Schluter, a trusted manufacturer of high-quality, long-lasting membranes for electric floor-warming applications, joins the Warm Your Floor peel-and-stick lineup. What can you expect, and how can these products best be used in your projects? We discuss the benefits of these...
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Warm Your Floating Floor
What is a 'Floating' Floor? Sometimes referred to as a “click-together floor,” a floating floor is installed by linking (or clicking) individual planks, boards, or even tiles together like a puzzle that “floats” atop the subfloor, without the need for...
Read MoreNever Shovel Again When You Install a Heated Driveway
This winter, forget your shovel and save your back when you install an electric snow melting system from Warm Your Floor. A heated driveway means no more salt or loud snow blowers. Protect landscaping from harsh de-icing chemicals, and help...
Read MoreCan I Install the DITRA-HEAT Membrane Under Wood or Laminate flooring?
Yes! Schluter has updated their installation instructions to allow for alternate floor coverings to be installed over Ditra-Heat and Ditra-Heat DUO membrane. See page 17 & 18 of the 2020 Ditra-Heat Installation Handbook. Other floor covering installations require thinset under...
Read MoreCan radiant floor heating be installed under bamboo floors?
It depends on the type of bamboo being installed. Because bamboo is technically a grass, some products made from it can be sensitive to heat and direct sunlight. Check with the manufacturer of the bamboo flooring to find out what...
Read MoreHistoric home gets modern makeover
A Massachusetts home that was built in 1680 recently received a modern makeover. Although the house was originally built in Groveland, Mass., its structure was actually moved to a new locale in Mattapoisett in 2007, and rebuilt plank by plank...
Read MoreInstalling SunTouch mats in a Studio separate from the house.
The SunTouch Mats are an effective heating system for studios of all types as they provide 41 BTUs per square foot. The key to heating any structure is providing more heat than is lost through the walls, windows and doors....
Read MoreWill Radiant Floor Heat Warm Carpet?
The short answer is, yes, electric radiant heat products can be used under carpet. But not all products are compatible with every floor type, and none that we sell are suitable directly under carpet without embedding the wire or mats...
Read MoreCan SunTouch be installed under wood floors, laminate flooring or under carpet?
SunTouch radiant mats are UL Listed for use with any type of finished floor if you embed it in at least a quarter inch of masonry. As always, start with a strong subfloor, secure the SunTouch, and cover with a...
Read MoreCan I install vinyl flooring and adhesive in direct contact over SunTouch?
We do not recommend the use of flooring adhesives with SunTouch. They are not designed to withstand the operating temperatures of a radiant floor. Self leveling mortars or latex modified mortars are the preferred bonding coat. Check with the manufacturer...
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