Hi all, some advice would be greatly appreciated.
So the builder messed up in the loft during a major renovation in our house.
In short, we have UFH boards laid out throughout the loft room and the en suite. At this point, the polypipe type foam boards and attached pipes are all on the same level and flow through to the en suite. However, due to a major misunderstanding, the finished laminated floor in the room is about 14mm lower than the finished tiled floor in the en suite.
We are not able at this stage to lift the UFH and lay plywood underneath to bring the floor level up. Its a long story but just not possible at this point.
So, im looking for some damage limitation options. The builder lifted the laminate floor up and we are now down to the UFH boards and inserted pipes. Does anyone know of a decent cement board type product that will have a high thermal conductivity properties like this: High Performance FLAT Dry Screed Overlay Cement Boards for underfloor heating - https://www.thefloorheatingwarehouse.co.uk/acatalog/High-Performance-Dry-Screed-Overlay-Cement-Boards-for-underfloor-heating--CB_HiDeck18.html but 12mm rather than 18mm. I just want something that will allow some of the heat to get to the floor. I know its not ideal, especially as laminate floor is not great for UFH anyway so adding an unnecessary layer just makes it worst but I'm at a point where I just need to make the best of a crappy situation.
Any other ideas will also be appreciated. I don't really want more than a 2 or 3mm height difference between the rooms
So the builder messed up in the loft during a major renovation in our house.
In short, we have UFH boards laid out throughout the loft room and the en suite. At this point, the polypipe type foam boards and attached pipes are all on the same level and flow through to the en suite. However, due to a major misunderstanding, the finished laminated floor in the room is about 14mm lower than the finished tiled floor in the en suite.
We are not able at this stage to lift the UFH and lay plywood underneath to bring the floor level up. Its a long story but just not possible at this point.
So, im looking for some damage limitation options. The builder lifted the laminate floor up and we are now down to the UFH boards and inserted pipes. Does anyone know of a decent cement board type product that will have a high thermal conductivity properties like this: High Performance FLAT Dry Screed Overlay Cement Boards for underfloor heating - https://www.thefloorheatingwarehouse.co.uk/acatalog/High-Performance-Dry-Screed-Overlay-Cement-Boards-for-underfloor-heating--CB_HiDeck18.html but 12mm rather than 18mm. I just want something that will allow some of the heat to get to the floor. I know its not ideal, especially as laminate floor is not great for UFH anyway so adding an unnecessary layer just makes it worst but I'm at a point where I just need to make the best of a crappy situation.
Any other ideas will also be appreciated. I don't really want more than a 2 or 3mm height difference between the rooms