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    Grout Grout sealer recommendations

    Bump anyone?
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    Grout Grout sealer recommendations

    Can anyone recommend a grout sealer to prevent the grout getting dirty and stained? The area is approx 50sqm We went with the Bal Micromax2 Gunmetal grout but are finding that we are constantly are having to clean the grout lines
  3. J

    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    Yep agree, hopefully the heat comes through and will make sure i switch it off before going to bed!
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    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    Cheers I'll do the above and report back The floor setup is as follows On the timber floor side it was overlaid with 6mm cement boards, primed and the mat laid on top followed by the adhesive and tiles The floor sensor was positioned 300mm in between the heating cables on the timber floor...
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    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    So we isolated the mat which is on the timber floor side, disconnected the sensor which only left the mat in the concrete floor side connected for approx 6 hours. 6 hours later the floor is barely warm! you can just about feel some warmth on the tiles :( Should i leave it on longer? If so is...
  6. J

    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    Its the timber floor as you walk in its nice and warm but the rest of the floor on the timber side which had concrete boards is not as warm! The concrete side of the floor is worse!
  7. J

    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    What I cant figure out in some areas its nice and warm as how I would expect it but in some areas of the floor its barely warm!?
  8. J

    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    Yep, it was placed into conduit and taped down The mat on the timber floor side is 200w 6sqm and the concrete side it's 10sqm
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    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    The sensor was positioned in between the heating cables 300mm in I saw the mat being laid down with the self adhesive mesh backing. In some instances the mesh was removed to avoid where the kitchen units and island will be placed Would it be worth disconnecting the floor sensor from the...
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    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    Apologies in advance for the long post, hope someone can advise We've had our floor tiled a couple of weeks ago. This week we put the underfloor heating on for the first time and gradually increased the temperature by 5 degrees per day Today we've set it to 27 degrees and it has taken 6 hours...
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    Adhesive curing time

    The heating mat was placed over concrete cement boards. That's fine I'll follow the above procedure, once this is completed can i then increase use it as normal i.e set the thermostat to max? As I'm sure i read elsewhere thermal shocking of the adhesive could happen anytime if so what's the...
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    Adhesive curing time

    200 watt version has been installed https://underfloorheatingexpress.com/electric-underfloor-heating-mat-under-floor-or-tile-150-w-m2-thermostat-514.html
  13. J

    Adhesive curing time

    Bump anyone? Also once this is done, can the underfloor heating be used as normal? I.e can i put it on max temperature immediately?
  14. J

    Adhesive curing time

    How long would you recommend I keep it on for per day? I'll set it to the lowest temperature on the thermostat and then increase by 5 degrees every day
  15. J

    Adhesive curing time

    We've just had our kitchen/living room tiled and grouted the job was completed today, 45 sqm Adhesive that was used Was BAL Rapid Flex One From what I've read here I should wait 2 weeks before turning on the electric underfloor heating on and then gradually increase the temp 5 degrees per day...
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    Plank tiles setting out

    Now I'm really confused as to which layout/ pattern to go with! :oops: We're also having a 2 metre long kitchen island installed which will be 900mm wide Can anyone share any pics showing plank tiles installed in the various layouts? The tiler is starting tomorrow so need to decide!
  17. J

    Plank tiles setting out

    Cheers! I'll suggest this way to the tiler as his proposal was as per my first pic
  18. J

    Plank tiles setting out

    So kitchen direction as is but for the living room lay them length ways, as per this pic?
  19. J

    Plank tiles setting out

    Great, thanks people just to double check same direction as per the arrows for both rooms?
  20. J

    Plank tiles setting out

    Bump, can anyone please advise?

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