Comments on: How to Install Suntouch WarmWire In-Floor Heating Part 1 http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-1 Help with all your tile needs (and extreme jackassery!) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:23:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Roger http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-1025 Roger Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:36:30 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=487#comment-1025 Hey Robyn, Your order of installation is correct. Rather than the layer of thinset only between your suntouch and the ditra you may want to consider putting down the suntouch mat then using a self-leveling cement over it. After that cures then install your ditra with thinset directly to the cured SLC. Not really necessary but makes it much, much easier to create a flat ditra substrate for your tile. But! you can install ditra directly over the suntouch with thinset only so long as your diligent about keeping the ditra flat. Hey Robyn,

Your order of installation is correct. Rather than the layer of thinset only between your suntouch and the ditra you may want to consider putting down the suntouch mat then using a self-leveling cement over it. After that cures then install your ditra with thinset directly to the cured SLC. Not really necessary but makes it much, much easier to create a flat ditra substrate for your tile. But! you can install ditra directly over the suntouch with thinset only so long as your diligent about keeping the ditra flat.

]]> By: Robyn http://floorelf.com/how-to-install-suntouch-warmwire-in-floor-heating-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-1022 Robyn Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:42:31 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=487#comment-1022 Hey Elf Man Help! We are completely remodeling our downstairs bathroom (walkout basement, so you gussed it we are below grade) in North West Washington. So yes, it is a very wet enviroment. We are on old cement slab that is not level but is realitively flat. We are installing sun touch heat and are confused about the layering of materials! We are planning to start with a product called easy matt( we are using this as a thermal break and vapor barrier) which has an adhesive backing to adhere to the clean! concrete slab( our slab has some small hairline cracks) Next the suntouch matt. Next a layer of thinset Put down the Ditra matt , followed by thinset and tile with Spectra lock Grout. Is this right! ok so maybe right enough??? Robyn Hey Elf Man
Help!
We are completely remodeling our downstairs bathroom (walkout basement, so you gussed it we are below grade) in North West Washington. So yes, it is a very wet enviroment.
We are on old cement slab that is not level but is realitively flat. We are installing sun touch heat and are confused about the layering of materials!
We are planning to start with a product called easy matt( we are using this as a thermal break and vapor barrier) which has an adhesive backing to adhere to the clean! concrete slab( our slab has some small hairline cracks)
Next the suntouch matt.
Next a layer of thinset
Put down the Ditra matt , followed by thinset and tile with Spectra lock Grout.

Is this right! ok so maybe right enough???
Robyn

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