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Hi folks
I've got a suspended wood floor in my kitchen that currently has tiles on 6mm ply on top of the floor boards. I'm pulling the tiles up cos they're old and lots are broken and want to put electric under floor heating down then slate tiles.
I've been reading and know the ideal would be insulating plates on the boards/ply and then the heat mats but I'm going to be pushed for height as I don't want to have to pull out all the kitchen units.
Is it possible to stick the ufh mats directly onto the ply and tile straight on top or do I need some slc before tiling? The heating would be a second source of heat as I already have a radiator that I am keeping so having the most efficient insulation isn't my primary concern. The floor is solid too, the broken tiles are from when they were lifted when installing the heating.
To muddy the water further, I am thinking of continuing the heating into the hall which is concrete at the same level as the ply in the kitchen. Is there a problem in putting the ufh straight onto the concrete? I'm not too bothered about having it in the hall, I can finish it in the kitchen if it is going to cause problems.
Any advice would be great!
I've got a suspended wood floor in my kitchen that currently has tiles on 6mm ply on top of the floor boards. I'm pulling the tiles up cos they're old and lots are broken and want to put electric under floor heating down then slate tiles.
I've been reading and know the ideal would be insulating plates on the boards/ply and then the heat mats but I'm going to be pushed for height as I don't want to have to pull out all the kitchen units.
Is it possible to stick the ufh mats directly onto the ply and tile straight on top or do I need some slc before tiling? The heating would be a second source of heat as I already have a radiator that I am keeping so having the most efficient insulation isn't my primary concern. The floor is solid too, the broken tiles are from when they were lifted when installing the heating.
To muddy the water further, I am thinking of continuing the heating into the hall which is concrete at the same level as the ply in the kitchen. Is there a problem in putting the ufh straight onto the concrete? I'm not too bothered about having it in the hall, I can finish it in the kitchen if it is going to cause problems.
Any advice would be great!
