Under-tile heating question.....

[Moz]

Yawn ......@ Christian and Beccy !

 

[Job_n_knock]

Moz

hope you got a fully qualified electrician to sign that work off as competant ?

or else you will never sell your house without ..lol


I am indeed a time served Electrician of some 25 years and now Part P qualified. But I am not a Tiler

 

[Job_n_knock]

Christian and Beccy,

I am sure everything will be fine as long as you have used flexible adhesive between the Tiles and backing board with the heating cable in between. I do hope you located the controls outside the bathroom as well as the Spur power supply...and fed it from an RCD. Hope it goes well.

 

[Christian and Beccy]

Thanks Job_n_knock. I do indeed plan to locate the stat outside the Bathroom and and the connection will be made to the consumer unit by a good friend of mine who is a qualified electrician. I merely plan to lay the cable and run the wires.

Thanks again!

No doubt Moz the almighty will find fault in there somewhere.

 

[Moz]

Job_n_knock

just pointing out the pitfalls if you were not a qualified sparky, as you must have seen some horrendous bodge jobs in your time ?







Christian and Beccy




*shakes head sadly* ...oh dear ...

 

[fatgaz]

Hi

As novices we didnt know any better either and are soon to embark on putting travertine down. In our last project, the flooring was 'treated' T&G chipboard which we were advised would be fine! We had a guy come in and do the fitting and tile laying, including underfloor heating. We didnt use installation boards. It all worked a treat and we had no problems, no failures etc.

I would appreciate some constructive comments regarding the treated chipbaord, rather than an off the cuff 'bodge job' statement! Why is it not recommended? I thought that being treated it would be ok? Can someone enlighten me?!

Cheers and thanks in advance

F

 

[Moz]

fatgaz

"rather than an off the cuff 'bodge job' statement!"
Oh Dear ...teehee
well then ...if a jobs not upto spec its a bodge job.... or incorrect substrate ...is that better saying for you ...lol

you had a guy come in an do a similar bodge job ,

constructive comments

"*treated* chipboard... "
ask any tiler what he thinks ...bleurgh ..lol

"Why is it not recommended?"
guys who trade on a good reputation DONT lay a cr*p substrate ...

"I thought that being treated it would be ok"
no its ok for the cowboys to stick in you house,an the two clowns above as a cheap an cheerful job ..an produced for that fact to conmen to sell to the gullible ...

stick ply down ... jobs a good un ..

btw
fatgaz
you dont want to get *into* this with me ...as I have lived an breathed this job for many years ..Yawn ..lol