Fitting Electric Underfloor Heating On Concrete Floor

Can i place underfloor heating directly onto concrete or do i have to put plyboard down first and then lay the under floor wire heating and then the ceramic tile.

Fitting electric underfloor heating on concrete floor.

Matting systems come in 120v to 240v versions. In houses not occupied during the day underfloor heating s slow warm up and cooling time which can be up to four to six hours may not suit you. Prior to laying the anything on the solid floor you first need to insulate the envelope of the house loft walls and floors. Electric underfloor heating is a very popular choice because it does not take up much room and therefore if fitted retrospectively does not raise the floor level too much.

Process of installing underfloor heating on a solid floor. If concerned about the floor heights the warmup insulation board for concrete floors is only 3 8 or 1 4 thick. Stone and ceramic tile finishes are at risk of developing cracks from screeds drying out or as the underfloor heating pipes expand and contract. I am planning to install electric mat wire underfloor heating in my kitchen with a thermostat.

Electric underfloor heating mats are on the other hand quicker and easier to install in larger more regular rooms than the loose wire version. The ease of fitting an electric underfloor heating systems has allowed millions of homeowners to install a warm comfortable and highly controllable heating in individual rooms or as a whole house heating systems. Underfloor heating how to fit and install electrical underfloor heating in your home. Where cost is an issue the expense of installing underfloor heating may outweigh the advantages especially if it involves removing concrete floors and re screeding.

However my kitchen floor is concrete. In the following guide we look at installing a wet underfloor heating system although you can install electric dry systems. I plan to lay ceramic floor ontop of the heating.