Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe (2 TOG) with Duralay Durafit 500 (0.83 TOG) gives a combined 1.83 in-situ TOG. Whether that passes the 2.5 TOG underfloor heating limit and what to do.

Updated 05 September 2026.

Combined TOG result

Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe and Duralay Durafit 500: combined TOG for underfloor heating

The combined TOG for Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe over Duralay Durafit 500, worked against the UHMA underfloor heating rule.

1.52.5
1.83TOG in situ
Marginal · limit 2.5
Published TOG stack (carpet + underlay)
carpet 2
underlay 0.83
limit

Combined against the UHMA 2.5 TOG underfloor-heating limit. Under 1.5 also suits a low-temperature heat pump.

Carpet TOGUnderlay TOGPassMarginalFail
Combined in-situ TOG is 1.83, under the 2.5 TOG limit, so Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe with Duralay Durafit 500 is suitable for a standard underfloor heating system. It is above 1.5 TOG, so on a low-temperature heat pump run choose a thinner underlay.
The combined-TOG calculation
CarpetCormar Natural Berber Deluxe (2 TOG)
UnderlayDuralay Durafit 500 (0.83 TOG)
Published sum2.83 TOG
UHMA in-situ correctionminus 1 TOG
Combined in-situ TOG1.83 TOG
Standard UFH limit2.5 TOG
Heat pump targetunder 1.5 TOG

Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe is rated 2 TOG and Duralay Durafit 500 is rated 0.83 TOG. Laid together the combination is what the underfloor heating has to warm through.

The published TOG figures add to 2.83. The UHMA rule subtracts 1 TOG because tests showed real in-situ resistance runs about a TOG below the paper sum, giving 1.83 TOG. On a heat pump running low flow temperatures the floor has less heat to push, so aim under 1.5 TOG and prefer the thinnest underlay in this range.

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Questions and answers

Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe and Duralay Durafit 500: combined TOG for underfloor heating?

Combined in-situ TOG is 1.83, under the 2.5 TOG limit, so Cormar Natural Berber Deluxe with Duralay Durafit 500 is suitable for a standard underfloor heating system. It is above 1.5 TOG, so on a low-temperature heat pump run choose a thinner underlay.