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Quote: Originally Posted by whitebeam When was the screed laid 2 weeks tomorrow !

Dave's recommendation of a decoupling membrane will be your best bet, screed should be about 1mm per day, others mention 6 weeks which ain't going to happen in this case.

Is the ufh within the screed or matting type..?

sand and cement is 1mm per day!!!! not 1" (25.4mm) per week!!!!!....tile shops!!!! the sould just sell, not advise!!! IMO.

The warm tiles insulation board is fine for what you are using it for. It is pretty much the same as Uheats Ekoboard but you would have been better buying the stuff from Uheat as saving money. Warm tiles 6mm iinsulation board £6.33 Uheat's Ekoboard £4.60 nearly £2 saving per board.....nuff said! you would stick the insulation boards down using flexible tile adhesive, then the mat goes down (not forgetting floor probe) then the self...

What is the recommended procedure for laying electric under floor heating on a screed floor and then tiling. I am confused by insulation boards, latex levelling compounds, drying times - in fact everything. We have bought Warm Tiles insulation boards and wonder at their effectiveness as opposed to other types. You can guess I am completely new to this and don't really know the next step. Any advice would be really appreciated.

Hi, we have fitted a lovely Travertine floor over a 'Heatmat' electric UFH. It has been over a month now and I am now planning to turn on the ufh, as I think I have given plenty of time for flexible adhesive to dry out. Can anyone give me advice on what kind of temperature I should start off with and no. of days to bring upto working temp ? BTW what is the 'normal' operating temp of UFH?? Also, is it OK to turn electric UFH...

Natural drying time for sand cement screed and hand floated concrete is accepted generally as 1mm per day. They should be cured for 7 days following installation to promote strength gain so drying commences 7 days following installation. 75mm (3") is trherefore7 days curing time and 75 days plus natural drying time. Embedded underfloor heating systems should be comissioned prior to the appliaction of floor coverings and this should...

Matt, how did you get on?

Hi, Been searching the web for tiling courses (to hopefully become self-employed or work for a contractor) and would like to know if its a good idea to spend the extra cash and book a course that includes UFH? Any info is greatly appreciated, Thanks Graeme.