Hi,
I want to install an electric underfloor heating system in our kitchen. We will be tiling all the way from the hallway, through the kitchen to the utility room. However we only want the underfloor heating in the kitchen.
Its a 10 year old house with concrete (screeded?) floor at ground level.
I would like to use the thermal insulation boards below the heating elements, the guys I have spoken to about laying the tiles would also use a levelling compound over the heating element to avoid damaging it when laying the tiles. All which would build up the level of the floor about 12-16 mm above that in the hallway and utility room.
In order to make the floor up to the same level I could use more of the thermal boards but they're quite expensive and unnecessary, is it possible to use plywood or similar? If so, how would you lay it on the concrete floor, does it need a damp proof membrane?
Any other ideas?
Cheers,
Jez
I want to install an electric underfloor heating system in our kitchen. We will be tiling all the way from the hallway, through the kitchen to the utility room. However we only want the underfloor heating in the kitchen.
Its a 10 year old house with concrete (screeded?) floor at ground level.
I would like to use the thermal insulation boards below the heating elements, the guys I have spoken to about laying the tiles would also use a levelling compound over the heating element to avoid damaging it when laying the tiles. All which would build up the level of the floor about 12-16 mm above that in the hallway and utility room.
In order to make the floor up to the same level I could use more of the thermal boards but they're quite expensive and unnecessary, is it possible to use plywood or similar? If so, how would you lay it on the concrete floor, does it need a damp proof membrane?
Any other ideas?
Cheers,
Jez
