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  1. R

    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...
  2. D

    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...
  3. C

    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...
  4. N

    Are insulation boards needed?

    Hello, I’m just having some work done in my house and decided to go with underfloor heating. Seen some other comments about using underfloor insulation boards. Asked my builders who said not needed as would raise the floor too much. Just wanted to check before work starts. Floor is concrete...
  5. faceman

    UFH decoupling membrane

    Has anybody purchased any of the red decoupling matting now supplied by the UnderFloorHeatingStore. For the pro grid system they previously used the xoxo one by dura. Now they’re using a red one which I’ve seen on Alibaba from Chin. Anybody even tried any of these matings from China? Is this...
  6. Sean Kelly

    Retrofit wet ufh under existing floor.

    Been to a house this week. The owner wants a tiling quote to tile the ground floor of a house with 60x60 porcelain tiles over screeded wet ufh. The problem I have is that the 80sqm of ground floor consists of 8 rooms mostly over floorboards and a kitchen over a concrete floor. The owner is...
  7. R

    tile board over wet ufh

    Is there a board that can be used to screw to the joists in wooden floor (with a wet ufh system)? - im hoping theres a 6mm product out there to bring a small area up to the adjacent screed height. Can anyone suggest anything. Thanks
  8. J

    Cracked Tile New Floor UFH

    Hi Just looking for a bit of advice - new tiled floor installed in kitchen & Conservatory a few months ago, 90 X 90 Porcelain tiles. I waited 2 months before turning on the UFH and went up a degree a day, I followed all the precautions. However I noticed a hairline crack on one of my tiles at...
  9. C

    Limestone on ufh

    Morning all, I’m preparing to tile a 40M2 area with 15mm, light coloured limestone 400mm x 600mm. I have purchased mapei mapetex uncoupling membrane and ardex af 200 plus to stick this down. Screed is Cemex supaflow, (anhydride) laid 2 months ago, with wet underfloor heating system which will...
  10. P

    My 1st Job Tanking details: Wetroom floor on joists with flush linear drain and wet UFH.

    Hi, I'm new to the forum (and tiling / bathrooms) and appreciate the many threads that I have been learning from. If anyone had a moment to comment on the tanking and drain plan for my new attic wetroom I would be very grateful. I'm doing all the work myself, learning as I go. I'm most...
  11. C

    Water UFH UFH and Tiling over Suspended timber floor

    I am renovating and extending my 1930s property. for the rear extension part, I am looking to go with water underfloor heating and porcelain tiles. I would like to go with the same for the existing floor space as well. I have been proposed the following options for the retrofit: a.WundaTherm ...
  12. J

    Electric UFH 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...
  13. J

    North West 18sq m of 1200mm tiles and electric UFH in Altrincham (WA14)

    I'm having a kitchen extension and need a tiler to install electric UFH (supplied by me) and tiles to the kitchen (1200x230mm), WC and utility room (both 300x300mm tiles and no UFH) total area = 18sq m. I've been told by the building that the floor will need self levelling compound as it's not...
  14. Slippery

    Electric UFH UFH over existing quarry tiles

    Hi Guys, A customer is enquiring about UFH mat under porcelain tiles but there is already well fixed quarry tiles down. He is keen to keep the floor as low as possible but I think removing the quarry tiles would be a nightmare. Do I need to lay an insulation mat below or could I go straight...
  15. Geoff Thacker

    Shower seat with ufh

    Hi everybody, Iv been a member for 3-4 years now but more of a watcher than a contributor. Now I need a bit of advise so apologies, I’m about to start a large bathroom with a walk in shower, I’ll be doing this with sheeting the walls with backer board and fully tanking the full room as I always...
  16. P

    UFH / Anti crack matting or liquid fibre flow floor?

    Hi - we're renovating a house in Norfolk at the mo. I am getting conflicting advice from the stone supplier and our builder about what should be under the 22mm limestone flagstones. There is wet underfloor heating (or rather there will be soon!). Builder says it is sufficient to "lay a liquid...
  17. T

    Advise on laying 100m2 over piped ufh

    Hi all I've recently quoted on laying 100m2 of porcelain throughout the ground floor of a house renovation. There is piped ufh and it has tarmac belitex screed over the top. I have included laying ditra throughout but not expansion joints. This will be my first floor of this size so I have a...
  18. M

    Electric UFH Loose wire ufh?

    Hi guys just a quick question. I have a suspended timber floor, and i am in the process of laying down 18mm floorboards in the kitchen with 6mm hardie backer overlay. I have 60x60 porcelain tiles. I have radiators set up already but as the tiles tend to get very cold I'm thinking of putting in...
  19. Sean Kelly

    Wet UFH in screed, between joists covered with ply.

    Wet UFH in screed, between joists covered with ply. Is this a thing? I got a call the other day from a builder describing the above. He wants it tiled asap. I wont go and see it until the ply is down plus its a 40 mile round trip to the house. English is not his first language and it was...
  20. G

    Natural Stone Limestone over Gyvlon Thermio screed with wet UFH questions

    I was impressed with some of the technical understanding in this forum so wanted to put my question here. The plan is to put limestone tiles into my kitchen. The project is a large renovation and I dont have some of the major pressures as we do not live in this house during the project. Some...
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