Warming of the floor: options

The comfort of living in a country house or in an ordinary city apartment depends on the warmth of the room. The temperature of the floor plays a major role here. Warming of the floor can be done by yourself. You just need to choose the optimal material and technology of insulation. It is necessary to look at the functional properties:

• Strength and thermal conductivity.
• Ecological safety and fire safety.
• Relatively light weight.
• Moisture resistance and durability.
• The speed of work.

Today, a wide range of domestic and foreign heaters is presented on the construction market. Let's consider some variants.

Warming of the floor: mineral wool and polystyrene

Warming of a wooden floor is usually done with the help of mineral wool or foam. These materials are well tolerated by mechanical influences, they have thermal insulation. Thermal insulation of the wooden floor begins with the laying of the waterproofing film. Then, the optimal thickness of the insulation is selected, depending on the thickness of the lag. The insulation of the floor with polystyrene occurs with small gaps, which are then foamed by the mounting foam. Mineral cotton wool is laid in a uniform layer. Over the cotton wool you need to lay a waterproofing film. It will protect you from fiberglass dust.

Warming of the ground floor with double flooring

This method is considered traditional. The insulation of the floor is due to two layers. The first is mounted from boards, which are fastened to the beams by piles. There should be no airspace here. The second layer is a laminate, linoleum with insulation or even carpet. The advantage of this method is that such coatings are easy to maintain and have a high level of thermal insulation.

Warm floor insulation

If the surface of the floor can not be raised to a decent height, then as a thermal insulation Fibreboard is suitable, which is a good heat insulator. Above such a foundation, you can safely lay almost any finish coat. The exception will be ceramic tiles and thin linoleum.

Warming of the ground floor with expanded clay

The technology of claydite insulation is one of the most accessible, but it should be carried out at the construction stage or during major overhaul, as the base of expanded clay thickens the black floor.

Claydite is used as a padding and additive to the concrete screed. Between the expanded clay and the screed a grid is laid, and a microfiber is added to the mortar from the concrete. This ensures durability: the surface will not crack.

Warm floor

Novelty - warm floors. This system includes a heating cable, a connecting cable, a temperature controller.

The insulation of the floor is a heating cable, which is laid in the concrete floor, connected to the network. When plugged in, the floor heats up and begins to radiate heat.

Installation begins by covering the floor with a layer of heat-insulating material, on which aluminum foil is placed to reflect the heat rays. The cable is carefully laid, the floor is poured with a small layer of concrete. From above it is possible to cover a linoleum, a parquet, a tile, a carpet and other materials.