Would you bother with 2 mats?

[macten]

12m2 conservatory floor so ideally 11m2 mat.
Would you bother with 2 mats or do you think 10m2 mat opened up a bit would suffice?
Trav tiles so should heat up nicely.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

10m sq will do for me - no one walks 30cm to the walls.

 

[macten]

Thanks TJ

 

[Flintstone]

Dcm pro or vario pro and you will get your uncoupling and heating in one and will be able to get perfect size

 

[macten]

Quite pricey but look like much less faff

 

[Flintstone]

what uncoupling were you planning on using ?

 

[macten]

Going to go with Mapetex anti frac membrane on account I've got loads of it in the garage

 

[Flintstone]

Ah well that's it then if you already have it. Generally tho, those systems, you lay the mat, put the wire in and it's good to go, goes down really fast, instead of having to put the wires down, level it, fit uncoupling mat on top. Work it out next time for cost

 

[WetSaw]

...or Ditra heat.

 

[macten]

Even more pricey!

 

[WetSaw]

Quality costs. Then remember it's your uncoupling as well and tile straight on, no SLC needed.

 

[macten]

Wonder how it would compare in price?
Currently 10m2 160W/m2 Raychem mat £350
Thermostat £64
And if I had to buy the membrane say about £140
SLC say £40.
So about £600 ( Obviously not including cost of thermal boards)

 

[Matt Bott]

Probably looking about £1000 for ditra heat thermal that's full kit rough estimate

 

[macten]

Anyone know the likely DCM pro price?

 

[One Day]

Try the forum sponsors Uheat. Their variopro system came in under 50% of Ditra Heat price and I get good schluter prices.
Don't forget that the time you save installing these, is profit made.

 

[Matt Bott]

Electric Undertile Heating Cable with HeatBase Decoupling Membrane - https://www.uheat.co.uk/electric-undertile-heating-cable-with-heatbase-decoupling-membrane

 

[Matt Bott]

That's cheap

 

[Time's Ran Out]

That's cheap

Competitive.

 

[WetSaw]

I'm very limited in choice here. The Uheat stuff looks good and if it's good enough for Imp it'd be good enough for me. Do they do a Ditra heat duo equivalent with insulation built in as well?

 

[macten]

Electric Undertile Heating Cable with HeatBase Decoupling Membrane - https://www.uheat.co.uk/electric-undertile-heating-cable-with-heatbase-decoupling-membrane

Impressive - do forum members get 5% off?
What wattage per m2 is that?

 

[Flintstone]

Only ditra heat duo claims that feature. I think £40 is optimistic for slc, I always expect 2 meters per bag, so that's 5 bags for 10m area to give a propper covering. As impish said, the time to install these systems is probably half the time of doing the other way with mat, level, uncouple

 

[macten]

Gonna give U heat a call as I'm intrigued.
I can't imagine I'd use 5 bags to just cover the cables but if I did it would be £65.
Did forget the cost for a 2 part to stick the mapetex down with though.

 

[Flintstone]

Not sure what slc your using at that price!

 

[LM]

The slc needs to be fibre reinforced.

 

[macten]

Weber floor flex at £11.99 a bag at my local CTD atm.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Weber floor flex at £11.99 a bag at my local CTD atm.

Plus vat tho

 

[Uheat - Jake]

Hiya guys, hope everyone had a good weekend?

Our HeatBase system is exactly the same as the Variopro however without the steep price range. You'd be getting the same decoupling membrane however you'd be getting a brand leading heating cable made by Elektra which is sold worldwide.

Our website price is also our retail price so if you guys opened an account with us and used your special forum discount you'd be looking at a lot better price.

Give me a call on 01394 593305

 

[Dumbo]

I pay £12 all in for fibre reinforced thick bed leveller

 

[LM]

I pay £12 all in for fibre reinforced thick bed leveller

Which brand do you use?

 

[macten]

If you don't mind using Bal one day , mapei the next job or weber the one after that then CTD (at least the one I use) you're looking at around £12 all in - they've always got a deal on at least one of them. Even cheaper if you buy 10+ bags