How to insulate the floor in the bath with your own hands?

  • Dec 24, 2019
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If you plan to get their own bath or already own it, but in such a building you are still not paved floor heating system, we'll show you how to arrange her own hands. Additional heating steam rooms provide a comfortable stay in it, as well as accelerate the process of drying. As a result, for many years you will have no need to engage in renewal of finishing and floor. It is worth considering that the installation of the system implies a greater financial investment, but its benefits are required to justify the higher cost. If you have the ability to do everything on their own, we will share with you the intricacies of this case.

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Bath. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Advantages of underfloor heating

Let's start with the advantages of the system:

  • Space heating to a predetermined temperature by radiation or water (all depends on what type of system is installed). This ensures additional comfort and a favorable effect on the state of health - the air will be hot at the bottom, not the top.
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  • The lack of air conversion - a guarantee that the room will not occur. dust circulation.
  • Prevention of mold and dampness in the room.
  • Maintaining moisture levels in the normal range.
  • Ability to adjust the heat in the room and save space in it.
  • The ability to combine with other embodiments of heating.
  • Significant energy savings. If we compare the system of radiant floor heating facilities at the expense of established radiators, the first option is more advantageous in terms of electricity payment.
  • Impressive lifetime. The durability of the system is largely dependent on what kind of pipe will be laid.
Installation of water floor. Illustration for this article is taken from public sources
Installation of water floor. Illustration for this article is taken from public sources

Variants of arrangement of floor heating in bath

Heated floors in the bath function by electricity or water. Let us consider each of the following:

  • Heated floors in the bath, heat the room due to the closed loop pipeline. The principle is as follows: water is circulated through the pipes due to such a device as a pump. Typically, the coolant acts as water, but sometimes it may replace antifreeze, ethylene glycol and others.
  • Electrical floor heating. The system is based on the heating cable or infrared mats.

Construction of underfloor heating in the bath

Stacking system is performed on a material with heat insulation properties, which will keep the heat in the room. This is followed by a surface leveling screed or dry. Over the final floor covering is laid.

experienced masters recommend not to neglect the hydro insulation - thus be able to protect system components from the adverse effects of moisture. During its operation is possible the emergence of the condensate. Waterproofing can be a dense polyethylene insulation - mineral wool, expanded polystyrene, etc..

In modern construction is widely used penofol. On one of its sides provided foil coating, on the other - self-adhesive base. If you do not have no skills in warming baths, arrangement of floor heating is the ideal solution.

A warm floor under the tile. Illustration for this article is taken from public sources
A warm floor under the tile. Illustration for this article is taken from public sources
Important!Do not ignore a recommendation for the insulation layer. If it is missing, the system will not be able to operate at full power in cold weather.

 Features installation of floor heating systems

To eliminate heat loss, it is important to ensure the quality of heat insulation. On top of it should pipe-laying. To extend the life of the floor, require a reliable waterproofing. Before proceeding to the installation of pipes, determine which areas will be located items of furniture.

To create a warm floor fit one of the following pipe laying, "snail" or "snake". The first option is good in that the floor heating will be uniform, but his mounting problems may arise. With regard to the second method, its installation more simple, but to achieve a uniform distribution of heat will not be easy.

If you use the option stacking "snake" in the pipe installation time to do a minor step. This will be the reason that the heat transfer fluid is cooled, and certain places in the room will be unheated. This point will have to take into account during the design of the system.

Water heating system can be run under:

  • Wooden floor. Such a system implies the existence of a lag, hydro and thermal insulation layer, strips, finished floor.
  • Concrete floor. The base needs careful preparation. Bay tie required, stacking the heat-insulating material. This is followed by the installation of the pipes, which are filled with a concrete composition. As used topcoat tile.
  • Polystyrene plates. Such products should be provided openings for pipe installation. Installation of such a system is appropriate plan with little bearing capacity of the foundation. Its advantages are as small financial investment.

Conducting pipes

At this stage, you can lay the pipe at its discretion, but you have to take into account that a large number of them will lead to serious financial losses. Contour get long, heat transfer medium at the last point will be cold, so the heating bath will not be as effective. Less commonly, it is not recommended to lay 40 cm. Otherwise, the room will appear sharp temperature drops.

 Electrical floor heating

The system is based on an element in the form of a heating cable. Sex such a plan can release a significant amount of heat (150 to 400 W). For heating steam is prefer embodiment where heat dissipation is about 250 watts. So much heat will allocate every meter laid wires.

Laying electric floor heating. Illustration for this article is taken from public sources
Laying electric floor heating. Illustration for this article is taken from public sources

Route the heating element uniformly, unnecessary excesses unacceptable. It is also important to lay it at a distance of at least 50 mm from the wall. If the heating bath participate additional heating devices, they must be placed at a distance of not less than 100 mm.

We hope all the information has been helpful to you. After studying it, you can proceed to the practical classes and conduct a series of works in order to stay in the bath was more comfortable

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