Tips for installing radiant flooring in basement?
#1
04-12-22, 11:24 AM
Tips for installing radiant flooring in basement?
I'm putting in a radiant floor in my basement that has a concrete floor and then tiling over the bathroom area and cork over the work area. I have chosen the Schulter DITRA-Heat system. It will be covering @ a third of the entire basement space.
Has anyone any experience installing these and might have some tips or recommendations or how well the system works?
A vaper bearer is just a thin mastic type thin-set product that you trowel on, right? And then you roll/adhere the pad that you weave the wires through and then you thin-set mortar and then tile, grout. The cork is floating and not sure if it should also be thin-set down and I'll deal with that when I get it. I have a dedicated 20A line so everything will be to manufacturer specifications.
Thanks in advance.
Has anyone any experience installing these and might have some tips or recommendations or how well the system works?
A vaper bearer is just a thin mastic type thin-set product that you trowel on, right? And then you roll/adhere the pad that you weave the wires through and then you thin-set mortar and then tile, grout. The cork is floating and not sure if it should also be thin-set down and I'll deal with that when I get it. I have a dedicated 20A line so everything will be to manufacturer specifications.
Thanks in advance.
#2
04-12-22, 12:00 PM
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#4
04-12-22, 06:01 PM
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I have not done a DITRA-Heat system floor heat but I have done embedded heat cables before. After the cables and sensors are installed you will want to cover it with a self-leveling product to embed the cables. I would not recommend relying just on thin-set to embed the cables and stick the tile at the same time. The floating floor should be installed as a floating floor, not stuck down.
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