Installation of warm water floors

First of all, prepare the working surface of the floor for the laying of so-called reflective mats. It will be required to remove on the floor all the irregularities, mounds, and also to clear it of construction debris.

Reflective mats should be laid very tightly, and the seams between them should be carefully sealed with a special self-adhesive insulation to give reliability and uniformity. In addition, the installation of warm water floors includes laying of wall insulation, which also plays the role of a damper joint to compensate for expansion of the screed during heating.

Next, you should install fasteners for fixing pipes. These elements are smallPlastic or metal holders that are screwed into the reflective surface. Note that the fastening elements must be placed in such a way that the water through the pipes could not only enter the room, but also leave it.

It will also be necessary to take care of installation of the collector and control group for the distribution of contours between rooms. Typically, the mixing groups are placed in the bathroom, in the kitchen or in the corridor.

Next stage - pipe laying. Here it is worth noting that the pipes will befilled with concrete screed. This suggests that it will be difficult to dismantle them and change them if necessary. Therefore, we recommend not saving on pipes and buy high quality materials.

After pipe laying, connect the entire system to a heat source. Next, it is necessary to test the mounted system by running water into the pipes. According to the results of the test, act of tightness of the system, which allows you to start pouring pipes with concrete.

Immediately after installing all pipes, the floor should be cleaned of dirt and dust that appeared during the work. Next happens preparation of cement slurry. In it it is necessary to add the so-called plasticizer to improve the thermal conductivity of the screed, and polypropylene fiber for greater strength. Then, after hardening of the concrete, you can start laying the floor covering. It can be like ceramic tile, carpet or laminate. It all depends on the room where the water floor was installed.

Finally, it is worth mentioning the main problems that can arise when installing a heated floor. It is necessary to correctly lay the reflecting mats, otherwise loss of heat is possible,a large part of which will pass down under the floor. Also pay attention to the wall insulation: if it is not there, cracks may appear on the screed due to the heating of the material. An important quality of solution, since there is a risk of a significant reduction in thermal conductivity and the formation of cracks.

It is worth noting that it is better to entrust the installation of warm water floors to professionals, since such work has a number of subtleties andnuances. Also, during installation, the presence of a specialist in commissioning the system is necessary. Installation will be costly, but if all the installation steps are performed correctly the floor heating system will reliably last several decades.