Warm wire is a great way to take the chill out of room especially areas that are predominately tile flooring. Warm wire is a heating system that is proportionally spaced over the floor and is controlled by a programmable thermostat. This system can be used on tile, hardwood and some types of carpeting. Warm wire heating provides comfort to your home by controlling your flooring temperatures during different periods of time during the day.
Warm wire is used on areas that are over 100 square feet. It is installed on the subfloor on a track system that spaces the wires evenly. I highly recommend having a licensed electrician install your warm wire for several reasons: Many cities require it to be installed by an electrician, the warm wire must have a dedicated circuit, and if it not installed by an electrician your warranty may be voided. After the warm wire is installed by the electrician, the tile setter pours an underlayment using a self- leveling compound. This levels out the surface and prepares the area for the normal tile process.
Floor heating mat systems are usually used in smaller places like bathrooms. They are similar to warm wire except that the wires are already potted into the plastic mat. No underlayment is required with mat systems. The tile setter simply skim coats the mat with a trowel and sets the tile. Mats are not generally used on areas that exceed 100 square feet.
Below are some pictures of a warm wire install B & R Hardwood and Tile recently performed.
Feel free to check out our website at www.brflooring.biz or call Kurt at 612-644-8779.
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Floor Heating systems is usually driven by varieties of power like electric systems, Underfloor Heating systems. These are of great use now a days and plays a vital role.
ReplyDeleteOh wow my cats would love this. Gotta admit I would too. It is most certain something I would look for in a new build, and if I could afford it I would have a contractor put it in here (I am not in your area unfortunately I am in Alberta - our winters get ccccooooolllddd). I recently did have the pleasure of going into a show home where they had this and standing on the floor in my sock was great. Like I said cats would love this too, they know all the warm places to sleep. It would have been great when I was a kid, my bedroom was in the basement, I wonder if that is why my toes are arthritic already? Great blog - enjoyed.
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