Types of underfloor heating in the bathroom. Selection and installation of electric underfloor heating in the bathroom

Agree that in the cold season, after taking a bath, it is much more pleasant to stand with your feet on the warm floor than on the ice tiles. Today, underfloor heating in the bathroom is no longer an expensive whim, it is considered an excellent and convenient means of heating. Underfloor heating is a whole system that allows you to evenly heat your home. The heat carrier in this case is located at the bottom of the room. If the electrical base, then this is a cable. If the water base, then the function of the heat carrier is performed by the water heated to a certain temperature and flowing through the pipes. Everything new is well forgotten old. This method of space heating was used by the ancient Romans. Now, with the advent of new technologies, it is possible to enjoy the wonderful benefits of civilization in any home.

For self-installation of the underfloor heating system, please read the installation and operating instructions. Only then you need to purchase the necessary materials for work. First, you need to decide which type of system is more appropriate for your apartment. There are the following types of modern heating systems on the market:

1. Electric underfloor heating, or film.
2. Water floor.
3. Infrared floor.

Let's take a closer look at these systems. Electric heat in the bathroom is regulated by a thermostat, and water heat - by sensors on a special boiler. It is believed that the electric underfloor heating in the bathroom is easier to install and use. Installation of an electric floor takes a little time and will be within the power of beginners. This type of floor is ideal for small spaces. You do not have to worry about harmful radiation from this system, as the harm from it is exactly the same as from a microwave oven. An electric floor consists of a combination of cables and electric mats that are placed under the screed and tiled on top. Since the mats are combined into a film, such a floor is also called a film floor.

That is, we can say that electric floors are divided into 2 types - thermomat coating and cable floor. The cable floor itself has one heating wire, which is the heating element. This wire can be single-core or double-core.

A water-heated floor can be installed in larger rooms. It does not require energy costs, but it will take more time and skill to install. This type of floor consists of plastic and copper pipes combined into a thermostat that looks like a radiator. Water heated floor in the bathroom is the most inexpensive and simple type of bathroom heating.

A novelty in the bathroom heating market is infrared floors. For the installation of such floors, you do not need to lay a screed and spend a lot of time. This innovative product is very convenient, but not cheap. The film infrared floor can easily replace any heating.

Interesting! The infrared film floor can be dismantled and installed in another place at any time, which is impossible with water and electrical systems.

Let's take a closer look at how to lay the underfloor heating system in the bathroom.

Installation of electric underfloor heating in the bathroom

You can install the electric floor yourself by reading the installation instructions. Let's see how to do it yourself. The process will be as follows:

1. To install an electric underfloor heating, you first need to remove the old coating if the system is installed in an old housing stock, or prepare a perfectly even concrete mortar when renovating in a new apartment. It is better to buy electric mats in rolls, which will greatly simplify the installation of a warm floor.
2. The sensor and thermostat are installed according to the operating instructions in a clearly visible place on the bathroom wall. After that, you can apply either floor tiles or other material. For screeds, it is better to choose fast-drying materials, since the cement-sand mortar will dry for more than two weeks.
3. After the electrical cable is laid, it is necessary to test the installation of all equipment. If everything works, you can lay a screed 4-6 cm thick, or immediately lay the tiles on top of the insulation.
4. Then we lay the tiles with the help of special glue on the film of electrical cables, level them, let them dry and rub the seams a little later.

Important! You can turn on the electric floor in the bathroom only a few days after installation. This is done to completely dry the cement screed or tile adhesive. Otherwise, there will be dips and cracks in the screed.

Then a thermostat is installed, which has an external resemblance to a conventional switch. Heating cables must be connected to the thermostat using electrical wires. Then connect it to the electrical network.

Installation of an electric floor is similar to the installation of an infrared warm floor, but there are still some differences between these processes.

On average, 1 square meter of warm floor consumes about 120-150 watts. A thin cable, laid on a polymer base in a certain sequence, boasts good strength and durable insulation. Additional insulation is not required for this type of cable installation. In this case, the floor level will rise by no more than 1.5 cm.

