Flooréwa
Flooréwa is the name of the patented floor panel. This panel is unique since its building height has been minimised. It is the diameter of the pipe that sets the limit – the building height is 12.5 or 16.5 mm depending on which pipe size is used. Today, there are two standard panels available: Flooréwa 12 and Flooréwa 16.
Flooréwa is composed of high density expanded polystyrene (EPS) lamellas which are set together by means of a laminated aluminium foil, to produce a panel. The distance between two lamellas forms the groove in which the pipe can be placed during the installation process. The lower side of the groove is reinforced with tape.
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Size |
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Floorewa16 – spacing 200 mm |
| Density |
40 kg/m3 |
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Straight panel |
1175 x 600 mm |
| Aluminium foil thickness |
100 µm |
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U-turn panel |
1200 x 200 mm |
| Pipe spacing standard |
192 alt 120 mm |
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Floorewa12 – spacing 192 mm |
| Pipe spacing customised |
200 mm |
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Straight panel |
1175 x 768 mm |
| BUILDING HEIGHT: |
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U-turn panel |
768 x 192 mm |
| Standard 12 and 16 mm
(can be customized) |
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Floorewa12 – spacing 120 mm |
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Straight panel |
1175 x 720 mm |
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U-turn panel |
1200 x 192 mm |
| Characteristics |
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Conditions |
| LOW WEIGHT |
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The condition for using Flooréwa is that there is a plane floor construction surface onto which the panel can be set, for example a concrete or wood chip board surface. Flooréwa cannot be mounted on top of wood beams. Normally, Flooréwa is glued onto the substrate either with solvent-free universal floor adhesives or with cementitious adhesives (adhesives used for large ceramic tiles). It does not work well to install the panels floating, in other words without mechanical or chemical bonding onto the substrate, primarily due to movements when the pipe is set into the groove. |
| Facilitates the installation and lowers the loads on the floor construction. |
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| LOW BUILDING HEIGHT |
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| The building height of the system is restricted by the diameter of the pipe. The flooring material is set directly on the panels and will in this way minimise the total building height. Please refer to the section “Flooring”. |
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| QUICK THERMAL RESPONSE |
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| The short distance and small thermal resistance between the pipe water and floor surface gives quick thermal response and possibilities of controlling temperature changes. |
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| EXCELLENT HEAT DISTRIBUTION |
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| Thanks to the aluminium foil, heat is conducted from the pipe so that an even and comfortable heat is distributed across the floor surface. |
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| FLEXIBILITY |
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| During installation, the panels are easy to work on and adjust to the specific spaces. It reduces labour time. |
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