Underfloor systems for both heating and cooling
Thermoboard Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating and cooling systems in forms to suit power-floated slabs, screeds, all forms of timber floor, acoustic
floors and raised access floors are offered.
Introduction Thermoboard draws
on more than 30 years' experience
of underfloor heating and is one of
the leading UK suppliers, covering
all aspects of both residential and
light commercial sectors.
Thermoboard is a brand of Wavin
UK, part of the Wavin Group, one of
Europe's largest suppliers of plastic
pipe systems and one of the
originators of this technology.
Thermoboard's underfloor heating
and cooling complements the
requirements of Part L and Part E of
the Building Regulations. Its
systems provide many benefits in
comparison with radiators and
conventional air conditioning, being
more comfortable, unobtrusive,
efficient, quiet and safe.
Applications Products suit any
new build or refurbishment project,
domestic or commercial.
Authority The company is a
founding member of the UHMA
(Underfloor Heating Manufacturers
Association), the UK trade association
for all forms of radiant heating.
The systems and services offered
conform to, and support the
application of, EN 1264. The
performance of systems falling
outside the scope of EN 1264 are
independently tested through the
company's membership with BSRIA,
a consultancy, test, instrumentation
and research organisation.
Construction type - screeded
Staple System
Applications are small or irregular
screeded areas and power-floated
slabs.
Description Pipe is stapled to an
insulation layer or tied to mesh
before screed or concrete is laid.
System Plates
Applications are general use for
screeded floors; suit conventional
and liquid screeds.
Description 1275 mm x 975 mm
vacuum formed plastic sheets
contain a regular array of clips to
fully support the pipe at 0°, 90° and
±45° angles with pipe spacing in
multiples of 75 mm. Sheets are
overlaid and interlocked when laying
to create a layer ready to accept
conventional or liquid screeds.
Pocketed Polystyrene*
Applications are general use for
screeded floors; suit conventional
and liquid screeds.
Description 2400 mm x 600 mm
panels of extruded polystyrene
insulation have channels cut into the
top surface at fixed centres to suit
the required heat output. At intervals
the channels are widened to form
pockets. The sections between the
pockets grip the pipe and hold it in
place, avoiding any need for mesh,
staples, clip rails or screed plates.
Construction type - fully floating
Foiled Polystyrene
Applications are fully floating
timber floor decks positioned above
a flat and level sub-floor.
Description Used instead of plain
insulation, this product comprises
2400 mm x 600 mm panels of
extruded polystyrene with
compressive strength of 200 kN/m².
The panels have channels cut into
the top surface, typically at 200 mm
centres, providing an excellent base
for a floating floor. Factory-fitted soft
aluminium foil heat diffusers are
bonded to the top surface. These
conduct heat away from the pipe
and into the floor deck. The panels
are laid on-site and heating pipe is
pressed into the pipe channels.
Construction types - battened or
joisted
Modular Wood*
Applications are across joists at up
to 450 mm centres (up to 600 mm
when manufactured from ply).
Product is ideal for refurbishment
projects where joist centres are
variable or over fabricated joists that
must not be notched.
Description Panels are
2400 mm x 600 x 22 mm, P5 grade
T&G chipboard with a serpentine
length of 10 mm pipe fitted within
the panel thickness from the
underside. They are used in place of
plain panels that are normally used
to form a floor deck. Interconnections
between panels are made using
Wavin Hep2O push-fit fittings. The
top surface is printed to show the
position of the pipe within the panel,
preventing accidental damage.
Timber Batten/Joist
Applications are joists and battens
at 400 mm or 600 mm centres and
where a continuous pipe installation
is preferred to a modular system.
System can be used with fabricated
joists and most forms of acoustic
battens. It is ideal for planked floor
decks.
Wavin
The Dart Building
Grenadier Road
Exeter Business Park
Exeter
Devon
EX1 3QF
Tel: +44 (0)1392 444122
Fax: +44 (0)1392 444135
Email: info@thermoboard.co.uk
Literature Service
Email: literature@wavin.co.uk
Website:
www.thermoboard.co.uk
rps no: 16708
Description Panels are
2400 mm x 340 or 540 mm extruded
polystyrene with pipe channels cut
into the top surface and aluminium
foil heat diffusers factory-fitted. The
panels are fitted between the
battens (or joists using brackets) so
that the heat diffusers are flush with
the timbers; pipe is then pressed
into the channels. The panels
eliminate the problems caused by
systems that rely on heating the
airspace beneath the floor deck and
they avoid any need for counter
battens.
Low profile system
Low build
Applications Any installation on a
flat and level subfloor where
minimum build up is required.
Ideally suited to single zones up to
26m
2
.
Description
1200 x 600 x 15 mm extruded
polystyrene panel with channels at
150mm centres, designed to take
10mm Wavin UFH pipe. Universal
panel incorporating end-return, flow
and connect-through channels.
Factory fitted aluminium diffuser
layer ensures even heat distribution
across the floor.
Construction Types - raised
access floors*
Applications are heating and
cooling in PSA-style raised access
floors of 600 mm x 600 mm floor
trays supported on pedestals.
Description 1200 mm x 100 mm
cassettes of foiled polystyrene with
pipe channels are supported by
special brackets that attach to each
pedestal. This ensures the top
surface is directly in contact with the
underside of the galvanized tray.
* Patents either granted or applied
for
Thermoboard is a brand of Wavin
Ltd
Section view
Pocketed Polystyrene system
in a screeded floor
Heating pipe is pressed into the
channels before the trays are finally
fitted. The heating panels do not
obstruct access to services installed
within the floor void.
SERVICES
A full design service is provided and
installation method statements are
available for each product. Installer
training is available at the
company's office or on-site.