Installation of a water floor in the bathroom

A water-heated floor in the bathroom is able to provide uniform heating of the room. This type of heating can be part of a completely autonomous heating system. An important point of the water heated floor in the bathroom is that the costs of installing it are one-time. In this case, energy consumption is saved, in contrast to electric floors. But the obvious disadvantage is that the water is heated from central heating, and after it is turned off, the floor will be cold. Also, in case of damage, repair is difficult.

Installing a water heated floor in a bathroom under tiles requires certain skills and experience. The pipes are made of metal-plastic that do not corrode.

The installation process of a water heating system can be briefly described as follows:

1. We clean the floor covering all the way to the base to get a flat surface.
2. A waterproofing film is laid.
3. A special tape is laid around the entire perimeter of the bathroom, and a reinforcing metal mesh is placed on top of it.
4. We install pipes according to a previously developed scheme, making a step between pipe turns of about 30 cm. We fix the pipeline to the reinforcement mesh using plastic clamps.
5. The pipeline is being tested by running water into the system. Then you can start pouring the screed under the tiles.
6. Pouring screed from a mixture of expanded clay and cement. The screed should be 7-8 cm lower from the final floor level.
7. After the screed has dried, tiles can be laid. It is recommended to use the water heated floor in the bathroom no earlier than a week after the completion of the process.

The floor height will increase to 10 cm, this must be taken into account.

Infrared floor installation

Infrared floor heating in the bathroom is a kind of electric floor. Heat loss with this type of heating is insignificant, it works silently. Installation of an infrared underfloor heating under a tile is similar to an electric floor, but there are a number of features:

1. A 2 mm thick substrate with a heat-reflecting effect is used. It is needed so that not the neighbor's ceiling, but your floor covering, heats up the heat.
2. If such a floor is to be installed under a tile, then it is recommended to lay an assembly fiberglass mesh. Then you need to choose a material for thermal insulation that lies under the tile.
3. The thermal film is adjusted to the required size along the cut line. These pieces of infrared thermal film are connected to each other, and then to the thermostat.
4. The finished infrared floor is fixed with double-sided tape.
5. The process of connecting to a thermostat is exactly the same as for electric floors.

The height of the underfloor heating using infrared film will be 7-8 cm.

Important! With the correct installation of the infrared floor, it is necessary to use a fiberglass reinforcing mesh. It must be nailed to the floor under the tiles. The thickness of the glue used to fix the tiles should be 1.5-2 cm, not less.

Advantages and disadvantages of water heated floors

Naturally, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages of water-heated floors. Underfloor heating in a bathroom has a number of advantages over a radiator heating system. For clarity, we will list the advantages:

• Even distribution of heat in the room;
• The natural humidity in the room is maintained;
• Safety is an important point if there are small children in the apartment. Accidental contact with the coolant is excluded, which can lead to an accidental burn;
• Economical, as water floors do not entail electricity costs;
• The service life can be up to 50 years!

The disadvantages of water floors are:

• Significant laboriousness of installing such a system;
• Laboriousness of repair in case of pipe damage;
• Undesirability to use the water floor as the only source of heating in the room;
• The floor height rises by about 10 cm, which entails a loss of space in the room;
• Slow heating of the floor covering in the room, but after the system is turned off, cooling also occurs gradually.

Advantages and disadvantages of electric floors

The positive aspects of both electric and infrared floors are as follows:

• the operation of this type of floor does not depend on seasonal heating, thanks to the thermostat, you can turn on the system at any time;
• the possibility of local repair in case of damage;
• the ability to set a comfortable room temperature;
• environmental friendliness and safety;
• all elements of the system are hidden from view;
• long term of use;
• when laying infrared film floors, the screed is not needed, which greatly simplifies the installation process;
• the possibility of installation by any person who wishes without installation experience.

The disadvantages are the following:

• Increased financial costs for electricity bills;
• The presence of electromagnetic radiation;
• It is advisable to spend money on the purchase, and provide yourself with reliable grounding, which will also entail additional costs. These recommendations are especially suitable for wet rooms.

As you can see, both heating options have advantages and disadvantages. Still, the electric floor is considered more modern, and especially the infrared one. How to make the right choice of warm floors among a wide range of products, we will consider further.

