Wifes wanting me to tile the bathroom floor. I'm not so keen because of the cold tiles on my feet. Considering electric underfloor heating. Anyone got it? Is it expensive to run? I'll have a little rant while i'm here. Bathroom was only supposed to be a lick of paint, now its tiled floor and maybe underfloorheating. Last year front room was only supposed to be a lick of paint, turned into New laminate floor, new skirting and nwe suite. Rant over.
If you planning on ceramic tiles, be aware that the electric underfloor heating will NEED TO BE PERMANENTLY SWITCHED ON !!!otherwise floor will be bl**dy cold to walk on. (even in the summer)
These things look nice in a catalogue, but unless you really can afford the electric bill, I would go with a cushioned vinyl. At least it's warm to the touch!
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If your O.H. insists on underfloor heating, try a floor from 'karndean' or similar type product http://www.karndean.com/
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We have a laminate tied floor Brillaint to walk on not cold.
Good for her may as well do it all nice at once, ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
sounds like me ::)
Rosebud, do you have laminate or tiled? they not the same thing!! ;)
Surely you knew that was what was going to happen Northerner... ::)
Northerner, get any instructions in writing, before commencement of any work!! then you have got backup when the O.H. changes her mind!! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: tonybloke on February 07, 2009, 11:41:17
Rosebud, do you have laminate or tiled? they not the same thing!! ;)
Oh yes they are. I have a tiled patterned laminated floor in the kitchen. Looks like the real thing but cups bounce instead of shattering when accidently dropped.
Quote from: ACE on February 07, 2009, 13:54:40
Quote from: tonybloke on February 07, 2009, 11:41:17
Rosebud, do you have laminate or tiled? they not the same thing!! ;)
Oh yes they are. I have a tiled patterned laminated floor in the kitchen. Looks like the real thing but cups bounce instead of shattering when accidently dropped.
Ace do you or do you not have a laminate floor? the pattern is not the issue, the material used in construction is.
Tiles are usually ceramic in commomn parlence, laminates are made of several layers.
A wood pattern laminate floor is not a wood floor, a tiled pattern laminate is still laminate!
We have a tiled bathroom floor. We were considering underfloor heating but I found I really like the cold on my feet!
Each to his/her own ;D
Quote from: ACE on February 07, 2009, 13:54:40
Oh yes they are. I have a tiled patterned laminated floor in the kitchen. Looks like the real thing but cups bounce instead of shattering when accidently dropped.
Isn't the idea for the cups to hit you when the OH throws them at you, and not allow them to hit the floor and break ?
Quote from: tonybloke on February 07, 2009, 14:06:26
Ace do you or do you not have a laminate floor? the pattern is not the issue, the material used in construction is.
Tiles are usually ceramic in commomn parlence, laminates are made of several layers.
A wood pattern laminate floor is not a wood floor, a tiled pattern laminate is still laminate!
Well I never knew that. ;)
we have 2 tiled floors
kitchen is tiled over concrete and so bl**dy cold you may as well be outside
bathroom on the otherhand is floorboards then marine ply then tiles no heating but not cold at all
lbb
To the tune of here we go 1 2 3 Cushion floor cushion floor cushion floor cushion floor cushion floooor. Cheers Tony.
We have a ceramic tiled kitchen but in the winter we always put a rug down cos it's too bluddy cold. Cushion floor in the bathroom and a tumble twist rug. Well we are crackin on a bit and must keep warm
Floor is laminate , pale grey with tile pattern, stop nit picking Tony ;D ;D ::)
I actually miss my COLD quarry tiles in the kitchen (I do have a large rug down). I suffer with cramp quite a lot and head for the cold kitchen floor. Now I have a non slip floor covering it doesn't help as much :)
Quote from: rosebud on February 07, 2009, 16:44:48
Floor is laminate , pale grey with tile pattern, stop nit picking Tony ;D ;D ::)
I was only nitpicking because we were discussing the possible expense of underfloor heating!
I had underfloor heating installed in my last house, we laid it right up to the edges of a 14 x 7 kitchen area (excl the area under cabinets obviously)
The cost for the kit was £300 ish from Wickes would be much less for a bathroom as we bought the 1kw kit
Its well worth forking out for the insulating boards to go under it and a digital thermostat which will allow you to set two lots of temperatures, higher when you are in the house and lower when you are not and at night, the boards will ensure that all heat goes up so your precious degrees of heat always reach you!
The cost of running it wasnt particulalrly high, the trick is not to let it cool down completely
The kits with the single wire that needs to be stuck down (like we bought ::)) are a bit of a pallaver, the kits that are a set size of mesh are better, the fitters said that the kits sold by Warmup are far and away the best but our Wickes jobby was just fine
You can get kits that go under wood laminate too
The cats used to sleep on it all day ;D
Have you considered an electric heated towel rail instead? they are very good.
Good luck whatever you decide!
Cheers peasticks. No its my little pinkies i'm thinking about. Wifes going to have a look for some cushion floor, fingers crossed. I' ma sparkie so i've fit the stuff before, your right the ones that are on mats are easy peasy. If it was in the kitchen i would deffinately go for it but its only for a ensuite shower/toilet it would need 3msq(no little2)
Our cental hearting pipes that run under our bathroom floor seem to do the job on their own! We have cork backed laminate tiles on the floor, which are instantly warm to walk on in bare feet, and really toasty when the heating is on. You can tell where the warmest floor is by where the cats choose to sleep...on our bathroom floor!
What type of floor are you putting this on cement or wood?
We have had ceramic tiles in the kitchen for the last 10 years and its not that cold, were planning to have the new kitchen tiled as well :)
We have a tiled floor in the bathroom and my husband moans about his feet being cold and I tell him to wear slippers ::) ::) ;D
This is the 3rd year the tiles have been down - easy to clean and it still looks good.
Go on, buy some slippers and make OH happy with tiles, if she's like me she won't be happy until she gets what she first thought of...........