MaxHeatChip Grooved Chipboard 22mm: pipe grooves already cut (video guide)

MaxHeatChip is a 22mm P5 moisture-resistant chipboard floor panel with the pipe grooves already cut. It replaces a standard chipboard deck on joists: screw it down, press the pipe in and cover it with a top board.

Here is how it fits and what to check, with the data sheet and install manual to download below.

Key facts

• 22mm P5 moisture-resistant chipboard
• 4 grooves per board at 150mm centres
• Radius returns at both ends
• 600mm wide, 1200 or 2400mm lengths
• Versions for 12mm or 16mm pipe
• Replaces a chipboard deck on joists

How to fit it

1. Lay across the joists, never along, with a 10mm expansion gap
2. Land every end on a joist
3. Glue joints with D4 PU adhesive, screw at about 150mm centres
4. Press the pipe in flush, flush one loop at a time
5. Pressurise to 6 bar for 1 hour
6. Cover with the 6mm foil-backed top board and mark the runs

Buy it

The MaxHeatChip Grooved Chipboard Panel (22mm) is available from MaxHeatUFH. Order by 12pm on a working day for next working day UK delivery. Trade customers see their trade price when logged in.

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