Re: Re: Zoned Heating Control

[Martin Howell <martin.howell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We don't have UFH, but did lay a solid wood floor on top of
screed, no need for underlay as its stuck down with glue
specially made for the purpose (can't remember what its
called, but it never lets go of anything it touches)

Martin

Chris Hunter wrote:
> Underlay ???   'hadn't thought of that !
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> I imagined it would be glued to the screed, rather than laid
> loose ... interlocked, presumably, but loose ... ?
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> which seems odd, because ceramic tiles wouldn't be laid loose,
> surely, so glues must be available ... ?
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> 'wonder how much hotter must the water be to cope with this ... maybe
> it's a specially conductive underlay ... maybe doubling the pipe
> would compensate (IIRC Ian's used more pipe, to run cooler, so might
> work) ... ?
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> being softer underfoot might be good, of course, but it rather puts
> me off the idea !
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> Chris
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> On 19 Apr 2007, at 01:10, rb_ziggy wrote:
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>> We have a Kahrs 'engineered' (i.e. laminated not laminate) wood
floor
>> throughout the ground floor.  Absolutely no probs with UF in over
5
>> years.  Works fine.
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>> But as Nigel says, don't go for the thick (i.e. insulating)
underlay,
>> that is rather counter-productive.  (N.B. do use underlay though,
a
>> friend laid the same floating flooring without and it sounded like
a
>> drum when the kids ran around).
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