Fitting Underfloor Heating Under Tiles

A sketch is made of the floor to determine the size of the underfloor heating mat needed and marked to indicate where it should be placed including the position of it s power supply connections.

Fitting underfloor heating under tiles.

The area where the floor heating is to be fitted is measured. Apply weberfloor flex self levelling compound up to 50mm deep 10mm maximum for wooden substrated or until the warming elements are covered by at least 3mm. Lay tile apply grout. Warmup prowire 10m under tile heating.

There are special high density boards available that are designed so that you can tile straight on top of. If possible always insulate under your underfloor heating system. Turn it off and allow to cool. Or you can use the flat side of the trowel and float a skim coat of thin set that just covers the heating wire then lay tile in a second step.

In other words fitting underfloor heating onto existing floors means removing the existing floor covering adding insulation boards if necessary installing the heater on them and then laying down a new floor covering above the heating system. To lay laminate flooring engineered hardwood flooring or carpets onto a new floor screed with water underfloor heating is one of the easier jobs. Square so each tile will span two or more sections of cable. The boards are available from only 6mm in thickness making possible to install in areas with limited floor height.

There are no special procedures to follow just the manufacturers instruction on how to treat the flooring and our tips on fitting laminate flooring on this page. Browse through our underfloor heating category. Draw the layout lines for the tile on the floor. Floor tiles can be laid over electric underfloor heating.

Select tile that s at least 6 in. Browse through our underfloor heating category. Install underfloor heating system in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions and test that it works. Hurry order by tuesday 15th september for up to 50 off.

Or you can pour a layer of self leveling cement let dry then lay tile laminate carpet linoleum or other types of floating and glued down floors. Allow 3 hours before foot traffic.