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Thermonet say there 200w won’t get any hotter just heat up faster
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To use anything over 100w/m2 on a timber substrate you have to install a Backerboard. This is then fine to lay a 160w or 200w mat on top of with a tiled floor finish. Or a 160w mat with engineered wood or laminate with a 10mm SLC over the mat.Thanks Jake. Is the 200w suitable On a timber floor, overboarded with insulation board as per what John said is dangerous ?
Thanks Jake. Is the 200w suitable On a timber floor, overboarded with insulation board as per what John said is dangerous ?
A 160w or 200w mat can be used on a 6mm backerboard on top of timber. This is perfectly fine and has been done thousands of times without problems.On a 6mm cement board the downward heat from a 200 mat is not recommended on a timber substrate.
I’d assume the insulation boards would be + 6mm thick and may be acceptable - but I would still only use a timber mat for a timber substrate.
And to repeat it’s the thermostat and floor sensor that control the heat - then you are leaving it to the householder to use it within the limits !!!!!
Elektra is the brand we sell, will send you a PM later on.Excellent - and on which make of mat would you recommend?
I have 2 floors onto wood substrate in the next month - both geometric designs and 8mm thick solid body porcelain tiles - and both would require 10 sq mt mats.
Could you PM me a forum price - much appreciated.
John
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