Underfloor heating and flooring for tiling

[doug boardley]

A decoupling mat would let heat trnsfer quicker

how???

 

[doug boardley]

ply with a hardiebacker 250, and a decoupling mat, would be my way to go. There may be an initial lag in warm up time, but as long as your floor is free from deflection it's a price worth paying imo

 

[Ajax123]

I have done a similar thing in my house but the floors do not get very warm cos you are right the wooden floors are a good insulator. Have you looked at something like the Celecta Screed Board which is a gypsum based board which is a good conductor.

Another option I have seen used is a metal diffuser plate rather than timber boards. Alluminium is good for this.