In recent years, the option of a heated ceramic floor in your home has become a must in most design circles. Ceramic tile naturally remains cool to the touch longer than other elements in the room. When you want to install a heated ceramic floor, it gives you the beauty of the ceramic shell together with the suggested working zone.
How to install a heated ceramic floor
Before you decide to install a ceramic floor heating unit, please understand what it is. Part of the ceramic floor heating unit looks like a heavy-duty electric blanket coil embedded in the background roll mesh. .
This volume of the grid heated area of the ceramic material is rolled into the heating room. The mesh is then cut into shape around the edges or pipes to lay it flat. Then the ceramic grid floor heating unit is coagulated into the floor and tiles in the usual way on top of it.
The electricity is then run by a qualified electrician into a wall box specifically designed for the new ceramic floor heating. You are not assuming the cost of the heating unit and the tiles; You should also hire an electrician to keep your room up to code.
To Begin: Strip your old board down to the cement board, or base plywood sub-floor and thoroughly clean your sub-floor. Use a ShopVac or other deep vacuum cleaner to remove every bit of dirt or dust you find. A mixture of bleach and water can be used to disinfect the area if necessary. Let the area dry overnight.
Install the heating unit: Unroll the heating grid only on the ceramic unit, or stretch the ceramic grid into small pieces so that they lie flat. You may cut the fiberglass mesh part of these units with scissors to fit them around the pipes, but be careful not to cut through the electrical heating element.
Cement Heating Unit: Staple your mesh to the plywood sub-floor, or glue it to the base of the cement sub-floor so it doesn’t move while you work on it. You will have a part in your box called the floor sensor, place it on the heater unit using the pictures of the box as a guide. Lightly apply a thin 1/8″ cloth cement over the self-leveling roof mesh and let dry overnight.
Install your tiles: You can find many beautiful ceramic options on the market today. Place your ground heating unit on the ground. To put them in, put another thin layer of self-cement on top of the dry layer on your floor leveling and sticking and pressing down. Work in small areas at a time and grout according to the directions when you are finished.
Call the Electricians: The ceramic heated area is now ready for electricity. Never attempt to install your heated ceramic floor thermostat in your existing system without an electrician. When you do everything yourself, you can cancel the insurance, home owner insurance options, and create fire hazards.
While your electricians and electrician’s assistants are standing there, remember that all the small talk you do with these people is coming out of your pocket an hour into each of their paychecks. If you’re on a budget, the smart thing to do is stay out of their way while they finish the installation process for your new heated ceramic floor.
