underfloor 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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Massive problem involving chipboard flooring and underfloor heating.
I'm a chippy, I fit a lot of kitchens and some bathrooms, inevitably I have done quite a bit of tiling, which I have learnt from older tradesman I have worked with in my early years in the trade. I've never had a complaint about my tiling, I don't class myself as a tiler, I can accurately cut a...- Stan Rogers
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- canada chipboard floor floor tiling flooring heating problem underfloor underfloor heating
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Laitance removal - underfloor heating screed
Hi all Just been reading up on the above and it looks like I should have sanded the floor down a bit sooner - no one advised that it should be done after a couple of weeks Floor has been down a good while now and has a good surface I think - its not crumby at all but hey may as well do a... -
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New DIY geek needs underfloor heating
Really enjoy DIY. So much so that I am finding new things to do even if they don't need it. Joined this forum to see if I could discuss how to make my own underfloor heating for laminate flooring or if I buy a mat, 500mm X 600mm.- Skinnyindian
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor floor tiling heating kitchen underfloor underfloor heating walls and floor
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Underfloor heating between joists
Hi all Just looked at a job where builder wants to put down 22m chipboard over joists then Ditra. I said nooooo. The heating system is wet on a polystyrene board with aluminium trays screwed to joists. I have mentioned giffa flooring. The joists are 400 centres so could probably use the 18mm...- Simon Dale
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- canada floor floor tiling heating joists underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Canada
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45° plank tile with underfloor heating
I thought I'd share this project, quite a lot went into this and I think it turned out great. The floor was a bit of a mess so there was some leveling prior to fitting the insulation and underfloor heating. This system is the new pro warm system which uses the dural cifh carrier mat and there...- Flintstone
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- canada floor floor tiling heating plank tile underfloor underfloor heating
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Wet room construction over joists with wet underfloor heating
Hi, First time here and hoping this is an easy question! I am installing a wet room upstairs and going back to joists but I also want to install low profile wet underfloor heating (I already have it), what will give me the best surface to tile on and support a bath on top? So I was planning...- Matttiling
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- construction floor floor tiling heating joists over room underfloor underfloor heating wet wet room
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Water UFH Underfloor heating for bathroom
Hi, We are in the process of renovating a newly purchased house, currently living downstairs with the view to stripping out upstairs. We have one downstairs bathroom that I need to renovate for us to live sanely! We have our tiles and the floor is a raised timber floor, currently tiled, the plan...- Westy
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- bathroom floor floor tiling heating underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Electric UFH Advice please, how deep is my underfloor heating???
Hi all, I own a flat which has electric underfloor heating throughout ontop of concrete floor, i currently have vinyl wood effect planks fitted throughout and I'm pulling the current flooring to put carpet in. My question is how far below the surface is the electric wire and can I hammer the...- Ashleynorris
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- advice floor floor tiling heating how underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Old bitumen adhesive and underfloor heating
Hello! We are about to renovate our 1960s home and need some expert advice on how to plan the new kitchen floor. The current floor is composed of 9x9 asbestos vinyl tiles adhered to a concrete foundation with an asbestos containing bitumen. The kitchen is very small so we'd like to remove the...- ice
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- adhesive bitumen floor floor tiling heating old tile adhesive underfloor underfloor heating
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Water UFH How to build floor level above underfloor Heating?
Good Evening folks. I have an underfloor heating question which im hoping someone can shed some light on. Basically we have bought an apartment that has water underfloor heating. The living room and hall have floorboards in there currently that are 1inch thick and sit above the heating system...- Kel
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- floor floor tiling heating how level underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Electric UFH Wrong type of Self leveling compound and cracks / underfloor heating
Hi We had self leveling compound laid about a week ago by our builders in our shower room and through to our kitchen/diner, i`ve been cleaning today and i`ve noticed cracking and breaking at the edges near the patio doors. It was laid onto plywood boards (in the kitchen area) , concrete in the...- johnw100
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- compound crack cracking cracks debonding floor floor tiling heating leveling self self leveling compound underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Wet Underfloor Heating Floor Prep Tips
Hi Peeps Looking at a floor this week with wet underfloor heating. So the customer has said the heatings run to temp. Slab put down in January. Likley be end of may for tiling. Not tiled over wet underfloor heating before so want to make sure the preps right. Any tips/advice much appreciated...- Wishiwasatoptiler
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- canada floor floor prep floor tiling heating prep tips underfloor underfloor heating wet
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- Forum: Canada
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First floor tiling over wet underfloor heating.
I have a customer who wishes to tile their entire first floor over wet underfloor heating. The ufh is between joists, with a biscuit screed on top. How would you guys then prepare this to be tiled? Whole area is approx 80m - 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and landing. Tile will be a porcelain plank -...- Middlesex Tiles
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- canada floor floor tiling heating over tiling underfloor underfloor heating wet
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- Forum: Canada
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waterpoofing on concrete floors with underfloor heating
Situation is bathroom with shower cubicle. Off the shelf shower tray (stone resin?) 170 x 80cm. Two shower walls are in finish plaster on brick, 3rd wall will be glass onto tray base. Remaing side will be open with no door. Floor is concrete, with prowarm insulation boards (waterproof they say)+... -
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Underfloor heating water or electric
Hi all, Got a quick question. I have been looking at a 55m2 kitchen floor. They have now asked for underfloor heating. There is enough room put either low profile water or electric. I know electric is easier to put down but with such a big area I am wondering if it’s best (I know they will need...- Saphiretiler
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- canada electric floor floor tiling heating underfloor underfloor heating water
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Electric UFH Add Google Assistant control to existing underfloor heating
Does anybody know of a way of adding Google Assistant control to an existing under floor heating system?- Alec
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- floor floor tiling heating underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Electric UFH Underfloor heating probe
Hi, underfloor heating not working think it's the probe which I can't access, is there an external probe I can use, if so how. Cheers- Mike Chapman
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- floor floor tiling heating underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Underfloor heating under a very poor tiling job - advice please
Advice please chaps - i’m a bit new to all this! I’ve been to a house today where they have had a very poor tiling job done where tiles have come loose, floors not levelled, loads of lipping etc etc. The builder has done a runner and left them in the sh*t! One thing I saw which I haven’t before...- JON HUME
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- advice canada floor floor tiling heating job jobs please poor tiling tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work under underfloor underfloor heating work
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- Forum: Canada
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Help needed underfloor heating on concrete sub floor laying stone flags
Hi, I have a stone cottage and am having sandstone flooring on the ground floor with underfloor heating due to the stone being so cold underfoot. I have ordered 23mm thickness calibrated sandstone and would like UFH. The subfloor is concrete and is mostly level. I have read up and would like...- Sars
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- concrete floor floor tiling heating help needed stone underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: The Welcome Forum
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Advice on tiling onto "overlay" underfloor heating
Hi, my name is Jon I have already had a look around the forum and it has already been really useful regarding tiling onto an overlay underfloor heating system, but it has raised a few questions! I will shortly be starting a floor tilling job onto an overlay (water based) underfloor heating...- Jonner
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- advice canada floor floor tiling heating tiling underfloor underfloor heating
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- Forum: Canada
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