In the bath, in the sauna, in your kitchen or bathroom, we try to use as flooring tiles. Good old tiles, to which we are accustomed, is very convenient and practical in terms of operation. His attempt to use in those areas where there is constantly high humidity and a high probability of falling to the ground water. Ceramics behaves stable in contact with water. Glossy smooth surface of the tile, its dense stone structure stable and not subject to corrosion. In addition, such a surface very easy to keep clean, not giving a chance for the development of fungus, mold and accumulation of pathogenic bacteria.
Despite the high performance, tiled covering has one significant disadvantage. The material has very low thermal conductivity. The appearance of the tiled floor a priori gives the impression of a clean and cool surface. In fact, it is. When physical contact in contact with the cold tiles, we feel discomfort. Always there is a desire to make your bathroom floor, in the shower sauna room or in the kitchen was warm. The solution is quite simple, if the tiles will be laid on warm water floor. How to do it? Consider the whole process step by step in detail.
The combination of warm water floors with ceramic tiles
The appearance of the water floor heating allowed to fundamentally solve the problem with the heating in residential premises. The effectiveness of this method of heating the interior in order of magnitude higher compared to the traditional operation of radiators. The very idea of heated floors in residential areas where there is high humidity and technologically necessary to have a clean floor surface is not new. Heated ceramic flooring significantly improves comfort in the heated areas and improves their performance.
For reference: in the usual embodiment tiled has a temperature of 5-100 lower than the air mass in pripolnom layer. Hence, there is an effect of "cold floor" with which we have to put up with.
We all remember what our feelings in the pool, where literally everything is embedded in the tile. Extremely uncomfortable in such an environment, where the walls and floor, despite the apparent cleanliness, cold, wet and unpleasant to the touch. For the first time the water warm floor under the tile was installed in England in the mid-50s of the last century. During the construction of the Olympic swimming pool, the competition organizers have demanded that the builders do inside the pool artificial heating tiled floor. Despite the fact that at that time a technical improvement has been incredibly expensive, the positive effect of this know-how appreciated immediately.
Nowadays, such a possibility is no longer something expensive and inaccessible. Underfloor heating can now be found virtually everywhere. Vacation homes, cottages and villas, designed for a long and comfortable stay, massively equipped with heating floors. Laying tiles on radiant floor heating is practiced today in the construction of saunas and baths. Many inhabitants are trying to put the water under the heating circuit tiled ceramic tiles in the bathroom, in the bathrooms or kitchen.
Installing the heating system underfloor heating in the house it is associated with large-scale works. In older buildings the installation of water sexes related to the solution of many problems. In the new residential facilities installation of water floor heating, calculated under the tiles, exercise is much simpler and easier.
Laying of heating floor in water inhabited sites solves several problems at once. Even taking into account the principle of operation of water floors, it is already becoming clear that gives the floor heating in combination with ceramic tiles. The main thing that is possible to achieve in such cases - it is essential to increase the level of comfort in the rooms. Frequent visitors saunas and baths are well aware that such a warm tile floor!
Tile, any other ceramic coating in conjunction with the operation of the water heating circuit, arranged in the floor, have many advantages and merits. Due to technological features, floor heating allows to evenly distribute the right amount of heat all over the surface of the hearth. Space heating principle not only creates an acceptable balance of temperature, but also can significantly improve the quality characteristics of the flooring. When using concrete screed and tile represents perfect coverage, especially when it comes to the regeneration kitchen or bathroom.
It is possible to use a ceramic coating in combination with grazing system underfloor. Especially this method of laying is relevant for country houses, baths and dignity, the design of which is mainly made of wood. Presence of water under the floor tiles in the bath or in the sauna, the task doable. The main thing to respect the stacked structure stacking technology and provide advance option of flooring.
Advantages and disadvantages of tile floor heating
A small bathroom, a kitchen or a bath complex, all of these objects can be successfully heated radiant floors. This installation is possible under certain conditions. In the hands of the finished project has a heating system, under which are placed the heating circuit loop, pick servicing equipment. Thermal calculations allow to determine the capacity of the heating appliance, do the right scheme of laying water pipes.
What do you expect as a result? Recall what advantages has heated floors, topped with tiles or other ceramic material. For instance:
- Heated floor creates a comfortable indoor temperature.
- The floor dries quickly, staying warm and dry in the operation room.
- Laying of floor heating under the tiles does not require additional financial costs.
