Typical r-values of flooring goods and materials, Infloorboard™ application & installation manual, Design & performance – Infloor Infloorboard User Manual
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DESIGN & PERFORMANCE
Material
Typical R-Value
R-Value Per Inch
Typical Thickness
Plywood
0.825
1.10
0.750
0.275
1.10
0.250
Softwood
0.825
1.10
0.750
Sheet Vinyl
0.200
1.60
0.125
Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)
0.200
1.60
0.125
Linoleum
0.400
1.60
0.250
Linoleum
0.200
1.60
0.125
Dense Rubber Flooring
0.250
1.30
0.325
Recycled Rubber Flooring
1.100
2.20
0.500
Cork
1.125
3.00
0.375
Cork/MDF/Laminate
1.175
2.35
0.500
Brick
3.375
2.25
1.500
Marble
0.400
0.80
0.500
Ceramic Tile
0.250
1.00
0.250
Thinset Mortar
0.050
0.40
0.125
MDF/Plastc Laminate
0.500
1.00
0.500
Laminate Floor Pad
0.300
1.92
0.160
Engineered Wood
0.250
1.00
0.250
Engineered Wood
0.375
1.00
0.375
Engineered Wood
0.625
1.00
0.625
Engineered Wood
0.750
1.00
0.750
Engineered Wood Flooring Pad
0.200
1.60
0.125
Engineered Bamboo
0.720
0.96
0.750
Oak
0.638
0.85
0.750
Ash
0.750
1.00
0.750
Maple
0.750
1.00
0.750
Pine
0.975
1.30
0.750
Fir
0.900
1.20
0.750
Carpet Pad/Slab Rubber 33lb
0.320
1.28
0.250
Carpet Pad/Slab Rubber 33lb
0.480
1.28
0.375
Carpet Pad/Slab Rubber 33lb
0.640
1.28
0.500
Carpet Pad/ Waffle Rubber 25 lb
0.620
2.48
0.250
Carpet Pad/Waffle Rubber 25 lb
1.240
2.48
0.500
Hair Jute
1.940
3.88
0.500
Hair Jute
1.250
3.88
0.325
Prime Urethane
1.400
4.30
0.325
Prime Urethane
2.150
4.30
0.500
Bonded Urethane
1.350
4.20
0.325
Bonded Urethane
2.100
4.20
0.500
Carpet
0.700
2.80
0.250
Carpet
1.050
2.80
0.375
Carpet
1.400
2.80
0.500
Carpet
1.750
2.80
0.625
Carpet
2.100
2.80
0.750
Wool Carpet
1.575
4.20
0.375
Wool Carpet
2.100
4.20
0.500
Plywood Underlayment (1/4 )
TYPICAL R-VALUES OF FLOORING GOODS AND MATERIALS