B
Bill
no - it is the insulation (celotex) that becomes floating
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T
Tile Shop
Awwww...... I love a grey area.
Say "Floating floor" to 1000 people, 999 of them would immediately think timber or boarding loose laid on insulation. This is exactly what adhesive manufacturers class as a floating floor.
Not to be confused with a screed of the correct thickness on top of insulation, which although is technically floating as Tom says, is actually treated from a tiling perspective, as an unbonded screed and is hardly any different to any other unbonded screed laid on top of, for example, a polythene DPM. Isn't pipes on insulation covered in cement how most water-fed heated screeds are built?
At the end of the day you are just tiling onto screeded floor, and what the screed is laid on to, providing the screed is of the correct thickness (if it isn't it shouldn't be tiled) rarely comes into the equation so can be tiled as if it was just a regular sand:cement or anhydrite screed, bonded or unbonded, without issue. With heating, flexible adhesive is a must and decouple can be considered.
Say "Floating floor" to 1000 people, 999 of them would immediately think timber or boarding loose laid on insulation. This is exactly what adhesive manufacturers class as a floating floor.
Not to be confused with a screed of the correct thickness on top of insulation, which although is technically floating as Tom says, is actually treated from a tiling perspective, as an unbonded screed and is hardly any different to any other unbonded screed laid on top of, for example, a polythene DPM. Isn't pipes on insulation covered in cement how most water-fed heated screeds are built?
At the end of the day you are just tiling onto screeded floor, and what the screed is laid on to, providing the screed is of the correct thickness (if it isn't it shouldn't be tiled) rarely comes into the equation so can be tiled as if it was just a regular sand:cement or anhydrite screed, bonded or unbonded, without issue. With heating, flexible adhesive is a must and decouple can be considered.
D
Dumbo
I don't know and I see where Tom is coming from . Yes you are right about what you say about standard floor construction and in my own house I have block and beam ,dpm, celotex, polythene slip coat , water ufh followed by alpha hemihydrate although a bit thicker than you are saying . @Ajax123 is the man for this as to wether it is ok .
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Dumbo
I think you're on that (30-35) but I Might depend wether it is bonded or floating
N
Nathsamlove
Hello Lakey, this guide on retro-fitting underfloor heating by Ambiente UFH might help out? Considerations When Retro-Fitting Underfloor Heating - Ambiente UFH - https://ambienteufh.co.uk/consider-installing-retro-fit-underfloor-heating/
P
Perry
What are the pictures?
W
WetSaw
A bit of a random first post on the forum. Not promoting your company by any chance?
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