Q. I have heard that underfloor heating takes a long time to heat up and cool down, is this true?
A. A good system with the correct intelligent controls will allow you to pre-programme heat up times to switch on beforehand, so that the property is at the required temperature. Intelligent controls use past history, to build a pattern of your heating requirements, this also applies to cooling down periods.
Q. Can I use solar or a wood burner with underfloor heating?
A. Yes this is possible and will ensure the property runs effectively and is environmentally efficient.
Q. Can I have underfloor heating if my floors are in place but I want to do a refurbishment of my property?
A. Yes of course you can, we have systems that compliment your refurbishment our designers are experts in ensuring that you have the correct system for your property. You can even add to the system at a later date, by designing the correct system at the start, will save you money in the long term and fit in with your refurbishment budget over time.
Q. Can I fit underfloor heating myself? I have heard its really easy and have watched a couple of videos.
A. Underfloor heating is a specialist job and our experienced technical engineers know exactly how to install your pipework at the correct centres for your heat source. Together with the correct manifold locations and balancing and pressure testing of your system prior to screed is extremely important. Costs that are cut in the preparation and installation of underfloor heating will be costly in the future, you only put your floors in once and you wouldn’t want to have to dig them back up.
Q. I have a joisted timber floor can I have underfloor heating?
A. There are forms of underfloor heating to fit every type of floor construction (screeds, fully floating timber floors, battened and joisted floors), as well as floor constructions that incorporate acoustic components.
Q. Can you install underfloor heating on the first floor?
A. Most definitely, we have several different systems that can be used depending on the floors’ structure. Check out our page https://www.easyflow.org.uk/underfloor-heating/ for more information.
Our Underfloor Heating Consultant would be happy to talk through your requirements, if you send your floor plans to sales@easyflow.org.uk we can call you back.
Q. Can you use a Nest system to control your underfloor heating?
A. We supply Heatmiser Neo controls with all of our underfloor heating systems, you have the option to add a neoHub gateway system to your package which provides remote control of all neoStat’s and neoPlug’s from your iOS, Android or Windows 10 device.
Q. What depths are recommended?
A. Fully Bonded 25mm, contact with substrate/unbounded 30mm, over insulation/acoustic matting 35mm domestic and 40mm commercial. Over Underfloor Heating 30mm covering over top of the pipes.
Q. Are joints necessary?
A. Up to 400sqm can be laid without an expansion joint, though it is advisable to have a bay joint with compressible material in weak spots such as doorways.
Q. How long before I can walk on the floor?
A. The screed can be walked on 24 to 48 hrs after the installation dependant on site conditions.
Q. How long before I can tile?
A. Under like for like conditions easyflow screed dries at the same rate as traditional sand and cement screed approx. 1mm/day up to 40mm of thickness. This increases for screeds thicker than 40mm and in poor drying conditions. When the screed is dry the you can tile, but it is important to have all the moisture out of the screed as the tiles will not bond with the adhesive.
Q. Is it true that I have to prime the screed?
A. Yes, if any adhesive is used for your selected choice of flooring, it is recommended to use an epoxy primer to create a barrier between any cement based adhesive and the gypsum based screed. Before this is applied it is vital that the floor is lightly sanded or scraped to key in the primer.
Q. What depth do I need to allow for liquid screed over UFH?
A. Ideally you need to leave a minimum depth of 50mm, we can also supply a thermally guaranteed screed called Thermio+ that can be laid at 40mm.
Q. How long does liquid screed take to dry?
A. In good site conditions you will be able to walk on the floor within 24 to 48 hours. You can load the floor with stairs, kitchens, partition walls etc. after 7 days.
The screed must be completely dry before installing your final floor finishes, the product will dry naturally at a rate of 1mm per day up to 40mm, any depth above this will dry at a rate of 0.5mm per day. So for example, if your liquid screed was laid at 50mm it will be naturally dry in 60 days.
If your liquid screed is laid over underfloor heating then you can start to force dry the screed 7 days following placement, we would then recommend a 3 week heating and cooling cycle of your UFH system.
It is vital that you test the floors’ moisture content before applying your final floor finishes.
Q. Do you just supply the liquid screed or do you lay it as well?
A. As this is a specialist product you must be an approved installer before you can buy the product. Our service is to supply, pump and install the liquid screed. We will also carry out a separate site survey before the pour to check access, floor preparation and levels required.
Q. Do you have a price per square metre for liquid screed?
A. We always price on a project by project basis, this is because the rate we buy the screed at changes depending on how close your project is to the nearest plant, we also price for the right amount of labour and how long you will need the pump for.
For a no-obligation quote, all we require is the floor area and proposed depth of the liquid screed and the location of the project.
Please call our team on 01743 289 001 for an immediate estimate.