Popular brands of underfloor heating

The market offers products from dozens of manufacturers of electric underfloor heating. Products of European, Korean and domestic manufacturers are popular. The most famous trademarks are the floors of the Danish company Devi, which come with a 20-year warranty. The Finnish company Ensto and the English manufacturer Energy occupy high places in the popularity of manufacturers of this group of goods. In recent years, manufacturers from South Korea have entered the market. The leader among them is the Caleo brand, which is the leader in the production of infrared warm floors. Half of all products of the Caleo trademark are bought in Russia. Its worthy competitor is the Korean company Unimat, a leader in the production of core underfloor heating.

But in the CIS countries there are also worthy trademarks in this area. Warm floors are produced in Russia under the Teplolux brand. The manufacturing company gives a 25-year warranty for its products, which speaks volumes. We should also mention such companies as Spyheat and National Comfort. Russian factories produce warm floors in the form of mats, cables and thin infrared films.

We hope you now have an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat warm floors are and how to install them in the bathroom yourself. Whichever type of flooring you choose from the above, be sure that you will receive additional comfort and coziness.

Underfloor heating can be relevant in any room, but in the bathroom it is practically necessary. For comfort, anyway. Think about a cold winter day when, after a hot shower, your feet sank onto the icy surface of a tile. Not really nice, right? Ceramic tiles practically do not hold heat, therefore, without "targeted" heating, they always remain cold. However, at the same time, it is very practical, especially in wet rooms. Therefore, it is not worth giving up tiles, especially because there is a way to completely neutralize its "coldness" - to install a warm floor in the bathroom.

Modern floor heating systems can be electric or water-based. Any of these types can be installed independently, however, the water circuit requires its own heating system and is not suitable for city apartments. Electric underfloor heating is versatile and its installation is not very difficult, therefore it is about it that we will now talk about.

We buy everything you need and form a kit

In order to install the underfloor heating system in the bathroom, you need to purchase:

• heating single-core or two-core cable;
• thermostat;
• thermal sensor;
• plastic tube-corrugation (1-1.5 m long);
• mounting tape;
• material for thermal insulation.

Installation of an electric underfloor heating system

Step 1. Installing the thermostat

It is advisable to start the installation of a warm floor in the bathroom with the installation of a thermostat (thermostat). This is the most important part of the system, which serves to automatically control the degree of heating of the warm floor.

The bathroom thermostat comes with a floor sensor. This device transmits temperature data to the thermostat, which, in turn, controls that the heated bathroom floor heats up only to a certain temperature. As soon as this happens, the thermostat turns off the system and turns it on again only when the floor cools down.

The thermostat is usually installed in the same room where the underfloor heating is being installed. However, it is not recommended to do this in wet rooms (including bathrooms) due to possible automation failure. Therefore, the best option is to install a floor temperature sensor in the bathroom, and a thermostat in an adjacent room.

First, you need to knock out a small recess in the wall for mounting the thermostat installation box. This is done at a height of 50-100 cm from the floor surface. After that, two vertical grooves are cut from the resulting recess to the floor using a grinder or a chisel with a hammer. After laying the cable and installing the sensor, two tubes are placed in the resulting grooves, into one of which the power wires are fed, and into the other - the sensor wires.

Step 2. Prepare the subfloor

Since after knocking out the strobes, no "dirty" work is expected, it is time to clean the base of the floor from debris and construction dust. The floor must be level with no visible height differences. If necessary, the floor is leveled with a cement screed or self-leveling mixture.

After the floor is leveled, its surface is primed and the primer is allowed to dry.

Step 3. Installation of thermal insulation

Thermal insulation is an obligatory stage in the installation of warm floors. It is necessary if you do not have a desire to spend the energy of the warm floor for heating the underlying premises: a neighbor's apartment or basement. In this case, your system will work for wear and tear, and the lion's share of the energy will "fly into the pipe", taking away a decent amount from your budget.

Therefore, any heat-insulating material with a thickness of at least 20 mm is laid on the rough floor. It can be expanded polystyrene, penofol, penoplex, polystyrene, foamed polyethylene foam, cork, etc.

