Tiles and Electrical Heated floor mats on Concrete floor.?
July 29, 2010
I am in the process of finishing the basement. While I was considering laminate flooring..I am also thinking about slate/tile. I am looking into Radaint floor heating (electrical)I have quite a large area to cover. My question is what is the best way to install radiant floor heating. Is it best to lay it on concrete directly and tile over. Put down a substrate. (I’ve read backerboard attached to floor etc. I think that creating a subfloor would defeat porpose of radiant heating because now it is insulated. Also how efficient is radiant floor heating? IS it similar to baseboard heating costs? Has anyone installed it before in a basement. I live in Canada and any comments or links would be welcome. Tahnks
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July 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
You will need to use something as a thermal break between the slab and your slate. The electric heating mats will run constantly trying to heat the basement slab.
July 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
at least your thinking why not make it easy and go with baseboard
July 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
In addition to losing a lot of heat into the ground, subfloor heating systems cost a lot more than conventional heat and fail more than the vendors admit. It is the more expensive way to go. On the + side, it is nice to have warm feet and not see heaters along the walls. If you have the option, use gas forced air heat instead of electric.