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Would a reflective barrier between the subfloor and warmboard improve heating efficacy? – GreenBuildingAdvisor
- December 24, 2025
- Posted by: wendy
- Category: Uncategorized
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chicagofarbs | Posted in General Questions on
Installing warmboard in a few days and we are wondering if laying down a reflective barrier ontop of the plywood subfloor before putting the warmboard down would do anything to help keep the heating going upward.
I know the warmboard aluminum top is supposed to distribute heat but it seems like some will inevitably go down (into the crawl below).
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