Floor Installations for a Heated Floor
Installing our radiant floor heating system is simple. The systems are designed as D.I.Y. Projects, and can be done without any specialty tools or materials. Installation for each radiant floor heating system is very similar to the other, allowing for a heated floor in no time.
Prepare: Most products feature self-adhesive on the mat itself, making preparation quick and easy. Roll the product out onto a clean, dry concrete or wood sub-floor, and adhere the product to the floor itself. QuickMat will have adhesive strips on the aluminum, and NetMat will have the adhesive mesh. For TepidusWire, secure the wiring in place manually.
Insulate: If your room has a concrete sub-floor, install insulation between the sub-floor and the heating system, in order to prevent energy loss and maximize your heated floor.
Test: Before you cover the mat or cable with tile, wood, or carpet, plug the system in and confirm every section is heating evenly. It's much easier to spot and fix a problem at this stage than after the flooring is installed on top of it.
Specific Floor Installations for a Heated Floor
Tile Heated Floor Installations: After completing the previous steps, install the tiles directly on the system using tile adhesive, then continue your flooring project as usual.
Wood/Carpet Heated Floor Installations: After laying out the the product, use a thin-set layer to insure even heating throughout the room. If your room has a concrete sub-floor, install insulation between the sub-floor and the product. After those are in place, install your floor covering as usual.
Once the mat or cable is down, a wall-mounted thermostat with a floor sensor controls the system, the same way it does on every U.S. Floor Heating installation. Because QuickMat, NetMat, and TepidusWire all run on a standard household electrical circuit, no boiler, pump, or plumbing work is required, which is why most of these installations are finished in a single day by a homeowner or a local electrician. If you'd rather have a professional handle the whole project, U.S. Floor Heating's online quote system includes a free custom layout for your room before you order anything.
Because the heating cable itself has no moving parts, there's nothing inside the floor to wear out once it's installed and tested. Day to day, the system is no different to live with than any other floor: the thermostat on the wall turns the heat up or down, and the tile, wood, or carpet on top looks and feels exactly like it would without heat underneath it.
U.S. Floor Heating's heated floor will save you time and money. Simple installation and an energy efficient heating system!