Floor screed, insulation issue

[Sammy777]

hi all,
I've potentially made a bit of a mistake.
I've screeded my floor throughout the downstairs of my house, and added underfloor etc.
I've put in edge insulation all the way around the building perimeter, in order to minimise thermal bridges.
So, here's the issue. I've put in 2" insulation around the edges, instead of one. As that is what I had going at the time. However, this is fine in the kitchen as I'm tiling the floor. But In the living room were having carpet. Thus potentially causing an issue with the gripper rods?
Should I:
A) slice down the edge of the insulation and pour in concrete. So the gripper rods have a good fixing?
B) leave it? (Is there a sensible gluing method the carpet fitters can do)

Having thought about it for a while, there must be a way in which the carpet fitters know how to deal with it? Because I've seen the same method done a few times, only with 1" insulation instead of 2"

TYIA
Regards,
Sam

 

[foxhole]

My insulated plasterboard (60mm) overhangs any floor insulation, are you boarding walls?

 

[Sammy777]

Unfortunately not

 

[sterowley]

thick skirting board

 

[HERTS P&D]

Don't have carpet, timber floating floor? Large rug in the centre for the kids to play on?

Andy

 

[Sammy777]

I thought about timber. As I work for a timber/stonemasonry company. Solid timber, no go with UFH. Engineered maybe, but still seems daft to go to the effort of putting the system in and have an insulating barrier stopping the heat.
Thanks for the input anyway guys. Somebody input about doubling up the gripper rods.
Sounds like a shout
Cheers,
Sam

 

[Nige F]

The carpet will be fine stuck with modern spray adhesives

 

[tomfe]

Glue the underlay and carpet down and don't use grippers?

If you mix up some mortar with SBR it will stick to the small gap, it will crack where it joins the screed but if it's deep enough will stay together fairly well. You can then pink grip the grippers to this.

 

[Robbox]

A) slice down the edge of the insulation and pour in concrete. So the gripper rods have a good fixing?

What about slicing down the insulation then glueing some 2x1 timber to the insulation, leaving it flush to the screed.

 

[Sammy777]

Nige F, I agree!
Tomfe, Robbox good ideas.
I've got some SBR left over so was gunna put it in too
Do like the idea of the timber though.
Thanks again
Scared to put LOL, in case my "mate" catches me again now.

 

[John D v2.0]

Some people come on the forum to let out their frustrations of the day, I imagine it's like some kind of building role play online.

Anyway regarding the gripper rods if you move them inwards just beware of treading on them all the time.trust me it's sore! If it's only external walls then less likely to be an issue.

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[Robbox]

Timber strips will also preserve the thermal break.