Mayflower  3/4" x 3-1/4" Millrun Hickory

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Lumber Liquidators recommends floating floors -flooring not attached to the subfloor- for radiant heat applications. To ensure performance, the consumer should be aware of risks associated with nailing or gluing solid wood over radiant heat and ensure product selection and installation practices are appropriate for the application. If you choose to use solid wood, select quarter-sawn or rift-sawn materials. Note that even using solid wood species with known positive dimensional *stability characteristics than others, cannot predictably be guaranteed to perform well in every application. In addition, radiant systems if not monitored and controlled properly can negatively impact the long term finish performance of wood flooring and may result in finish chipping, peeling or hazy finish.

Here are the recommended choices for in-floor heating:

Floating floors - Most recommended because these types of floorings are installed over an underlayment and not attached or fixed to the subfloor. The flooring is free to move as a total unit to better accommodate subfloor movement and environmental fluctuations (moisture and temperature).

Engineered flooring –Works well over radiant heat because its unique plywood construction creates greater stability as each wood layer is positioned perpendicular to the other thereby resisting movement from environmental fluctuations (Depending on the selection can be nailed, glued or floated over the subflooring). If choosing engineered flooring for a radiant heat application, the consumer is advised to select a product constructed using a relatively stable wood species on the top surface. Consult your local Lumber Liquidators store or customer care for assistance if needed.

Quarter-sawn or rift-sawn – This cut or style of so

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Yes but only if you use Elastilon as your installation system. Otherwise a plywood subfloor base would would need to be installed.

Elastilon Self Adhesive Underlayment is a good option for any flat subfloor. You can use up to 3/4" thick or thinner solid or tongue and groove engineered flooring (works best with 1/2" or thicker). Floating with Elastilon needs to have an expansion break for spans over 33' on it's width, but not length.

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More information can be found by typing Elastilon in our Flooring 101 Search here -http://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/flooring/Flooring101

ELASTILON - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl-Gghmitt8 Video of basic installation.

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Subfloor needs to be 3/4" plywood, PS2 rated OSB (Oriented strand board), Sturdi-Floor, or other approved hardwood flooring subfloor for naildown installation. 15lb felt paper or White Silicone paper should be used if over a basement or crawl space. For 2nd floor or higher only red rosing paper to aid installation. Insulating underlayment like Eco Sound or Bellawood Supreme may be used for naildowns.

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You can find complete warranty information on our website through the Flooring 101 web pages Browse Categories, HARDWOOD COLLECTION, warranty. Thank you for writing in.

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We can only recommend our Bellawood Floor Cleaner, or cleaners that are safe for water based urethane finishes. Never use any polish, wax, oil soaps or cleaners that add shine to the floor. In addition, we do not recommend using steamers or wet-jet cleaning systems for hardwood because spraying can collect moisture in between board edges. The use of these products is at your own risk.
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This product is micro-beveled on all four edges.
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Millrun Hickory Solid Hardwood Flooring is a domestic species harvested, milled & finished in the USA.
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