- Warm floors in the bathroom can be used in combination with traditional radiator heating.
- Tiled floor heating completely not subject to mold growth and harmful to human pathogens.
- Tiled floor with water heating at any time to be warm, pleasant to the touch.
- Compliance with the warm tiled floor in the baths and saunas necessary sanitary norms and standards.
Knowing about these virtues, you will want to make a warm floor with their hands, placing a water circuit under the tile. From a technical point of view, this process is not particularly difficult. The only condition - the strict observance of stacking technology. The design of the water the floor requires strict adherence to the sequence of assembly steps.
Important! It should be remembered that the tile significantly increases the strength of the whole structure. In addition to the concrete pillar, adds another whole ceramic coating. In case of emergency, without knowing the exact location of the water circuit, you have to disrupt a fairly large fragment and tiles and concrete screed.
Equipment for water floors in wooden buildings, complete the laying plank design right, not forgetting the additional sheets of plywood, gypsum fiber board or chipboard. Without additional rigidity tiled floor to play, it is sure to affect the integrity of the ceramic surface.
We consider options for warm water floor for ceramic tiles
Particular difficulty with the choice of variants of water underfloor heating is not space. The only difference is which method of installation to choose: the concrete floor heating system or grazing. It depends on the room in which you plan to work.
For holiday houses, buildings made of wood is an ideal grazing system. The lack of solid concrete slabs prevents the baths and saunas, in the country to install heating in the concrete floor screed. There would be the best use of the modular rack or grazing system. In a typical embodiment, in the fundamental structure of a solid stone for underfloor best focus on the water floor structure on a concrete base.
For reference: the weight of one square. meter of concrete ties with a heating circuit pipe is 200-300 kg. The stone building, floors are able to withstand this extra load, which can not be said of the wooden buildings.
Faced with the task, to make floor heating throughout the house and equipped with a heated floor in the bathroom, begin the design of water on the concrete floor base. Tile is laid on a surface without any problems. The main condition for the use of tiles - perfectly smooth surface. With wooden floors water structures to achieve this figure is quite problematic, especially over a large area.
On a note: for the installation of underfloor heating under the ceramic tile technology allows you to create a dry screed. The design is different the required strength and rigidity. On top of the stacked structure stacked sheets of plywood, particle board or gypsum fiber board with which the surface is leveled.
Having a strong and reliable water floor structure by running the heating system in operation, you can proceed to finishing work, installation of flooring.
As should be laid PVC tile on underfloor heating
In principle, the installation vodogreyuschih floor under the tile or under any other ceramic coating is no different. Pipes water circuit are stacked in a traditional manner familiar diagram snake or a snail. heating circuit pipe must lie closer to the wall panels. Be sure to follow step in the process of laying the pipe. Small heated space is best to focus on the step of laying 20-25 cm. Further, all done by thumb scheme. Or there is a set of wooden construction, or implemented pouring concrete water circuits.
Important! Laying tiles is carried out only after checking the heating system is working. Otherwise, due to improper installation loop water circuits and emergency leak, you will need to pluck the tile. All of your work will come to nothing.
Starting work with the tiles, you must carefully prepare the surface of the floor. Concrete screed or grazing system, you still need to clean the floor, bringing it to perfectly clean and smooth condition.
floor flatness - is not a whim masters. In addition to the fact that the tiling is firmly lying on the floor, smooth screed ensures the correct distribution of heat over the entire floor surface. The tiles are placed on the adhesive base. Tile adhesive must always be water-resistant and non-toxic. When heated, the floor is often seen intensive evaporation of the chemicals that make up the flooring. Therefore, the choice of adhesive have a look at his mark.
In custody
For smaller spaces the optimal scheme of laying the pipeline under the tile - circuit snake. For large floor space for perfect placement scheme snail or spiral. Due to the parallel extending loops and the main return, the uniform heating is attained across the floor surface over a wide area. Technologically, the floor beneath the tiles with their hands should meet the requirements and challenges are put before the heating system in each case.
The main difficulty with tile arise when disturbed during installation create a layer cake technology. The lack of waterproofing or poor insulation will cause that your heat goes down the main stream. Ceramics has low thermal conductivity, so the heat medium heating temperature is too low, the concrete screed and tile become a serious obstacle. The optimum temperature of the coolant for concrete floors with tiles 500FROM. Otherwise, a layer of concrete and ceramic tile will warm long respectively into the room heat will flow in a confined space.
