How to make a warm floor in the bath

Bath is not just a place to wash. For a Russian person, a bath is an excellent way to relax with friends. Modern baths can be equipped with the latest progress, for example, having equipped with heated floors. But it may be asked how to make a warm floor in the bath, given the specific features of this room. In this article we will look at the features of creating warm floors.

Advantages of floor heating

Being in a room with a cold floor is unpleasant, which can contribute to discomfort. Especially if you visit the bath in the winter, walking on the icy floor is not safe. Therefore, when arranging the floor in the bath, it is important to plan the installation of underfloor heating. So, the legs will not feel the cold air flow, and the floor will be heated evenly. Plus to this - thermal energy will rise up.

Particular attention should be paid to the floor in the dressing room. Here, warm floor is needed as anywhere else. Thanks to the organization of heating in all areas of the bath, you will get rid of excessive moisture / moisture.

Note! Due to the evaporation of moisture is likely rotting of wooden structures is reduced to a minimum. Also, if quality ventilation and ventilation is organized, you will not face the problem of mold and mildew.

As for the installation of a heated floor in the bath, it is practically no different from its installation in ordinary rooms. It is important to take into account the design features of the bath and dressing room, as well as safety rules. Next, we consider the installation of electric and water floor heating with their own hands.

Electric floor

Electric heating can serve both as a main source of heat, and additional. Such a system has a very simple device. At installation of a concrete floor, the heating cable installed in the screed body is used. Its laying is carried out on a special mounting tape. Due to this wire will not intersect with each other, and have the same interval.

Note! Floor heating with electric cable is carried out by converting current into heat.

By installing a temperature sensor and thermostat, you can easily monitor the level of air temperature in the room. As for the heating cable used, there are two types of it:

• Одножильный.
• Strong.

Each of them is screened. The wire is equipped with special couplings that are in a protective sheath and screen. You can purchase a cable that is attached to special mats. Using them, it will be much easier to arrange floor heating.

Water floor heating

Heated floor in the bath was used in ancient Rome. At that time, boiler rooms were being built in the basement of the houses. They worked on wood, and the heat energy was transferred through chimney shafts. Today, such a system is practiced very rarely. It is easier to use water as a heat carrier (it is also possible to use antifreeze, ethylene glycol and other special solutions), which, when heated, circulates through the laid out circuits. This system is more efficient because it has a high level of thermal efficiency.

Note! There are other technologies for floor heating in the bath. The water system today is one of the best.

Features of installation of floor heating in the bath

To make the warm floors have a high efficiency, you should organize to warm the floor and walls of the bath. A reflective film must be laid in the base of the underfloor heating system. There may be a heat insulating layer of polystyrene foam, poplan or mineral wool. Due to this, thermal energy will not be dissipated, and sent up into the room.

Note! Heated floor warms not only the room air, but also installed objects. Therefore, it is necessary to think over their arrangement well in order not to hinder the flow of thermal energy.

Types of construction

It is possible to organize floor heating in the bath using several methods:

• Wooden floor. If you have a wooden floor construction, the wiring is carried out between the lags or on the draft floor.
• The polystyrene system is effective, does not require a large amount of building material. The polystyrene system is lightweight.
• Concrete floor. This heating system, unlike polystyrene, is heavy. On the draft floor are laid pipes that are filled with concrete mix.

Note! To create a warm floor in the bath should be a project. It is important to calculate the required floor power. Otherwise, during the period of heating, thermal energy may not be enough.

Of all these systems, the most popular concrete system for the manufacture of floor heating. The only drawback is a large amount of labor. The rest of the water system in the concrete floor has no flaws, it will serve you for decades. The whole process of work is concluded in several successive stages:

• Preparation of concrete mix.
• Tamping and laying concrete on the subfloor.
• Production of waterproofing, floor insulation.
• Laying heating circuits.
• Reinforcement.
• Fill finishing screed.
• Laying the finishing flooring material, commonly used ceramic tiles.

An important feature of the manufacture of the floor is to create a pit. It will be used to collect used water. If the bath has a size of 4? 4 m, then the pit can be 400? 400? 300 mm. It is also important to build water drainage. To do this, it is enough to use the pipe O 20 cm. Its laying is carried out so that the water flows into the waste pit, located on the street.

Choosing a warm floor. What is important to pay attention to?

So, making a choice between floor heating systems in the bath, you should consider the following nuances:

1. The specific power of the heated floor for the bath is not less than 110 V / m².
2. If electric heating is chosen, then it is recommended to install a stabilizer that will level the power surges.
3. Warm floor is recommended to lay on the free area of ​​the room, not cluttered with various objects.
4. The system of a heat-insulated floor is surely equipped with a temperature regulator. It can be programmable or have manual configuration.

So, we reviewed the main nuances and features of how to properly make a warm floor in the bath. In more detail about laying of this or that type of heating, you can learn from other articles posted on our resource. If you have already organized floor heating in a bath, then share your experience with us, because practice is much more valuable than theory.

Video

In this video, the general principles of installation of a warm water floor are provided:

A photo

From the photo gallery provided, you can learn more about the features of laying different types of underfloor heating, as well as the design features of heat transfer fluids: