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Alwyn
Hi,
I'm working on an old house with suspended floors on the ground floor. As we wanted to insulate the floor we decided to put in wet UFH as well.
So we've lifted the boards, used them as battens screwed underneath the joists to hold 3 inches of insulation, Wet UFH pipes and a nearly dry screed mix- about an inch - the joists were 4" thick, and I'm waiting for the screed to go off...
Now i'm planning the flooring to put on top. I've considered putting 18mm ply down and then tiling on top of that, but I'm worried that the ply will be too good an insulator and we'll never see the benefit of the UFH.
I've read that green chipboard would be cheaper than ply and also better for the UFH, but i've also read that tiling on this is not ideal.
Has anyone got any experience of this and can help me with the flooring solution??
Helpp!!
I'm working on an old house with suspended floors on the ground floor. As we wanted to insulate the floor we decided to put in wet UFH as well.
So we've lifted the boards, used them as battens screwed underneath the joists to hold 3 inches of insulation, Wet UFH pipes and a nearly dry screed mix- about an inch - the joists were 4" thick, and I'm waiting for the screed to go off...
Now i'm planning the flooring to put on top. I've considered putting 18mm ply down and then tiling on top of that, but I'm worried that the ply will be too good an insulator and we'll never see the benefit of the UFH.
I've read that green chipboard would be cheaper than ply and also better for the UFH, but i've also read that tiling on this is not ideal.
Has anyone got any experience of this and can help me with the flooring solution??
Helpp!!