electric ufh on plywood

[Mortarforker]

Maybe this has been read wrong..

I take it as cement board cuts around the perimeter of the room and then you screeded over the ufh.. so in theory it is the same as using the SLC's that we use in the uk..but you use thinset instead.. Have i got that right.?

So you are not laying cement boards over the ufh, just around the perimeter as screed levelling heights..?

Correct..I have had too many failures with self leveling compounds..They either don't stick to the primer..Or too much water or not enough water...it has to be the right enviroment for it to work perfectly..I use thinset because I can control how wet I make it and how I can burn it into the flooring beneath..Then I alway's let it dry all the way...Then continue to install a membrane over the top of it..This is just my method and I let my customer know that I warranty my work for 5 years..Everyone has there own way..But this is mine and I trust it..:8:

 

[DHTiling]

I thought some had read your method wrong..:lol:

We have Fibre modified slc's here now and they are perfect foe UFH etc.. really good compared to what slc's were 2 yrs ago or so..

 

[Mortarforker]

Maybe this has been read wrong..

I take it as cement board cuts around the perimeter of the room and then you screeded over the ufh.. so in theory it is the same as using the SLC's that we use in the uk..but you use thinset instead.. Have i got that right.?

So you are not laying cement boards over the ufh, just around the perimeter as screed levelling heights..?

I am installing a heating mat this week..I will take pics of how I do it and post them..:drool5:

 

[doug boardley]

my apologies for mis-reading your post.......but I'll still be using the slc's that I use and trust:smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

That would be good... .. look forward to them.

 

[Aston]

good to read all the different views and techniques . usa and australia are right up there when it comes to preparation and installation work prior to tiling.

the main thing i think we'd all agree on is, we are all passionate about our standards of work on here.

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some threads in the underfloor heating forum. You can now find and search for both electric underfloor heating and water underfloor heating threads. By the way, if you feel some of the threads you want to be seen at the top of the forum need to be bumped back, for the next month or so from now, feel free to do that. Although it's not usually something we allow, whilst we're going through this process of changing over forum software, we see the need for this to happen.