Step 4. Laying the heating cable

The laying of the cable begins from the place where the power wires are connected to the thermostat. A steel mounting tape is attached to the thermal insulation in increments of 0.5 m. The heating cable is laid from above, usually in a zigzag pattern, and fixed to the floor by the petals of the mounting tape.

When laying out the cable, you must adhere to the following rules:

• the pitch between the turns of the cable is at least 6 cm;
• the distance from the walls to the cable is at least 10 cm;
• distance from pipes and heating devices - at least 20 cm;
• bending radius of the coil - at least 5-6 cable diameters.

The permissible deviation from the calculated distance (step) between the cables should not exceed 1 cm

Step 5. Installing the temperature sensor

The floor temperature sensor is placed in a plastic corrugated pipe and placed between the turns of the heating cable. The pipe is pulled from the thermostat to the floor, and then along the floor surface for another 0.3-0.5 m. A plug is placed on the hole of the tube, from the side of the sensor, so that cement mortar does not get inside when pouring the screed.

The sensor leads are connected to the thermostat and fixed there. The grooves on the wall are covered with plaster or putty.

Step 6. System check

After all electrical connections are made, the system is tested for damage to the heating sections, sensor or thermostat.

Step 7. Screed device

If everything is in order, then you can start pouring a screed with a thickness of 3-10 cm. It is best to use special mixtures for this, which are sold specifically for a warm floor. After 3 days, it will be possible to walk on the screed and carry out the finishing, but it is still impossible to turn on the heating system. It should take at least 28-30 days before the cement screed is completely dry and has the required strength.

Step 8. Finishing

Tile or porcelain stoneware is most often used as a finishing coating for a warm floor in a bathroom. However, the specific conditions of temperature warming up and high humidity can be successfully withstood by vinyl tiles, stone floors, and waterproof thermo-wood.

Warm floor tiled with tiles is the most common option in a modern apartment

Heating mats - a worthy alternative

This is not to say that the process of laying a warm floor in a bathroom is very difficult. Not only that, this technology can be further simplified by using an electric heating mat instead of a separate cable. This product is a heat-resistant mesh, on which a thin heating cable is fixed with a fixing tape. The installation of this system is very convenient: you do not have to lay out the cable yourself, fix it on the mounting tapes and maintain the step. Everything has already been done in advance by the manufacturer. In addition, when installing such a system, thermal insulation is not used.

However, electric mats also have drawbacks and they are quite significant. First, a ready-made heating system is 20-30% more expensive than a traditional "cable" version. Secondly, since the insulating material is not placed under the mats, they are produced with slightly increased power to compensate for heat loss through the floor slabs. Accordingly, such floors will consume more electricity.

The bathroom floor is often very cold, which creates a certain discomfort, because in this room it is convenient to walk barefoot. Stepping on a cold surface, not to mention unpleasant sensations, there is a possibility of colds. Electric underfloor heating in the bathroom will help to avoid all these troubles. In addition, laying such a floor creates a comfortable indoor climate.

In the overwhelming majority of cases, ceramic or porcelain stoneware tiles are laid in the bathroom as a floor covering. For heating, it is better to choose electric heaters, since they do not depend on the heating season and can be turned on at any time. Another important factor in their favor is ease of temperature control.

The suitable option can be selected from 3 types of electric floors:

• Cable heater;
• Film infrared heater;
• Rod or carbon infrared heating floor.

Heat transfer methods:

• Convection heating;
• Using infrared radiation.

For comparison, it is necessary to consider the available options for underfloor heating arranged in the bathroom:

1. Cable underfloor heating performs convection heating. The system is a single-core or two-core cable. It is easier to mount a two-core cable, but it is thicker, it will require a slightly higher tie, and its cost is higher. The operation of such a floor significantly increases energy consumption.
2. Infrared film provides infrared heating. It is not very convenient to mount it under the tiles, since the surface has poor adhesion. Due to its small thickness and laying without screed, it does not "steal" the height of the room.
3. A rod heater, like a film heater, heats a room due to infrared radiation. Such a system consists of flexible rods made of carbon, graphite and silver, united by conductive busbars. Such a heater is suitable for any surface, the energy consumption is lower in comparison with a cable floor.

