Installing Heated Floors Under Carpet

Sheet or tile vinyl flooring.

Installing heated floors under carpet.

110 volt radiant floor heat film with anti fracture membrane from home depot seems to assume it will be used with a tile floor above it. Floor joists accessible from below provide a convenient base from which a do it yourselfer can install radiant heat. Check the manufacturer s installation instructions for maximum temperatures. So if you have open access to your floor joists now you can add the comfort and efficiency of radiant floor heat to your home.

These heated floors are a project best done when overhauling or changing the floor covering of an existing room or when adding a new room. This in floor heating system consists of one thin continuous cable heating element woven into a mat that you install under the tile. Generally begin with 70 degrees f during the first 24 hours of use increasing to no more than 85 degrees f. Retroheat radiant floor heating system.

The retroheat system can be installed to heat tile hardwood laminates. The overall thickness of any materials above the heater needs to be taken into account too as this will ensure efficient heat transfer. But the heating system we bought idealheat s 3 ft. The retroheat floor heating system was designed specifically for providing electric radiant heat to existing floors by accessing the floor joists below.

The heat is made possible in two ways. Or you can use the flat side of the trowel and float a skim coat of thin set that just covers the heating wire then lay tile in a second step. Plastic trowel if spreading thin set mortar directly over the radiant floor heating mats in one step we recommend using a plastic trowel to prevent cutting the heating wires. Radiant heating can be installed under resilient floorings such as sheet vinyl tile vinyl and luxury vinyl plank.

Mats with internal wiring provide the heat. We have purchased coretec enhanced composite floor tiles. Also radiant heating is much less effective under materials like carpet that insulate the heat from entering the room so if you prefer a lot of cozy carpet radiant heat may be too inefficient. Either through pipes carrying hot water embedded in or directly below the floor or via electric mats in or below the floor.

Radiant floor heating with carpet underfloor heating is well suited for use under carpet provided that care is taken when choosing the carpet.