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Vinyl floor vs tiles - thermal response

  • 28-09-2014 7:07pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭


    looking at whipping up the tiles in the kitchen. Have been reading up about Amtico floors, found some old posts on boards etc and it look like it might be hard wearing , good slip protection etc. I'd get the specialist to fit it.
    I was wondering if anyone heard of something similar with a better thermal response. A lot of these floor seem to want to let all the cold or heat up through them so that they work well with under floor heating.

    I wont have that. I was thinking of painting the prepared floor with thermal paint, I did this already in another room but i don't know if i'm wasting my time. You can buy it as granules and add it to old masonry paint that you have lying around, cheaper then buying it ready mixed.

    Ideally something with a foil layer in it already would be great, I don't want to raise the floor. I spoke to Amtico already and they don't have a product, they certify their material as suitable for underfloor heating.

    I sort I'm looking for a way to deal with a concrete floor without raising it and I'd like to know the "warmest" option.

    thanks all


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭sky6


    Firstly Amtico is a great product, i have used it many times over the years. Very Hard Wearing and in a Domestic situation it will last forever.

    If your'e going to lift the Tiles you're going to make a mess so why not go the extra mile and dig out the Subfloor.
    I've done this recently in a Bathroom, Put in 44 x 30 mm treated laths covered with WPB. Then use what ever covering you want on top of that. for me it turned out a great job.


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