Heated Floor (Hydronic)

randen · 05-02-16, 04:32 PM

Another Project, why not?

The on-suite bathroom had suffered from some cracked tiles and more importantly some extra help happened to show up so I took on the reno.

The on-suite bathroom originally had staple up to try to warm the room and we now know that that doesn't work especially with low grade heat like solar hot water and Geo-thermal.

It so happened like so often the project escalated from replacing the tile floor to a near complete dismantling. The tile that had been installed was no longer available. So all the tile had to be removed and replaced with new.

The new floor will sport the Wirsbo/Uponor system. This is a 1/2" plywood with a routed groove for the tubing and aluminum spreader on the back side. This is screwed down to the plywood floor decking and the tile are then thin-set to the top of which is in direct contact to the tubing. I do agree with Mikesolar that any-thing other than tubing in concrete is a compromise this is a pretty good one.

The timing for this type of work is good as the heating system is off and can remain that way until November.

A photo is worth a thousand words. Maybe someone could resize for a better look

Randen

05-02-16, 04:32 PM	#1
randen Uber EcoRenovator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Strathroy Ontario Canada Posts: 657 Thanks: 9 Thanked 191 Times in 129 Posts	Heated Floor (Hydronic) Another Project, why not? The on-suite bathroom had suffered from some cracked tiles and more importantly some extra help happened to show up so I took on the reno. The on-suite bathroom originally had staple up to try to warm the room and we now know that that doesn't work especially with low grade heat like solar hot water and Geo-thermal. It so happened like so often the project escalated from replacing the tile floor to a near complete dismantling. The tile that had been installed was no longer available. So all the tile had to be removed and replaced with new. The new floor will sport the Wirsbo/Uponor system. This is a 1/2" plywood with a routed groove for the tubing and aluminum spreader on the back side. This is screwed down to the plywood floor decking and the tile are then thin-set to the top of which is in direct contact to the tubing. I do agree with Mikesolar that any-thing other than tubing in concrete is a compromise this is a pretty good one. The timing for this type of work is good as the heating system is off and can remain that way until November. A photo is worth a thousand words. Maybe someone could resize for a better look Randen Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Daox; 05-03-16 at 03:20 PM..