How To Install Suntouch Floor Heating Mats

Roll out suntouch on your subfloor or suspend suntouch underfloor between your floor joists.

How to install suntouch floor heating mats.

Suntouch underfloor mat is a series resistance heating cable assembled into a foil radiator surface. Installation options are available for a range of hard flooring types including tile stone engineered hardwood and laminate. By suntouch a division of watts water technologies inc. Either mat is easily installed.

Underfloor mat installs between existing floor joists in residential and light commercial applications and works under any type of flooring including. Suntouch tapemat electric floor heating mats are a series resistance heating cable assembly designed for installation over plywood backer board or concrete slab according to ansi or tcna guidelines and then embedded in 3 8 in. 9 5 mm or greater self leveling or polymer modified thin set mortar. However we have the answers to any questions you may have.

For this particular installation i chose to use 1 2 hardiebacker cement board on the floor with the heat wire installed to it. Our floor heating and snow melting solutions are designed for fast easy installation. Faq how to install suntouch radiant floor heat. Installing radiant wood tile etc floor heating systems is not difficult.

Above that i used schluter ditra membrane for the tile substrate. My soon to be installation has cerasorb a heat mat ditra and tile on a concrete substrate. When using ditra you want your heating element whether it be the wire a mat or other type beneath the ditra not between the ditra and tile. The best i can figure is to skim coat the heat mat with modified thinset.

It provides the warmth and comfort of heated floors without replacing existing flooring. See our product sections for complete details on your next radiant. Suntouch offers experienced technical support extensive warranties and a proven track record with thousands of successful installations across north america.