Summary:
Garage converted into a childrens playroom. Radiators in, Walls beaded / double glazing etc.. AT times we have to put the heating on just to heat up that room. Rest of the house is toasty warm.
current flooring: concrete floor (from orginal garage) with woodend suspended timber, chip board on top, laminate insulation and then laminate:
Going to get UFH to supplement the heating (and few hours in the morning and a few hours a night). At weekends most of the day.
Questions:
All the UFH i have seen mention about putting screed down, is this necessary , can you not put it on chipboard then laminate insulation, then laminate on top?
If i have to put on screed, what depth is ideal (possibly a how long is a piece of string question?)
Do i have to seal the chipboard flooring before putting the above on?
How much raising of the floor will it add with UFH & screeding?
At the moment, its nice and level going from one room to another. So conscious of raising the floor slightly /wife approval/ mess etc..
Also will be putting insulation under the suspended flooring. to help out as well.
Garage converted into a childrens playroom. Radiators in, Walls beaded / double glazing etc.. AT times we have to put the heating on just to heat up that room. Rest of the house is toasty warm.
current flooring: concrete floor (from orginal garage) with woodend suspended timber, chip board on top, laminate insulation and then laminate:
Going to get UFH to supplement the heating (and few hours in the morning and a few hours a night). At weekends most of the day.
Questions:
All the UFH i have seen mention about putting screed down, is this necessary , can you not put it on chipboard then laminate insulation, then laminate on top?
If i have to put on screed, what depth is ideal (possibly a how long is a piece of string question?)
Do i have to seal the chipboard flooring before putting the above on?
How much raising of the floor will it add with UFH & screeding?
At the moment, its nice and level going from one room to another. So conscious of raising the floor slightly /wife approval/ mess etc..
Also will be putting insulation under the suspended flooring. to help out as well.
