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Underfloor Heating
Diagrams
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Suspended Joist Floor Using this technique the pipes are installed on top of the joists. Thermal mass is added using a dry sand/cement mix to transmit even heat to the floor. Diagram Photo |
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Structural Slab Floor Ideally suited to any building, concrete is poured in one operation after the pipes have been attached to reinforcing mesh. This technique gives the highest thermal capacity. Diagram Photo |
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Screeded or Floating Floor This method is preferred by some builders. The base is poured allowing building work to continue up to second fix. The pipes can then be laid and the concrete screed poured. The response is faster than a slab floor. Diagram Photo |
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Hard Wood Timber Floor on a Concrete Sub-base We're always asked how this is done so here's a diagram showing the application of underfloor heating when it is intended to fit a hard wood floor onto a concrete sub-base. Diagram |
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Updated:
16 January 2002
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