under floor heating

Underfloor heating and cooling is a form of central heating and cooling that achieves indoor climate control for thermal comfort using hydronic or electrical heating elements embedded in a floor. Heating is achieved by conduction, radiation and convection. Use of underfloor heating dates back to the Neoglacial and Neolithic periods.

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    Victorian tiles with under floor heating!

    Hi All I have laid a victorian style floor with underfloor heating (thanks U Heat:thumbsup:). My problem is how to finish the flooring. I have impregnated and sealed the floor, but am worried that if I use a finishing product like wax it might be affected by the heating. What would you...
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    Under floor heating in shower

    Saw a post recently about someone wanting to install UFH in their shower wet floor. They asked about self levelling over !!! Advice was to screed over cable with adhesive. Did one recently : I screeded over with Keraquick & latex, trying to follow fall as best as poss, allowed to set, then tiled...
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    under floor heating

    hi guys,need some advice on a job i got booked for the new year ,the job is to tile approx 30m2 using ceramic floor tiles throughout an appartment hall kitchen living room, at the min there is laminate laid over under floor heating pipes,which is lifting all over the place. the heating pipes are...
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    Electric under floor heating with travertine querry

    Hey guys... had some muppet plumber quizin me today on electric heating beneath travertine, he's been told by some tile shop assistant its a no go area and should be avoided. Ive never used electric UFH with travertine myself so I didnt really know what to advise him. Any ideas on this one...
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    Under floor heating

    Hi again. OK, fixed a floor on top of elec heating, used a rapid set went home came back and customer had put somthing heavy on a tile (my tool box), two corners have sunk a little, tile is set, is there any way of getting it up without damaging the heating element?????? cheers for any help.
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    under floor heating

    i've got a job coming up, a 10m sq kitchen floor on a concrete floor, that requires underfloor heating. have been pricing the UFH at my local topps, they recommend fitting insulation boards on top of the concrete subfloor to prevent heat loss into the concrete, which makes sense. they look like...
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    Under floor heating and gas pipes

    Guys. As most of you know last week I finished my UFH job and a beauty it was too. However one question. When my plumber/electrician who I had phone to do ther connection heard about the job the first thing he asked was 'what kind of boiler is it?' to which i replied Combi. He then asked...
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    Under floor heating job finished pics attached

    Well after 6 days and lots of sweating (when trowelling the addy over the wires) I finally finihsed my GP's 2 en-suites with porcelain 450x450 tiles and UFH. Went for the loos wire system from warm up as the l-shaped rooms and tiolets, bidets and sinks meant a mat would have been difficult...
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    Under Floor Heating

    Thinking of putting in UFH in my soon to be en suite and was wondering about the pros and cons. Don't really know much about it apart from my Gran used to have it in her council flat when I was a kid and she complained about it consantly. So here goes, 1, how long does it take to warm up ...
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    Under floor heating in wet room

    Just been asked to lay UFH in a wet room but i am concerned due to the fact that the waterproof membrane supplied is to be stuck to the 18mm chipboard floor by peeling the back of the membrane. I have just read something online from the makers of another UFH system similar to the one i am using...
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    under floor heating boards

    when laying the boards can i just use some rapid set its on to concrete floor i know i need flexible for laying tiles but what about boards should i use flexible for boards too many thanks for any advise,,,
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    • boards floor floor tiling heating under under floor heating usa
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    under floor heating mat

    got first under floor heating job coming up soon, when mat is layed whats the best product to use to skim over it with, before tiling or do you just tile straight ontop with adhesive, bit worried ill catch mat doing it that way any help would be great thanks rossy
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    Under Floor Heating Charges

    Hi Guys Going to measure up for 2 bathrooms tonight and the custoer (My GP) wants UFH fitted as well. My question is how much do you charge to install it? The customer is aware that an electrician will be needed too to do the final connection and commission and sign it off. Looking at the...
    • GatesheadCol
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    • floor floor tiling heating under under floor heating usa
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    Hot Water Under Floor Heating On A Sand Cement Screed

    Any advice on tiling onto a sand cement screed laid over underfloor heating pipes . I would imagine the screed will be pretty weak not like a concrete floor . Ceramic tiles ..
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    • cement floor floor tiling heating screed under under floor heating usa water
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    Under floor heating

    Any body know of any courses that do under floor heating. Don't fancy doing it until I've been shown, so if anyone in the North east or even generally north who wouldn't mind sharing their knowledge one day I'd be grateful. Met a couple of interior designers the other day (very Trinny and...
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