Underfloor heating on chipboards

[shogun rua]

Hi Guys,

Ive been tiling 2 years and never done an underfloor heating job, it has been requested by a customer, the floor in chipboard can you please suggest the correct fixing methods?

Cheers

Paul

 

[White Room]

Do you mean the electric matt..

 

[Spud]

good luck its a brave tiler that tiles over chipboard and ufh ,you may be better off getting a technical spec from an adhesive manufacturer who will stand by the job if it should fail

 

[shogun rua]

Do you mean the electric matt..

Yes mate

 

[shogun rua]

good luck its a brave tiler that tiles over chipboard and ufh ,you may be better off getting a technical spec from an adhesive manufacturer who will stand by the job if it should fail

I was going to ply first

 

[White Room]

What room is it, small bathroom etc

 

[shogun rua]

What room is it, small bathroom etc

Small wc and hall

 

[grumpygrouter]

I was going to ply first

If the floor is solid, then insulation board would be a better option.

 

[shogun rua]

If the floor is solid, then insulation board would be a better option.

do you need to lay slc on top of the board

 

[White Room]

As grumpy, electric matt on the boards then slc, what tiles are you fixing