Self Adhesive or Not

[pjrich]

Hi all,

Continuing with our constant product development we are now considering whether to make the Elektra heating mats with a self adhesive backing.

At the moment they are not, so you have the option to turn the mat upside down so the heating cable is under the fibre glass mesh. The mesh then acts as mechanical protection when you're troweling adhesive over the mat.

Your input on this would be much appreciated as it's always important to us that we supply want the customer wants:hurray:

Thanks,

 

[DHTiling]

Hi pete..

Personally i prefer a self adhesive matt and it is less taping to do ,to prevent the matt lifting as i pour slc over it...

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

i prefer self adhesive matting

 

[225driver]

self adhesive sounds great still py slc over top though

 

[White Room]

Sounds good to me

 

[doug boardley]

self adhesive is good, but I can't get it to stick to concrete or slc:mad2:

 

[DHTiling]

self adhesive is good, but I can't get it to stick to concrete or slc:mad2:

Prime it first...sbr makes it stick...:smilewinkgrin:

 

[davy_G]

Sticky for me and all.

 

[pjrich]

Thanks to everyone that has voted so far.

This type of feedback is really important.

 

[Daz]

Having had to lay a self adhesive mat this week, I prefer Not self adhesive.

These are my reasons:

I had a 10 sqm mat to fit into a kitchen diner. I started laying the mat cutting the backing to twist and turn it to fill the appropriate area. My first attempt left me with far too much mat to easily route the remaining wire around the border, so back to square one..:mad2:. Re-laid the mat, this time having to go closer to the borders and cut the backing accordingly to shorten the amount left at he end. This left me with many "short" bits of mat that were now being stuck down for the second / third time. I also had to flip the mat a couple of times to make certain turns so the self adhesive, obviously, was no good here. By the time I applied the slc the wires were riding up, so complete nightmare tbh.

All in all, I found the self adhesive mat a proper pain in the rear and would choose a non-self adhesive mat everytime .

I prefer to "dry" lay the mat and only stick it down when I'm happy, this way the wires are more likely to remain under the slc.

 

[DHTiling]

when you have akward lay outs for ufh, then use a loose wire system...much easier..IMHO..

 

[Daz]

Customer had bought it all from TG before I got a say :incazzato:. Had to put the 2 sqm mat in their hallway, as there was no way that would go in the kitchen too :lol::lol:.

 

[DHTiling]

Like when i went to install a mat 3.5 mtr floor( tight) and the mat was 4 mtrs...

......customers....

 

[grumpygrouter]

I have only laid 3 floors with ufh...all with the mat system and the last one being Devi which was sticky.....cable all the way for me from know on...I find mats a real pain!!!

 

[faithhealer]

for my two penn'orth, I like a 'claggy' mat