How to put your own electric warm floor

Today's owners can use various heating methods. In addition to ordinary heating system, there are a variety of options underfloor. Of particular interest are the so-called electrical floors. They spread to different floor coverings. In particular, under the wood. How to implement such an event?

1. Preparation for the installation of underfloor heating

If the owner is planning to lay an electric field is a wooden deck, then as a basis for the whole structure are usually the lag of the boards. It is with them and everything you need to start. To obtain reliable logs, timber should have a thickness of 8-10 cm. It is laid across the room, observing a pitch of about 80 cm.

2. Bookmark insulation material

Few consider that the warm floor heater should be located. Otherwise, the heat will go to the slab or to the lower floor. The insulation material used in conjunction with electric floors, must necessarily be nonflammable. Suitable mineral wool. It lay between the logs tightly as possible so that no gaps remained.

3. Flooring electric floor

electrical flooring system manufactured in different embodiments. The easiest way to use a heating film. It is spread over the heat-insulating layer is connected to the electrical system.

The film is often necessary to cut, so are the dangerous areas. If the owner will cut the material, the edge definitely need to be insulated. Ordinary electrical tape will not work. It is necessary to use an insulating material, which is offered in conjunction with a set of floor heating.

When all the pieces of film are connected, the cable is passed through the thermostat and then connected to the mains. The thermostat is needed to independently choose the heating temperature.

4. Further work with the floor

Implement the described work, the owner can proceed to the installation of wooden flooring. In this case, it fits almost any board, but it is better to use the decking. She lies down so that the floor does not remain any irregularities and through crevices. After only need to lay flooring and then proceed to the operation room.

Of course, this is not such a difficult event as we would like. But when it is possible to obtain proper performance of practical, functional and really warm floors.