insulation

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    Insulation Boards on Weyrock

    Hi all, Got my dad's en-suite to tile, planning on laying some electric underfloor heating down and just want verification. It's a weyrock floor currently. My plan was to lay insulation board (link below) on top of the weyrock, then the UFH with some self levelling compound on top of it, and...
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    Hardiebacker under Insulation boards?

    Hi Guys, in my current bathroom job its been a late decision to have an electric underfloor heating mat. Its 18mm chipboard well screwed down and I've bought, cut and laid 6mm Hardiebacker but not fixed or glued it yet. Shall i do away with the Hardie and just screw and glue 6mm insulation...
  3. A

    Wet tray and insulation under

    have to install a new wet tray in my bathroom conversion. The rest of the house the floors have been finished with dpc Radon barrier, 3 inch concrete, 3 inch insulation, heavy gauge dpc then 3 inch of screed. In my bathroom, I haven't installed the insulation or screed yet! Will be doing this...
  4. M

    insulation boards

    hi all I have a concrete floor to tile with electric heating and 10mm slate I have seen these boards called xp pro insulation boards I usually use the insulated tile backerboards has anyone used these boards and advise me cheers
  5. S

    Preparation Laid Insulation Boards Without Adhesive

    Hi Folks After a bit of advice please. I am DIY installing elec UFH and tiles into my kitchen before the new kitchen is fitted. The floor is a concrete slab which I surfaced with a layer of flexible self levelling compound. Then laid 6mm polystyrene insulation boards onto which I laid the UFH...
  6. F

    Priming Insulation Boards

    who usually primes the back of a cement coated board? I have some times and not others
  7. J

    Adhesive Advice For Fixing Insulation Boards

    Guys, Just looking for some advice on fitting some insulation boards. I have removed the asphalt so back to a concrete floor as asphalt was very loose and breaking up - came up easy. Now looking to but 10mm ins boards down, once primed.......my question is: For a concrete floor would you use a...
  8. F

    No More Ply, Or Insulation Boards?

    how do chaps, been reading on here from time to time and thought I would sign up, so,ex good info on here. I have a job coming up, 90sqm or large format porcelain. The floor is concrete and is having underfloor heating mat throughout. The question is what to put down first, just concerned about...
  9. J

    Insulation Boards

    What thickness should the insulation board be when laying onto a concrete subfloor. I have to install electric underfloor heating and porcelain tiles.
  10. T

    extruded foam insulation board

    has anyone tiled directly onto this foam backer? no cement coating, just foam with electric ufh mat? can't say I fancy risking it.:nonod:
  11. J

    Laying limestone over T2 reflecta insulation board

    Looking at a job wher the spec is 45-50mm screed laid over existing concrete base . two large areas . the reflecta panel which is 13mm thick has an aluminium face on which t2reflecta -p-fix primer is applied before any flex adhesive can apparently be used to fix 20 mm limestone on top . the...
  12. R

    Insulation board issue

    Hi All, Got an interesting one in a couple of weeks, existing kitchen is tiled and new tiling flowing into new conservatory. Floor has been screed-ed but the bloke has not left me much height to play with even though it was requested he did. Currently I have height for adhesive and tile and...
  13. D

    Swimming pool insulation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGRSTBPTU2I this is how we insulate our swimming pools,:thumbsup:
  14. R

    insulation boards on concrete

    I got about 40 m2 of porcelain floor to do. concrete slab, insulation boards, heating wire, and tile. Do you screw or just glue insulation boards to concrete? cheers.
  15. Chalker

    Underfloor on insulation boards

    What's everyone's preferred method of securing loose wire element to insulation board before slc? obviously tape, but I think personally it covers too much floor. :thumbsup:
  16. T

    Leveling insulation boards

    Hi all Anyone know if it's possible to flatten/level out a 28m2 floor using 6mm insulation boards? Customer is having UFH, his current substrate is concrete and it is pretty all over the place with plenty of high and low spots...... was gonna get rid of some of the high spots using my grinder...
  17. aflemi

    ufh mat over 25mm ply. Need insulation boards?

    I haven't laid ufh on suspended floor for a while, just wanted to check procedure. Have lifted old floor boards as rubbish, plan to lay 25mm exterior ply onto joists then 160w ufh mat, fibre slc and tile with mapei keraquick with latex plus. Tiles are 20mm X 90mm wood effect 10mm porc. Anything...
  18. S

    Ctd contract insulation boards

    Anybody know if these boards are water resistant or water proof?
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    Tile over tiles ufh insulation boards?

    Hi, I have a concrete kitchen floor job that has porcelain tiles with ufh that doesn't work so I have been asked to re-tile and fit new ufh . I'm not sure if the previous tiler used insulation boards under the ufh. My question is would it be ok if I had the height under the kitchen units to fit...
  20. Dan

    Electric Underfloor Heating Insulation Preference and Options?

    What is your current preference of electric underfloor heating insulation? And where do you buy from? (I appreciate price is probably trade price so don't mention it if it is please - this is in the public forums)

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