To determine which electric underfloor heating in the shower or bathroom will be the best choice, you need to compare their efficiency, reliability, durability and economy. Based on these parameters and the design of the floor covering, the optimal version of the heating floor is determined.

The cable is easy to install, it can be easily laid over the entire area, even in hard-to-reach places. It is advisable to use infrared foil for coating without a screed. Carbon underfloor heating is the most economical to use.

Installation of electric underfloor heating in the bathroom

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There are two types of electric underfloor heating, depending on the design: heating cable and heating mat.

DIY cable installation:

1. Design and markup are in progress. The location of the thermostat, sensor and cable laying diagram are marked on the wall;
2. Insulation with heat-reflecting foil is laid on the rough base, which should be on top after laying;
3. A steel reinforcing mesh is laid, to which the cable is attached. Instead of a grid, you can make special guides;
4. The cable is laid according to the specified pattern. Most often, the "snail" or "snake" scheme is chosen, there are more complex modifications of the cable layout;
5. The temperature regulator of the sensor is arranged on the wall;
6. Equipment to check operation is included;
7. Provided that all the elements are working, you can start filling the cement-sand screed;
8. The finishing coating is laid;
9. The system is put into operation after the screed has completely dried.

Installing a heating mat is an easier way, as there is no need to fill the screed to install such a heater.

DIY heating mat installation:

1. The thermomat is placed on the base. If the mat is not glued, then it is fixed with tape;
2. The cable is connected to the thermostat;
3. An adhesive mixture is applied directly to the mat with a heating cable and the tiles are laid.

Important! It is not necessary to knock down the old tiles, the thermomats can be laid on them.

A feature of the electric floor in the bathroom is that it is necessary to clearly calculate where the plumbing and furniture will be. No cable is laid under them, but it is important that a person, standing near a washbasin or toilet, feels warmth in their legs.

The device of a film warm infrared floor

Infrared floor heating in the bathroom is very easy to make. The strips of the heater are spread, connected to the thermostat, and the finishing floor is arranged.

Ceramic tiles will be a suitable coating in such a room, but there are some peculiarities for laying them on infrared films. The difficulty lies in the lack of adhesion to the film with tile adhesive. There are two main technologies for laying tiles on an infrared film: dry and wet using a screed.

Important! When installing a warm infrared floor, care must be taken to ensure that the foil is not damaged.

Technology of "dry" laying of tiles on an infrared floor

Technology of "wet" laying of tiles on an infrared floor

Important! For a warm infrared floor, you cannot use aluminum heat-reflecting material and metal reinforcing mesh in the screed.

Installation of a rod heating floor in the bathroom

A rod infrared floor heats a room according to the same principle as a film floor. But for its installation under the tiles in the bathroom, there is no need to create a protective layer in the form of an additional screed. The technology for laying a carbon floor is simple and effective, it is easy to do it yourself:

1. Preparatory work. It is necessary to level and clean the sub-floor surface;
2. A heat-reflecting layer is laid. At this stage, you already need to decide where the thermostat will be installed;
3. The flooring of the thermomats of the rod heater is in progress. You need to start laying from the side of the thermostat. It should be done so that in the final result the rods do not touch each other;
4. Thermomats are fixed to the surface with adhesive tape;
5. The thermostat is connected. It is important for safety reasons not to forget to turn off the power supply;
6. You can lay a cement-sand screed or lay ceramic tiles directly on the heating elements using tile glue;
7. It is possible to start the work of the infrared floor only after the screed and tile glue have completely solidified.

Electric floor heating in the bathroom will ensure a comfortable stay in the room. When doing it yourself, it is important to follow safety precautions, especially when working with electricity. In addition, it is necessary to carefully adhere to the technology for performing work and pay special attention to the choice of quality materials. In this case, the warm floor will last a long time and effectively.

Ceramic tiles are a very practical and modern finishing material. But the tile has a big minus - it is cold to the touch, and it is not very pleasant to walk on it. In order to solve this problem, warm floors were invented. In this article, we will consider which floor heating in the bathroom is better to use.

