Installing this flooring material can make your basement 8 10 degrees warmer and will make your home much more energy efficient.
Thermal dry flooring.
A damp floor is a cold floor too.
Water evaporating from surfaces lowers temperatures.
The nubs are important for several reasons.
I do not know your area but most basement systems dealers install thermal dry floor matting.
I believe this is the best thing to do.
For starters they create a drainage plane beneath the finished floor surface allowing water to drain or simply evaporate rather than get forced up between flooring tiles.
The channels in the bottom of thermaldry tiles provide an insulating barrier of air between the concrete and any wood or other floor placed atop the thermaldry subfloor.
Thermaldry basement flooring creates a thermal break between your finished basement and the cold basement floor.
Heat flows from a room into cold concrete and the cold surrounding earth.
The interlocking floor tiles will provide a air space between your concrete floor and the hardwood flooring.
In fact the thermaldry underlayment system creates a moisture and thermal barrier to keep your finished flooring dry and comfortable at least 8 10 degrees warmer than the concrete surface.
The nubs also help to create a thermal break between the concrete and the finished floor surface.
The high density pvc plastic used to form the body of thermaldry flooring tiles is strong durable and immune to moisture damage.
You can t go wrong with a warm gorgeous like wood floor that is entirely hassle free.
Call your local total basement finishing contractor today to get a free estimate on thermaldry elite plank flooring or any of our other flooring products for your basement.
The underside of each thermaldry tile features nubbed construction to create a drainage plane as well as a thermal break to shield your feet from the cold concrete floor.
Thermaldry tiles also have a built in drainage plane that allows condensation and other moisture to remain isolated from your finished flooring.