experience with it? Wondered about problems with the heat radiating up through the plastic and if I would have any problems with expansion. Also worried about expansion in the summer time. My doors all face South and I really like having my doors open in the summer time. Would I maybe be better off with a different floor covering? Really like the look of the plastic tiles! Some really nice garages out there. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Garage Flooring]

We sell for this application and have never had an issue.

 

[FLHTK]

Thanks for the reply. I kind of figured as much, I just couldn’t find anything that said anything about radiant heat, good or bad. How about the sunlight. The part that I am thinking of using solid tiles in is 18’ x 32’, with the door and a window on the South facing, 18’ side. There was some talk of expansion from the sunshine. Would it be anything to worry about or something I would want to allow for?

 

[Garage Flooring]

Thanks for the reply. I kind of figured as much, I just couldn’t find anything that said anything about radiant heat, good or bad. How about the sunlight. The part that I am thinking of using solid tiles in is 18’ x 32’, with the door and a window on the South facing, 18’ side. There was some talk of expansion from the sunshine. Would it be anything to worry about or something I would want to allow for?

The radiant heat will help actually. The floor will expand some but as long as you have the expansion room you will be fine. I would get that heat up to 70, install the center portion. Let is sit for 48 hours. Then do the final cuts. Make sure you put all heavy items back while its warm

 

[tdkkart]

Floor temperature shouldn't be a factor as it will typically only be 5* or so above your desired ambient temp.
So, 65 degrees ambient = 70*floor surface temp, assuming your building is well insulated. yes, you may have 100+* water temp in the system, but you'll never see anywhere near that at the floor surface.

 

[FLHTK]

The radiant heat will help actually. The floor will expand some but as long as you have the expansion room you will be fine. I would get that heat up to 70, install the center portion. Let is sit for 48 hours. Then do the final cuts. Make sure you put all heavy items back while its warm

Thanks for the information. Maybe I didn’t look hard enough but I hadn’t seen anything mentioned anywhere.

Floor temperature shouldn't be a factor as it will typically only be 5* or so above your desired ambient temp.
So, 65 degrees ambient = 70*floor surface temp, assuming your building is well insulated. yes, you may have 100+* water temp in the system, but you'll never see anywhere near that at the floor surface.

I wasn’t sure how warm it would get under the tiles. Spray foam under the slab and all the exterior walls so it should be well insulated. Thanks for the help guy’s!

 

[Armorpoxy]

We have sold tons of our www.supratile.com for radiant floor heat applications.

 

[FLHTK]

Thanks, I will check it out. Lots of options, maybe too many!