Installing Heated Floors On Concrete

Let it dry the appropriate length of time then cover it with flooring as if you were installing the flooring over a concrete base.

Installing heated floors on concrete.

Here are the steps for installing slab heating cables or mats. We are putting pergo floating floors on top of it. Hi i am mike day owner of day s concrete floors inc. Offering 20 watts per square foot the slab heat mats are ideal if you d like concrete to be the final flooring surface.

Stuart august 26 2016 at 4 55 pm. Mats that include a self leveling gypsum mixture over them is best. While hot water and air based radiant. In maine where i ve been working with concrete for 40 years now and this website is where i can share with you all the knowledge and wisdom i ve gained from installing all kinds of decorative concrete concrete floors concrete overlays stained concrete and also fixing cracked or spalled concrete.

Here s how to go about installing it. I m going to put heated floors in a room that s on a slab. A lot of planning and teamwork early in the process will help ensure a successful installation says the radiant panel association in its 2008 radiant flooring guide. The design and layout of concrete floor radiant heat is often complex and typically should be done by a certified radiant heating professional rather than the concrete contractor.

How to add floor heating over existing concrete. In a basement you might employ trendy finish floor like stamped polished or stained concrete floors with radiant heat installed within.