Hi all
I have installed a couple of those foil backed Pro-Therm electric underfloor heating matts, and am about to install another, each under engineered floating floor.
To be honest, the layout has been a complete nightmare. Thought I had it planned out with a nice border round the edge, but ended up having to slice the matt up into loads of pieces (not cutting through the wire obviously), and running it all over the place where I could find a slither of space. I'm sure you get the picture (see attached images).
I contacted Pro-Therm directly but they said that they were suppliers only, and so could give no advice on installation. Nice! Watching this video (
) gives you an indication that you go off in 2 directions and zig zag, but they way they do it, meeting in the middle is very risky. If you get it wrong, you have a lot of spare matt with nowhere to go!
Obviously if you have one matt, life is simple, but starting with the main cables near the entry point into the wall, and working outwards back and forth.
I'm sure space is lost, as you cut the matt and rotate it 180 degrees, but it still ends up covering a much bigger area than I intended.
So, the question is, is there a trick to doing this, or some sort of software that can map it out for you, or do you suffer the same problem?
I have installed a couple of those foil backed Pro-Therm electric underfloor heating matts, and am about to install another, each under engineered floating floor.
To be honest, the layout has been a complete nightmare. Thought I had it planned out with a nice border round the edge, but ended up having to slice the matt up into loads of pieces (not cutting through the wire obviously), and running it all over the place where I could find a slither of space. I'm sure you get the picture (see attached images).
I contacted Pro-Therm directly but they said that they were suppliers only, and so could give no advice on installation. Nice! Watching this video (
Obviously if you have one matt, life is simple, but starting with the main cables near the entry point into the wall, and working outwards back and forth.
I'm sure space is lost, as you cut the matt and rotate it 180 degrees, but it still ends up covering a much bigger area than I intended.
So, the question is, is there a trick to doing this, or some sort of software that can map it out for you, or do you suffer the same problem?