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    Electric UFH Layer/prep for tiling with UFH on wooden floorboards

    Hi, So I can’t find any solid information on this topic. For context, I am wanting tiles floor with underfloor heating from the kitchen into the living/dining room (joining rooms via a door) so basically the whole downstairs. While having a new kitchen installed prior to tiling I was advised to...
  2. J

    Tiling on suspended floor with UFH

    Hi everyone. I’ve just taken on a large refurbishment of a property. Ive taken the job on from a previous developer who fell out with the customer. The costumer wants the downstairs of the house tiled but I have concerns about the floor as it is. The floor areas are suspended timber floors, 175...
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    Electric UFH Staplegunning UFH Stickymat to prevent it rising/floating into SLC?

    In two minds as to whether to go for UFH stickymat (followed by decoupling membrane on top) or more expensive UFH decoupler 2 in 1 system If the former, has anyone had luck preventing the stickymat from floating up into the levelling compound by staple gunning the mat itself onto the tile...
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    Tile over uneven terracota/brick tile (??) over wet UFH

    Hello! I’m hoping I can get some advice on what to do in my kitchen RE wanting to replace the existing tiles that are over wet underfloor heating. The Kitchen is in an extension that was built 5 or so years ago. The floor is concrete, 100mm cellotex, wet underfloor pipes, 50 or 60mm screed on...
  5. D

    Best floor and UFH

    I have 15mm - 18mm between my FFL and the top of my bifold base. 1. What’s the best floor to use with wet UFH? We have about 75mm of screed on top of the UFH. 2. Am I forced into a thinner tile? Ideally we will need about 1mm non fracture mat, and a 1.5mm of adhesive. Is this correct? 3...
  6. R

    Electric UFH and Quartz Tiles Advise needed

    We are in a process of re-decorating our kitchen - approx 25m2. For the new kitchen decided to fit Quartz worktops and thinking of putting Quartz tiles 60x60 on the floor to match. The floor is concrete and has been tiled before with Porcelain tiles 45x45, which we removed. Can we use Electric...
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    Water UFH Hairline cracks on multiple tiles in a small kitchen floor with ufh

    Hi everyone.....im new to the forum and I'm looking for some help and advice please. I tiled a small (14 sq meter) kitchen floor with UFH (water pipe type and approx 75mm below concrete surface) approx 1 year ago. Perimeter is allowed to expand, quality flexible self levelling compound and...
  8. S

    insulation board help please (no UFH)

    1950s ex council house, solid concrete floors, about to have the ground floor tiled - hall, kitchen, utility and bathroom in 10mm porcelain tiles. Hopefully it's not too silly of a decision, but to keep installation and running costs down, we've decided not to install UFH in most of it (but...
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    Newly laid porcelain floor tiles over UFH, showing lines,

    new porcelain floor tiles laid 4 weeks ago over new electric heating matts. Heating only connected a week ago and dark lines showing on most tiles? possible causes? Any help/ guidance appreciated. Laid by tiler not DIY.
  10. J

    UFH tiling problem

    Hi everyone I need some advice from the collective mind. I've tiled a kitchen floor which has water UFH the tiles were 30 so metres of 1200x600 porcelain the adhesive was single part flexible rapid, grout is bal flexable grout i also fitted idrobuild anticrack matting i used a 15mm notched...
  11. E

    Lifting tiles over wet UFH

    We are just about to rip out a travertine bathroom. Breaks my heart as the wall tiles look great and there's a 1700x1000mm travertine shower tray. The floor tiles aren't so great. There's clearly been an issue at some stage and half the floor tiles had to be lifted. They've not been able to get...
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    Preventing tiles cracking/moving on suspended floor wet ufh

    Hello, just seeking some much appreciated advice about tiling over a wet ufh system which is being installed in a 31m2 room with a suspended floor. We’ve bought an ufh system which is specifically designed for this kind of retrofit (Nu Heat lo pro max). The ufh will be encased in self-levelling...
  13. Ciriboyc

    Natural Stone Flagstones over UFH

    Hi all, not sure if this is really the right place for this, but here goes... I'm renovating a small (75m²) cottage. I installed underfloor heating and the concrete slab wa poured over a year ago, so I'm guessing it's good and dry at this stage:) I'd like to finish it with a flagstone floor...
  14. Ciriboyc

    Laying Flagstones over UFH

    Hi all, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place at all with this, but here goes..... I'm renovating an old rubble walled cottage (1800s)..so most of the work carried out with Lime Mortar etc. I'd like to finish it with a flagstone floor, but my plumber is a little worried about the heat...
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    Transition from tiles with UFH to carpet

    I'm tiling the bathroom floor with UFH heating and was wondering what to use to transition from the tiles in the bathroom to the carpet in the hallway. The tiled floor will be made up of addy - 3mm insulation board - 6mm UFH with SLC - 5mm addy 5mm tiles - 10mm Total would be approx 29mm for...
  16. S

    UFH and herringbone porecelain

    Hi, I’ve just had an extension added to my kitchen. The new kitchen space will be roughly half and half (total 56m2) with the original half having no UFH and the new half will have a wet system installed. I’ve bought 90cm x 15 cm tiles which I want laying in herringbone style. I’m now concerned...
  17. faceman

    Floor tiles debonding after UFH turned on

    Hi I've got a problem on a building site with a floor. The UFH was turned on last week and now the floor tiles have debonded. In my opinion the floor was to hot but was assured the manifold was set to low. However the wall stat read 22 degrees. I was told if the doors were kept shut the heating...
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    tiling on timber with ufh

    Hi Ive been browsing your forums over the years looking for guidance for odd tiling DIY tasks, and the advice I have read has been very helpful. Im currently planning to have my ground floor tiled with 600x600 porcelain tiles, with wet underfloor heating. The main two house rooms are fully...
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    Floor build-up advice with Hardiebacker

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on final floor buildup. We're installing a shower tray onto ply (with grab addy), it's 1700x800mm so should perform as a wetroom, closed on all sides apart from a bit at the end of one side to get in and out. So my question is about the rest of the floor...
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    Self levelling over UFH mats - how to get it flat?

    Hi, I'm tiling my 12m^2 conservatory - Concrete base, Self levelled, 20mm Jackoboards, Prowarm mat, self levelling compound, then 600mm square porcelain tiles. So far I have self levelled the base, and stuck the jackoboards down - all really nice and flat so far. Now I need to fit the UFH mat...
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