Warm floor in the bathroom is not a luxury, but a way to achieve comfort. After all, after taking a hot bath, I don’t feel like stepping on a cold floor! Using modern heating technologies will get rid of such inconveniences.
Before you
install the underfloor heating in the bathroom, you should still figure out its advantages specifically for this room. And these include not only walking comfort, but also a number of others. So, things in the bathroom will dry faster, and moisture will evaporate faster, which will reduce the possibility of mold or mildew.
Installation steps
- It is quite possible to install a heated floor in the bathroom with your own hands. To begin work on the arrangement of the heating system should be with the removal of the old flooring. This is a prerequisite. If, as a result of the work done, the floor surface has irregularities or other deformations, they should be eliminated. It is possible that you will have to fill the leveling layer.
- It is necessary to take care of waterproofing. To do this, it is necessary to lay a moisture protective film on the prepared draft floor .
- Next, you need to install a thermal insulation coating. The most common material is rolled foamed polyethylene with a foil layer. Its use is due to the ease of installation. And the foil acts as a screen, due to which heat is reflected. In addition, the foil coating will also heat up from the heating element, as a result of which the floors will heat up evenly.
- It is necessary to lay a cable or pipes of underfloor heating on top of the insulating material. This should be done in the form of a snake or spiral.
- Next, you need to fill the resulting structure with concrete.
- Lastly, the flooring itself is laid.
Water heated floor in the bathroom and its features
This heating option has long been used. This is due to the fact that a heat source in the form of hot water is now present in the required room. To equip such a system, it is necessary to lay special pipes in the form of a snake or spiral and connect them to the heating system. Serpentine pipes are preferred, as the hot water supply and return will be located in parallel, which will allow for uniform heating of the entire floor.
Electric underfloor heating in the bathroom
Many are afraid to use this type of heating. And they can be understood. Electrical contacts and nearby water are a source of high danger. And nothing can be more expensive than human life and health. But if everything is done correctly and correctly, then the possible risks are reduced to zero. And then it remains only to enjoy the use of the heating system. For bathrooms, an electric heating cable is suitable. It is laid in the form of a snake with a certain step. But there are special mats. If you use them, then laying heat-insulating materials in most cases does not make sense, since the design of the product already includes them. The contacts of the heating cable or mat are connected to the thermostat, which is responsible for the operation of the entire system.