Installing Heated Floors Under Carpet

Retroheat radiant floor heating system.

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. 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. Check the manufacturer s installation instructions for maximum temperatures. This in floor heating system consists of one thin continuous cable heating element woven into a mat that you install under the tile.

We have purchased coretec enhanced composite floor tiles. 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. The overall thickness of any materials above the heater needs to be taken into account too as this will ensure efficient heat transfer. Floor joists accessible from below provide a convenient base from which a do it yourselfer can install radiant heat.

The tile manufacturer says this product is compatible with radiant floor heating. 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. A radiant heat floor can save homeowners up to 25 percent in energy bills. Instead of blowing hot air through a vent or pumping hot water to a baseboard radiator along the wall radiant heat warms up the entire floor.

Mats with internal wiring provide the heat. The retroheat system can be installed to heat tile hardwood laminates. Radiant heating can be installed under resilient floorings such as sheet vinyl tile vinyl and luxury vinyl plank. Either through pipes carrying hot water embedded in or directly below the floor or via electric mats in or below the floor.

Generally begin with 70 degrees f during the first 24 hours of use increasing to no more than 85 degrees f. 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. Radiant floor heating with carpet underfloor heating is well suited for use under carpet provided that care is taken when choosing the carpet. Sheet or tile vinyl flooring.

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.