Underfloor Heating for Tile and Stone Floors

Tile and natural stone floors with underfloor heating

Tile and natural stone floors work perfectly with underfloor heating as they are natural conductors. One thing to remember with these floor finishes is the thicker they are, the longer the warm up and cool down times will be. If you want rapid heat up and cool down times, it’s best to avoid very thick natural stone.

Nowadays there are manufacturers and suppliers who make tiles with a wood effect. This gives you all the benefits of using a conductor with underfloor heating and the visual effect of wood. If your considering underfloor heating with tiles as your floor covering then our Rapid Response ® system is the perfect choice.

Tiles going down on Wunda Underfloor heating panels

Installing underfloor heating with Tile & Stone Flooring

The Wunda Rapid Response® system is one of the only boards that you can tile directly to due to their high compressive strength. The board has been tested and approved by the leading brands; Mapei and Ultra when using their specified products and methods.

While the tiling adhesives or primers are not provided by Wunda, they can be sourced from local merchants or online.

The approved and tested products are:

‘Ultra Proflex S2’, when primed using ‘Ultra prime it multi surface primer’. Suitable for ceramic, porcelain or natural stone directly on to the boards.
‘Mapei Kerabond T’ mixed with Isolastic at a ratio of 100:33 Kerabond T to Isolastic, no primer required. When bonding natural stone with Mapei Kerabond T & Isolastic, it is recommended to use their approved renovation-screed first (5-10mm of Ultraplan renovations screed when primed with their eco prim grip).

It is possible to also use a de-coupling membrane when tiling to the surface of the boards, although not required, as the recommended adhesives are highly deformable. We still recommend using the approved adhesives when using a de-coupling membrane.

When grouting, any flexible grout can be used.

Please call in to confirm your floor finish with your Wunda project manager and also consult your floor finish provider.

Wunda’s Water Underfloor Heating Systems

Underfloor heating energy efficiency

Radiator systems are the 20th century equivalent of a fireplace. They need your boiler or heat pump to supply hot water temperatures (60-80 degrees) so that they can emit heat into the room.

Water based Underfloor heating works differently, it is like having a huge radiator spread out beneath your floor. Underfloor heating can cover the entire floor space allowing it to use much lower water temperatures (35-45 degrees). Making it the energy efficient and sustainable system of choice.

Energy Saving Water Underfloor Heating

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