Konecto, or not to Konecto

[ozzie]

Not sure where to post this, so I will ask it here till someone redirects me.
I have a new home construction, with radiant floor heat. Both the upstairs and downstairs floors have concrete as floors with nothing yet put on them. I have the radiant heat working for the past month and I am now looking to install flooring.
I have looked at the konecto line of flooring and I do like the look of it, but after reading some of the problems people are having with the floor covering that is on concrete, I am not sure if it is a good choice to make.
If konecto is installed on concrete sub floor, what would be the best type of underlayment to use, if any?
The biggest question is, Should Konecto even be considered for this type of application?

[Floorguy]

I wouldn't put it over radient heated floors!!!

That stuff is way too temperature sensitive to handle the extremes.

[stullis]

It will work fine.

Have your system up and running, acclimate the product, install like normal.
No underlayment needed.

[kylenelson]

stullis is right, make sure that if you install you give plenty of acclimation time and keep the temprature of the radian heat consistent. Major flux's will more the likely shrink/expand your floor.

[alaskanmommyof4]

It would benefit you greatly if you read the manufacturers website on radiant heat. There are some rigid guidelines on the radiant floors. I would also make sure your floor is almost perfectly level. Should anything go wrong they will question your installation method, whether your floor is acceptably level and many other things. I would also make a video of your temperature and your entire installation including the acclimation. We did follow instructions - they said we did not - and it was not until we installed a third room with a videotape and many witnesses were we able to prove the product defective. But we only were able to get a partial recovery of money from the dishonest retailer and distributor not even the full cost. Metroflor will not accept the fact that their product was junk. They do have a history at this point of not being workable although it is a fact that some of their flooring has had glue issues.

Read the guidelines and follow them to a T and then make sure you record the fact that you did just so.

One of the inspectors we had did a moisture test with his fancy meter and said one of our floors was soaking wet. We did the plastic on the floor test and there was none after 6 weeks. We found after much research of talking with plumbers and meter experts that his meter actually was reading the water from the radiant tubes. He was an old guy who thought he knew everything. A seperate inspector we had confirmed he was wrong. So just a thought for you to consider - they will think of all sorts of crazy things to make sure it is your fault if the floor is defective.

[rusty baker]

Many people have installed Konecto without problems, but when there is a problem, as there is with all products, it seems to be very difficult to get a good resolution.

[Floorguy]

rusty baker said Many people have installed Konecto without problems, but when there is a problem, as there is with all products, it seems to be very difficult to get a good resolution.

In the last 2 weeks, I have got 5 calls about the off-gassing smell associated with this type of flooring.

People are living in Hotel rooms, and going back home and removing the flooring. Sleepless nights, watery eyes, burning noses, and pounding headaches?

Did Konecto change something, or is it just more and more are installing this highly marketed flooring?

[cproader]

Floorguy said Did Konecto change something, or is it just more and more are installing this highly marketed flooring?

........Mike could tell us fer sure, but I heard they changed the adhesive on the strip.........aint smelled nothin, but it does feel different........