Features of laying underfloor heating in the bathroom

In most cases, ceramic tiles are used when decorating bathrooms and toilets ( on the floor it is porcelain stoneware). This material is popular for its absolute moisture resistance, excellent appearance and durability.

True, it is cold to walk on bare tiles with bare feet. To do this, a warm floor system is installed under the tiles, which will allow you to comfortably use your bathroom.

Types of warm floors

There are three types of underfloor heating that are worth talking about in more detail.

Water heat-insulated floor

This type of floor heating is used primarily in private homes. This is due to the fact that it is impossible to connect the water system to the central water supply in the apartment. It is believed that this particular type of underfloor heating has more advantages than others.

1. Environmental friendliness;
2. Low operating cost;
3. Reliability and durability;
4. The water system is safe for human health;

Disadvantages:

1. Complexity of installation;
2. High cost for installation in the house;
3. Installation requires special skills.

Output: this option is not suitable for a bathroom in an apartment. Unless you have a private house under construction, and floor heating is supposed to cover its entire area.

Infrared floor heating

This is the most modern option for heating floor coverings. The essence of this system is that a special film generates infrared radiation that heats the surface above it.

Benefits:

1. You can install such a system on your own without having any additional skills. It is enough to carefully read the instructions that are located on the packaging from this system.
2. Heats up quickly.
3. It consumes a small amount of electricity.

Disadvantages:

1. The complete harmlessness of long-term infrared radiation has not been proven;
2. Mainly suitable only for laminate and linoleum.

Output: film ( infrared) underfloor heating is not suitable for installation under the tiles, and therefore for the bathroom.

Electric (cable) warm floor

A simple system that has earned great popularity for installation both in apartments and in private houses. This system is completely protected from water and is suitable for installation in places with high humidity.

Benefits:

1. Simple installation that you can do yourself.
2. Inexpensive system to purchase.
3. Fast heating.
4. Versatility. Can be used both in apartments and in private houses.

Disadvantages:

• When heating large rooms for a long time, be prepared for high energy consumption.

What is the best underfloor heating for a bathroom?

The unequivocal answer about the type of underfloor heating for a bathroom is a cable electric underfloor heating.

Water full is not available for most cases and already acts as a heating system. The film underfloor heating must not be laid under a tile or in a screed. Only cable systems are suitable for the bathroom.

It evenly heats the bathroom floor from the inside.

Cable underfloor heating in the bathroom can also be of different types. All you need to know - choose a shielded cable, it is suitable for installation in an apartment. There are also cables in rolls or mats. Read more about this in our separate article on this topic at the link on the right. Briefly: the cable in the mats allows you to lay tiles directly on the warm floor; cable in a roll requires additional floor screed.

Getting up with bare feet on the warm floor in the bathroom after taking a shower is a pleasure, especially if the house is poorly heated in winter. You can design and lay a warm floor yourself, but this requires a little knowledge and skills. Before work, you need to decide on the type of floors, make a conclusion which is better, and only then, purchase the necessary materials and tools.

Choosing the type of bathroom floor

Warm floors can be divided into several types, selected by the user according to the criteria: specifics of installation and operation. Each of the installed types of underfloor heating with their own hands performs its functions, but still there is a difference and here you need to calculate well the costs of maintaining the floor during operation, and also take into account all the nuances when installing it. If there are no great skills in construction and there is no time to repair a bathtub, it is better to make an electric floor.

The water floor will take a little more time, which also does not require a lot of costs. And the youngest type of heated bathroom floor is considered infrared, but its use is not so popular in comparison with electric or water.

Experts will help you choose the type, calculate the required amount of the required material, and tell you which floor covering is suitable for each type.

Electric

The electric underfloor heating in the bathroom consists of a set of electric mats made of a special film and a cable responsible for heating. Cables are made single-core and two-core. The cost of two cores is higher due to the high level of security. Together with the mats, the kit includes a thermostat to determine and set the required temperature, as well as wires to connect the system to the mains. It is advisable to separately purchase an insulation film, and if not included in the kit, buy scotch tape and corrugated pipes.

