Having lived in the house for the second year, we experienced our warm floor: what does the warm floor consist of in our house - let's look inside
Our house has two floors. The upper one is attic, but it is full-sized, the walls are high. When we were deciding what kind of heating would be in the house, so far we settled on electric. We do not have gas, but it is planned for some vague future. And there is no possibility of heating with solid fuel, since everyone in the family works. But there was no doubt about the type of heating - on the first floor, a heated floor and radiators were definitely planned, and on the second floor - only radiators.
We turned to a large company, where they made all the calculations for us, offered us high-quality materials. True, the first proposal turned out to be too expensive for us and those elements that could be made cheaper without compromising quality, we replaced with cheaper domestic production.
But the pipes and tees, all the connecting elements of the underfloor heating are of high quality, the STOUT company. We read about it, there were no complaints about the components, it was hoped that the installation would also be of high quality.
Our floor pipes are made of STOUT cross-linked polyethylene. Moreover, 100 meters is a simple pipe, and 200 meters is a "cross-linked polyethylene with an oxygen layer" pipe. These pipes are very tough and durable. They can be walked on and do not deform. Therefore, after pouring the floor, no problems arise.
On the floor, there is foam-plastic with cells for fixing pipes. This is some kind of innovation, although our installers were not happy with it. Especially when pouring underfloor heating with penoplex, there were many problems - it “floated up and had to be additionally fixed. Therefore, we do not recommend such a substrate, it is better in the old way.
The heart of the underfloor heating is, of course, the collector. We have it under the stairs and is completely invisible. Although it is small in thickness, it is a neat cabinet that does not take up much space. Liquid level sensors and other control elements are located here.
Our floor heats not only the first floor, such an array of warm air goes up, according to the laws of physics, and it is also very warm there.
Having lived in the house for the second year, we have experienced our warm floor and are very satisfied, we recommend everyone to make such a heating system. But I think that the main thing in installing a warm floor is quality materials and good installers. Then this element of a comfortable life will only delight.