How important is insulation to the performance of my radiant system?
It can be very important. If you are installing SunTouch in a bathroom over a frame floor, you would be smart to make sure the joists below the tile floor are insulated with fiberglass batts. Your floor will respond faster and you will waste less energy. If you are putting SunTouch on an existing slab, make sure you insulate any exposed edges with extruded polystyrene insulation. Or, place cork underlayment over the slab before you secure the SunTouch. If you are installing SunTouch in new construction, put insulation below the slab and at the perimeter. We highly recommend the use of our cork insulation between a slab and the SunTouch Mats. This thermal break will allow your SunTouch floor warming system to warm up your floor quicker and be more efficient. Buy Cork Insulation here.
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