Floor Construction – Water Underfloor Heating

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Floor Construction – Water Underfloor Heating

05/10/06 2:25 PM

After checking that all the components are included in the packaged it is time to prepare for the

installation of the underfloor heating pipe.

Make sure that the floor is level and clean and the

room is empty. Next install your floor insulation (not

supplied). We recommend a minimum of 50 mm highdensity

(Polyurethane) insulation. Such as Celotex or

Kingspan. High density insulation’s have better

insulation properties and allow the use of pipe clips.

These brands can be bought from most builders

merchants. The clips need the high-density

insulation to stay in place. If Polystyrene is used,

then a lightweight mesh e.g. ref D49 needs to be

installed on top of the insulation and the pipe tied to

the mesh.

Note, some insulation board manufacturers recommend that you tape the joints to prevent screed

ingress, which can form cold bridges.

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Underfloor Heating in Screeded Floors

01/10/06 12:19 PM

There are many solutions for concrete floor and underfloor heating.

30 mm insulation can be used, or in some cases 75 mm insulation is used.

50 mm floating screed is normally the minimum screed level, standard thickness is 65 – 75 mm.

Please contact us for further information.

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