Hi all,
After reading many threads and picking up some really useful advice in recent months, I've finally taken the plunge and joined up! I'm hoping someone can help with the following....
We have a wet underfloor heating system that was recently installed. It has been screeded and my builder has put a levelling compound over the top (a little early for my liking, as I wanted the screed to have as much time as possible to cure). I'll just have to hope that it is sufficiently cured.
Anyway, my main concern is the flooring. We're having timber floorboards put down, and the builder wants to use bitumen to secure them. He says glue is far too expensive. I'm obviously pleased he's thinking about saving money, but extremely concerned about using bitumen. I know nothing about the stuff, but just looking at it is enough to make me wonder whether it's actually safe to use over underfloor heating (vapours, fumes etc etc). So, can anyone advise on this please? Also, if it does turn out to be a very bad idea to use bitumen, are there any other recognised, tried and tested safe products out there please?
Thanks a lot!
After reading many threads and picking up some really useful advice in recent months, I've finally taken the plunge and joined up! I'm hoping someone can help with the following....
We have a wet underfloor heating system that was recently installed. It has been screeded and my builder has put a levelling compound over the top (a little early for my liking, as I wanted the screed to have as much time as possible to cure). I'll just have to hope that it is sufficiently cured.
Anyway, my main concern is the flooring. We're having timber floorboards put down, and the builder wants to use bitumen to secure them. He says glue is far too expensive. I'm obviously pleased he's thinking about saving money, but extremely concerned about using bitumen. I know nothing about the stuff, but just looking at it is enough to make me wonder whether it's actually safe to use over underfloor heating (vapours, fumes etc etc). So, can anyone advise on this please? Also, if it does turn out to be a very bad idea to use bitumen, are there any other recognised, tried and tested safe products out there please?
Thanks a lot!