Underfloor heating and cooling is a form of central heating and cooling that achieves indoor climate control for thermal comfort using hydronic or electrical heating elements embedded in a floor. Heating is achieved by conduction, radiation and convection. Use of underfloor heating dates back to the Neoglacial and Neolithic periods.
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I recently laid underfloor warm up style matt heating. Half is an old floor taken back to concrete. And half was a new screed laid a few months prior (according to customer) The floor was primed with the primer that was issued with the heating. The floor was then covered in flexible latex...
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How annoying is it when you pore your SLC over underfloor heating electrical matting and the matting (not the wires) bubbles up to the surface!! anyone got a good solution to stopping this happen or a particular brand of UFH? I have used spray floor adhesive on the matting which does help but...
I have installed underfloor heating on the first floor of my property . 15 loops that drop down a wall on the ground floor. As all of the loops drop down the wall can a manifold be installed on the wall upside down, or may this cause possible air locks. Is it best to extend a 12 port manifold to...
Andy C
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Hi, I have to price up a job for tiling 40sqm of Marble tiling with underfloor heating on a concrete floor. The customer is providing backer boards and the underfloor heating only. I will be supplying the materials and doing all the labour. The tiles are 600x400 and 10mm thick. What would you...
Hi, I have to price up a job for tiling 40sqm of Marble tiling with underfloor heating on a concrete floor. The customer is providing backer boards and the underfloor heating only. I will be supplying the materials and doing all the labour. The tiles are 600x400 and 10mm thick. What would you...
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hi just wondering if u can run underfloor heating under a shower screen I know u can't put it under cabinets, toilets ect but wasn't sure about a shower screen thanks in advance guys
craig
Hi my bathroom has underfloor heating and i had some work done in bathroom and now its not heating up the control panel says it is bt nothing any help would be good
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Not quite as the title suggests ;) but had a couple of mtrs of ufh extra, would have stuck it round perimeter of room but customer decided he'd like a warm bum to sit on whilst drying his feet :)
Hi all, just looked at a job where the customer has fixed insulation boards in an upstairs bathroom and wants underfloor heating and then fixing ceramic floor tiles. Would the tiles be prone to cracking without a de-coupling system or should i quote for laying ditra matting?
I have a job approx 20 sq metres of limestone and customer wants underfloor heat mat builder using chipboard /caber flooring then plywood I was going to self level then use ditra but have seen new ditra heat advertised online but heard it expensive seems you just set in heat cable as per...
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I am doing a job for a customer which i have been dreading!!!. Tilling the floor of their ensuite loft room bathroom. The loft room has been recently built, and has been boarded with marine ply. My plan is to screw the ply every 100mm along each joist, (joist centres are 300m). I...
Had an interesting point come up this week.i was trying to put architect off using anhydrite screed and suggested that I could fix ditra on sand cement screed after approx 5 days. I know you could do earlier. Architect then asked how long you need to leave screed before putting on underfloor...
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Hi all wanting to lay quartz tile thoughout the house with piped ufh allot of people saying no however going to do it any way just need to no anyone lay quartz tile with ufh and had success.
If so any thing I should take into consideration
Thanks
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Hey guys
After having a good chat with the guy who will be laying my tiles I've decided to go for ufh. Now the big question I've seen a few kits on eBay from different sellers and was wondering if any one has used them and what they like? The underfloor heating store seem to be shifting a fair...
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hey guys
In 2 minds wether to put underfloor heating in my kitchen. I've currently got a bitumen floor which I've read you cannot put it directly onto the floor. Now will 6mm boards be ok to put down then lay it on top of that? (trying to minimise the height of the finished floor level).
Is...
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Hi. I am a keen DIY enthusiast over many years. Came to this site when researching UFH. One job I did not enjoy previously was using self levelling compound - it did not level! maybe too thick? However as I am thinking of laying UFH loose cable I will need to use it so any tips would be...
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Electric Underfloor Heating forum becomes Underfloor Heating Forum covering both Electric and Water Underfloor Heating Systems.
Underfloor Heating Forum for all discussion related to both water underfloor heating systems and electric underfloor heating systems. Including preparing the floor...
Yet another heat system to to tile over with porcelain tiles.
Anyone fixed on top of this system.
water pipes clip in to the board which is 16mm thick and gets stuck to sub base.
there is a metal diffuser plate on top which you tile straight on top of.
a lady at warm up kindly said that they...
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