{"id":9651,"date":"2025-09-17T09:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=9651"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:30:52","slug":"sleepers","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/glossary\/sleepers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strapping placed on an existing floor to create &ldquo;sleeper bays&rdquo; in which to <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_597f0993d8acb7f9bdf20df1b39c57b8\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>run<\/span> radiant tubing. Most often, 2X4&rsquo;s laying flat, 16&Prime; on center, act as the best <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_aa222edde7815f6ef72feb62ab1b563b\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sleepers<\/span>. They raise the floor 1 1\/2&Prime; and allow adequate room for even the largest tubing. <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_d9a872d269c066748f882a4c711c80c8\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>Sand<\/span> or <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_568f830d3e920efaca9c000fbe6aa146\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">concrete<\/span> is generally placed over the tubing, between the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_aa222edde7815f6ef72feb62ab1b563b\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sleepers<\/span>, and the <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_aa222edde7815f6ef72feb62ab1b563b\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sleepers<\/span> are then used 1) to <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_ef5aba65117e41ce188b43a31fadd622\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">screed<\/span> across in the case of a <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_568f830d3e920efaca9c000fbe6aa146\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">concrete<\/span> floor, or 2) for nailing down the finished floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strapping placed on an existing floor to create &ldquo;sleeper bays&rdquo; in which to <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_597f0993d8acb7f9bdf20df1b39c57b8\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">run<\/span> radiant tubing. Most often, 2X4&rsquo;s laying flat, 16&Prime; on center, act as the best <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_aa222edde7815f6ef72feb62ab1b563b\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sleepers<\/span>. They raise the floor 1 1\/2&Prime; and allow adequate room for even the largest tubing. <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_d9a872d269c066748f882a4c711c80c8\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Sand<\/span> or <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_568f830d3e920efaca9c000fbe6aa146\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">concrete<\/span> is generally placed over the tubing, between the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9651","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sleepers | Warmzone Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/glossary\/sleepers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sleepers | Warmzone Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Strapping placed on an existing floor to create &ldquo;sleeper bays&rdquo; in which to run radiant tubing. 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