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[bootsmckiber]

Hi Dave,and fellow tilers,just a quick question to get some European opinions(how about them olympics eh?)I'm going to do a heated bathroom floor,I'm using a 240v cable system.It's brand name is "True Comfort"floor warming and heating systems.I don't know if you carry that brand in the motherland but here's my question.I'm going to lay my cable and then cover it with SLC(self leveling compound)now seeing I'm going into semi-retirement(real tilesetters never really retire,that's just a myth)but I'm slowly trying to unload some of my product.now the people I'm doing this for are freinds of a friends of a friends etc... I want togive them as all customers a bang on job so I was wondering if this idea of mine would be allright by British standards.I have a huge roll of fiberglass membrane so I'm trying to use it all up,now I'm thinking I could put this membrane in the SLC just to give the floor some extra muscle,I'm setting the cable on hardi-board(cement board)so does anybody see any problems with this,how about the "Nu-Heat"guy,would the fiber-glass membrane burn and give off toxic fumes or anything?That's my only concern.Thanks in advance to all responses,I'll be able to stay up past my bedtime to read my responses.cheers,Mike

 

[bootsmckiber]

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Hey Dave,could you re-route this to the new threads column,I'm not computer savvy or I would have done so from the get go,I'm interested in what the British tilers have to say on this and I have to put in my quote tomorrow,if I can add that I would be putting in a fiberglass membrane at no cost to the customer I think that would go a long way with my quote,although I think the other "Quoter "is the company because they give free estimates over the phone if you call in with your reciept number within 48hours of purchase,It's easy to give a low "free estimate"when you know your not going to be the one slugging it out,but it doesn't matter,I have to be true to myself and that means sticking to my pricesheet,but I don't mind throwing in a bit of free membrane,it's only 42Sqft,but people love the word free,thanks,Mike

 

[Gazzer]

Moved thread.

 

[pjrich]

Hi,

Some of the installers that use our products strengthen the SLC by laying a woven fibre mesh on the wet SLC. It sinks into the SLC and also helps keep cables down that might float up.

I would check if your fibre glass membrane has a temperature rating, if that is above the temp of the floor heating then I would assume that it wouldn't be a problem to use to strengthen the floor.

The type of mesh that some of the installers use is this type of product Driveway Fabric - Landscape Fabrics - Gardens - Wickes

Hope this helps