Electric UFH 19m2 Mixture Of Concrete And Floorboards - Tile Advice

[macten]

Tiles are parkers wood planks from Porcelanosa.
Not seen job yet so lets assume boards and screed are level at this point.
What prep/spec would you guys use?

 

[Rich Midge]

Insulating backer boards, UFH, separate kits and thermostats for each area, SLC, expansion strips, tile.

 

[J Sid]

As about, just make sure the boards are screwed down and not any bounce.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Try and run the tile planks along the join of the 2 substrates then the expansion strip will not be so obvious.
Once you've seen the job a bit more info could provide a more detailed response.
Age of screed etc.

 

[macten]

Yeah will do, must admit all the floors I've done before where there's a mixture of screed and wood it's never, ever been in a nice straight line!! I've let customer know she'll need 2 kits if the heated area spans both substrates but suddenly all gone quiet!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

All quiet with work or on the forum with replies?

 

[J Sid]

Customer gone quiet
Thinking its getting expensive

 

[macten]

Customer has got back to say 'The heated floor comes in two sections but with one timer.'

 

[J Sid]

You will need two timer/thermostat's due to the different substrates. They will heat up at different rates unless you put a thick ( don't know how thick, guidance will be need) insulation board over all the floor.
19m2 is ok for one timer, power wise.

 

[macten]

Thanks Julian. I'll find out the manufacturer (purchased from porcelanosa - don't know if they only supply only one firm or not) to see how thick the insulation needs to be to negate 2 timers/thermostats. If it was my kitchen that's the way I'd want to do it as 2 timers for one room would annoy me! But you know from sod's law that thick boards aren't going to be possible for other reasons. I'm such a pessimist

 

[macten]

If it was my kitchen I'd just use slippers!

 

[J Sid]

I use these for my ufh
Polypipe | Multiple Room System | 3 Zones Covers Upto 60M2 | The Underfloor Heating Store
If give them a call the Tec people are very helpful and knowledgeable.
Just explain your problem and I am sure they will know the best route to take

 

[J Sid]

If it was my kitchen I'd just use slippers!

Or lay flotex