Does the PEX tubing ever get damaged during construction?
The short answer is: yes, like all other radiant systems, tubing damage is possible, but with proper job site management damage can avoided entirely. Experienced Warmboard installers rarely incur tubing damage. Preventing tubing damage As Warmboard panels are installed (in place of a standard plywood subfloor) they automatically create, 12″ o.c. loop patterns that are optimized for each individual home. These patterns streamline the installation of PEX tubing which is typically installed just after panel installation and before framing of interior walls.* PEX tubing is remarkably tough once installed in Warmboard’s modular channels and it tolerates the normal wear and tear of a construction site quite well. Of course you cannot nail into the tubing or use sharp tools directly on top of a tube. It is one of the advantages of the Warmboard system, that the tubing is VISIBLE during all subsequent construction. In fact, tubing is visible right up to the point of floor covering installation
The short answer is: yes, like all other radiant systems, tubing damage is possible, but with proper job site management damage can avoided entirely. Experienced Warmboard installers rarely incur tubing damage. Preventing tubing damage As Warmboard panels are installed (in place of a standard plywood subfloor) they automatically create, 12″ o.c. loop patterns that are optimized for each individual home. These patterns streamline the installation of PEX tubing which is typically installed just after panel installation and before framing of interior walls.* PEX tubing is remarkably tough once installed in Warmboard’s modular channels and it tolerates the normal wear and tear of a construction site quite well. Of course you cannot nail into the tubing or use sharp tools directly on top of a tube. It is one of the advantages of the Warmboard system, that the tubing is VISIBLE during all subsequent construction. In fact, tubing is visible right up to the point of floor covering installation
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