I'm in the middle of extending/renovating my house and plan to have three upstairs bathrooms tiled (walls and floor) and the other upstairs rooms floored with wood laminate. The floor joists are 400mm spaced and the floor is 20mm T&G chipboard.
I was discussing this with a friend yesterday and he asked me if I was planning underfloor heating in the bathrooms. I said that I had not planned to and he was surprised. So it's got me thinking.
Is underfloor heating really needed in upstairs tiled floors? I had thought that since those tiles are on wood, they will not get as cold as those on concreted?
If I do go ahead with underfloor heating, what do I need to think about in regard to ensuring that the finished floors are level (i.e. the tiled bathroom floors are the same level as the laminated bedroom floors)?
Having done a bit of research I see that tiling onto chipboard is not recommended, so maybe I need the bathroom floors replaced with plywood. Is this going to allow me to get the floors level? 20mm does not seem much to play with and I have seen recommendations that 25mm ply should be used.
I guess it should be in the other forum, but how much flexibility do I have with laminate flooring to increase it's height to match the tiled floor?
(By the way I don't plan to do this work myself, I just want to understand it before discussing with my builder).
I was discussing this with a friend yesterday and he asked me if I was planning underfloor heating in the bathrooms. I said that I had not planned to and he was surprised. So it's got me thinking.
Is underfloor heating really needed in upstairs tiled floors? I had thought that since those tiles are on wood, they will not get as cold as those on concreted?
If I do go ahead with underfloor heating, what do I need to think about in regard to ensuring that the finished floors are level (i.e. the tiled bathroom floors are the same level as the laminated bedroom floors)?
Having done a bit of research I see that tiling onto chipboard is not recommended, so maybe I need the bathroom floors replaced with plywood. Is this going to allow me to get the floors level? 20mm does not seem much to play with and I have seen recommendations that 25mm ply should be used.
I guess it should be in the other forum, but how much flexibility do I have with laminate flooring to increase it's height to match the tiled floor?
(By the way I don't plan to do this work myself, I just want to understand it before discussing with my builder).