InSoFast panels provide a simple, easy way to insulate cold floors. The attachment studs provide a secure surface to screw the subfloor.
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You will need to determine what loading (weight per square foot) is acceptable for your local building codes.
For the most part, live load and dead load values for floor systems are considered “distributed loads.” The total weight is distributed or shared uniformly by the members in the floor system. InSoFast panels are uniform because they have 100% contact with the concrete and subflooring.
Our product testing determined that InSoFast panels can support 13 lbs per square inch of compressive resistance at 10% strain deformation. This equates to 1872 lbs per square foot for the design load, well within most residential construction specifications.
Table 3.4 is taken from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research’s
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Residential Structural Design Guide: 2nd Edition, depicting live load totals for residential construction. |