heating

  1. Chris Gibbs

    heating under carpet as well as tile

    I have a job to do in this lovely house... under tile heating in all bathrooms and en-suites. Thing is though in the two main bedrooms he doesn't want to see a radiator on the walls so asked if I could continue the under floor heating under his carpet. the flooring at the moment is wayrock...
  2. B

    Mosaics over electric UFH & chipboard?

    Hi all :) Installing an Impey wetroom former/tray & tanking kit. The floor will be tanked, then electric UFH, then mosaics... but before that, the existing subfloor is P5 grade chipboard which is in good condition. I assume I'll need something over the top of that before tanking, i.e. thin...
  3. L

    Tray Former & Underfloor heating

    I'm looking for a bit of advise. I have fitted wet rooms before using tray formers and i have laid electric underfloor heating before, but never combining the two. Im looking to see what you guys think of my plans. The existing floor is a timber floor. I plan on putting kingspan insulation...
  4. H

    Hairline cracks on a new floor

    So I've returned to a job today to put some tiled skirts on and I see hairline cracks on the floor! Only in grout lines. 30m2 floor 600x600 porcelain tiles double buttered with tile master rapid setaflex onto dura Matt and using grout 3000. Floor was Alfa hemi hydrate that's been moisture tested...
  5. M

    Tiling in a room with suspended and concrete floor, with under floor heating

    Hi. We are tiling a ground floor kitchen that is half suspended floor (100x50 joists on 300 spacing, with supports every 1200mm) and half concrete slab. The concrete slab has just been poured and once insulation has been added, it will have UFH pipes buried in the screed top layer. The tiles to...
  6. Chris_32

    Underfloor Running Costs

    Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knew roughly the cost of running electric underfloor heating? I am aware that different systems will be slightly different but just a general estimate from peoples experience. I am asking as was building an extension in our house and weighing up the cost of...
  7. A

    Electric Underfloor Heating Mat

    Hi All, Need an advice with regards to underfloor heating and which brand to go for... Need about 7m2 200w for my conservatory, 6m2 150w for kitchen and around 2m2 150w for bathroom. There is so many brands to choose from Warmup, ProWarm, WarmStar, Underfloor Heating Co and I'm bit lost as...
  8. F

    Vario pro

    Been asked to tile a floor, 20m over a sand and cement screed that's literally not been laid yet and they don't want to wait for 100+ days Has anyone used vario pro over a screed in this situation? I know they say you can do it, I was recommended using tilemaster ultimate, any more thoughts?
  9. U

    Happy Christmas from the team at Uheat underfloor heating

    Happy Christmas from the team at Uheat underfloor heating!
  10. A

    is wet underfloor heating expensive to run?

    I am in the middle of house remodelling and I am wanting to install wet underfloor heating across a 128 square meter area but I have been told by my neighbour that it is really expensive to run and to look in to it. He told me that it cost him £500 in heating oil in one month to run his...
  11. M

    Myson Micro Board piped heating boards..

    Evening all, Just been to see a job where the customer is wanting to use this system over existing concrete floors. New one on me and had a quick Google but all Myson literature is very basic and vague. Anyone had any experience of it? If so, is it just an adhesive fix down to a...
  12. B

    Ist underfloor heating job

    Hi Guys, never used underfloor heating before but I'm doing one this week. Only 3 metre square, loose wire Prowarm on old but good condition floorboards. The data sheet says no mention as such of Hardiebacker, we have some 6mm insulation boards on site already. Is it Hardiebacker as normal...
  13. jobdone

    Damaged electric under floor heating cable

    I have managed to damage the cable on my kitchen floor while making a few modifications to the floor. Does anyone know a repair company in the west surrey area. GU24 post code. Many thanks
  14. A

    Epoxy Grout on a Heated screed / Under floor heating

    Can you use expoxy grout over a heated screed or an under floor heating system? YES YOU CAN. Mapei, Ardex, BAL , Tilemaster, Mapei and Weber all say there is absolutely no problem in this procedure. There are a few guide line to follow when doing this: 1. Make sure the screed has been...
  15. J

    Electric Ufh Prices M2

    I'm due to lay my first ufh system on a new build. It's 30m2 but prob 20m heated with 6mm insulation boards. How much do people charge per m2 to lay ufh
  16. Kyle Knowles

    Best Adhesive To Fix Porcelain Tile To Ditra Over Plywood With Underfloor Heating

    I've bin reading rather a lot on this subject as it will be the first time I've used ditra over ply with heating and I'd like some information fron the fellas who do this all the time Much appreciated
  17. Kyle Knowles

    Ditra On Water Pipe Underfloor Heating

    I've got a job roughly 70 sqm it's on new 22mm ply with wet underfloor heating it's all solid and level I'm just concerned about cracking due to the expansion and contractions can u use ditra over underfloor heating on ply I know u can use the tile master mat and the bal rapid mat Any tips and...
  18. H

    Heat Resistant Adhesive

    I was just wondering what people use as a good heat resistant time adhesive for slate tiles, possibly got a small area of 6m² to do Topps do one for £25 for approx 4m² Thanks
  19. F

    The Underfloor Heating Store

    I touched on this topic the other day and I have come across it again pricing up a pro warm kit. The 2.5m Mat 150w on there site - £165 with standard thermostat. The same kit on eBay sold by them. £125! Makes the 10% trade discount they offered me pretty pointless. Anyone else found this?
  20. D

    Electric Underfloor Options And Mosaic Tiling

    Hi guys, I have a customer who wants to put electric underfloor of approx 3m2 into a 6m2 bathroom with a timber floor. No big problem there I hear you all say....lol. The tiles they want to use are whats causing me some concern or rather the build up to the tiles I should say, they have picked...

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