The following actions are performed in stages:

1. Before installing the electric floor with your own hands, you must definitely prepare the surface, demolish the old coating. After that, the base should be perfectly flat and free from dirt and dust, bumps and potholes. The last defect is sealed with concrete mortar and leveled with tools, and the bumps are removed with special emery paper.
2. After preparing the site for the mats, the area for the thermostat is determined. And it is already possible to conduct electrical wiring to connect to the underfloor heating network.
3. The first layer on the leveled cleaned floor is applied with a thermal insulation film, shiny side to the ceiling. The joints are sealed with tape. Thermal insulation boards should not reach the walls.
4. Electric mats are produced mainly in rolls and sometimes with a ready-made net for laying and a tape for fastening, if this is not the case, the net will have to be bought, and the cable should be laid out with a certain distance.
5. The bathroom is very small, so the mat will definitely have to be turned at an angle; for this, the mesh is simply cut and the cable is installed in the desired position.
6. The sensor, which is usually included in the complex, is located in a well-accessible place so as not to destroy the floor in case of breakdown or maintenance.
7. The thermostat on the wall is installed in accordance with the rules of operation and safety with electrical wiring. Almost like a socket with a sensor is hidden in the wall under the box.
8. After installation, the functionality of the system and the power supply are checked. You can check the current supply with a tester.
9. If the system works, a floor screed of a certain thickness is made, where tiles or other flooring material is applied.

Water

The water heated floor in the bathroom consists of installed plastic, copper or PVC pipes with a small diameter. They are mounted on the floor surface in the right order and heat it up with hot water supplied, the temperature of which can be controlled with a thermostat. The same pipes or material are used for radiators, so the system resembles a kind of floor battery. The pipes are covered with tiles, concrete screed or wood flooring.

The best option for a bathroom is a tile laid on aluminum material and cardboard flooring for better heat dissipation. A wooden covering over an installed hot water heating system is installed if the room has good ventilation. Nearby, there is space for a collector, which is necessary to control the temperature in the system.

The cost of a hand-made warm water floor is relatively inexpensive, and the installation of the system is simple and safe. Specialists involved in the professional installation of underfloor heating recommend laying pipes below the floor level in the house, this is done to prevent water from entering the apartment in case of emergencies in the system. How to make a warm floor in a bathroom if individual heating is installed in an apartment or house? After installing all the necessary materials, the system is connected to a hot water supply source, that is, to individual heating.

Note! Some construction and repair work requires approval and documentary confirmation with the permission of the relevant authorities. It is better to play it safe and before you install water floor heating in your bathroom, ask about permits so as not to overpay later and not pay for fines.

Benefits

Do-it-yourself water or electric floor in the bathroom has many advantages:

1. Any of the systems is hidden from view, while heating radiators even take up space in an already small space;
2. Each bath or shower will be more pleasant if the bathroom has a comfortable temperature not only of the air, but also of the floor covering.
3. Warm floors with connection to individual heating are installed both in apartments and private houses, this significantly saves the family budget, and this system pays off quite quickly, especially if it is installed by hand .

Underfloor heating makes walking on it a pleasant experience

disadvantages

Like any installed system in the house, it has its drawbacks:

1. The cost of the system for the buyer will not cost a small amount. But it will be justified after the first applications, because you simply will not want to leave the comfortably equipped bath.
2. Not all floor coverings you would like to use in your bathroom can be used as a floor. The most practical will be ceramic tiles and self-leveling floors. It is rational to install a wooden floor only if there is good ventilation in the bathroom, otherwise such a flooring will soon have to be changed.
3. Electric underfloor heating requires electricity consumption. Therefore, before installing any type of underfloor heating, you need to calculate all the pros and cons to choose which one is better, otherwise the floor will simply not be useful, because it will be very expensive to use.

Installation of underfloor heating electric or water, which is better, only the owner of the house or apartment has to choose. The cost of any system will not be cheap, but it will require much less costs when installing the floor with your own hands. If the electric can be turned on even in the summer, then the water floor heating will only work with the start of the individual heating system. The system sensor shows a temperature not higher than 40 degrees, but with the help of a thermostat, the heating can be changed.

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