Most homeowners would prefer to step out of a shower or bath onto a soothing, pre-heated tile floor. Any bathroom, or any kitchen can now be turned into a personal spa of warmth and luxury with the simple addition of these electric floor warming systems.
More and more homeowners are opting for flooring that offers warmth in unison with gorgeous ceramic or stone tiles. Whether it's tile for the bath, the kitchen or any other space, everyone prefers warmth and comfort underfoot.
How does it work?
Measuring less than 1/8" thick and simple enough for the do-it-yourself homeowner to install, these new systems come in fiberglass mesh backed rolls and mats that are embedded directly into the same thinset cement used to set tile or stone.
The mesh backing helps hold the heating cable in place for optimal heat distribution, and allows the installer to quickly layout and affix the system to the sub floor with a standard hot glue gun prior to applying thinset.
WarmlyYours System for Tile & Stone Floors
Happily, no special tools are required to complete this project, and most novice or first-time installers can tackle it with ease thanks to some extremely well thought out installation guides. Those of you who are unfamiliar with electric floor heating will find a wealth of information readily available from industry manufacturers and associations.
Nuheat (www.Nuheat.com), WarmUp (www.Warmup.com) and Delta-Therm (www.Delta-therm.com) all provide installation videos. WarmlyYours (www.WarmlyYours.com) leads the way in customer support with an installation DVD, useful online quotation tools, a wealth of information on their website and a 24/7 help line to help do-it-yourselfers install the system effortlessly.
The Project Planner This quick and easy planner will help determine which floor warming roll is best suited for your specific application. First answer a couple of questions about your room, then draw your plan with the design tool. Make sure you use correct dimensions because you don't want to order a roll that will not fit properly in your room.
View a real-life installation. View pictures of a kitchen tile floor installation with a WarmlyYours system. Making the right choice. An article about electric floor warming, from Oikos.com, a leading green building resource website.
