Hello everyone,
we would like to install underfloor heating in a basement room of our house after construction. The entire basement is insulated, both the walls and the floor.
I came across the possibility online to retrofit a water-based underfloor heating system by milling channels into the screed.
I have now contacted several heating contractors in my area, and none of them offer the system involving milling the screed.
The general advice has always been to install wall or ceiling heating instead. However, since children play on the floor, underfloor heating would actually make more sense.
So my question is whether anyone in this forum has experience with retrofitting underfloor heating by milling into the screed?
we would like to install underfloor heating in a basement room of our house after construction. The entire basement is insulated, both the walls and the floor.
I came across the possibility online to retrofit a water-based underfloor heating system by milling channels into the screed.
I have now contacted several heating contractors in my area, and none of them offer the system involving milling the screed.
The general advice has always been to install wall or ceiling heating instead. However, since children play on the floor, underfloor heating would actually make more sense.
So my question is whether anyone in this forum has experience with retrofitting underfloor heating by milling into the screed?
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nordanney27 Dec 2020 20:36If you invest two or three hours and take a large sledgehammer in hand, you can quickly remove the screed and install a proper underfloor heating system. That way, there is no question about how milling would work. Even though I have read only positive things about it online, I currently prefer to remove the screed and install a conventional underfloor heating system.
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Bertram10029 Dec 2020 08:27I had the milling done afterwards. I bought a middle townhouse from a developer who, for various reasons, refused to install underfloor heating in the screed on the upper floor. So I had no choice but to have it done later.
It cost 3,000 euros for about 60 m² (645 sq ft). It makes a lot of noise, but thanks to good extraction, there is little dust. The job is done quickly, taking about half a day.
It works perfectly. I’m glad I did it.
This is often done in the Netherlands. If you live somewhat close to the border, you can look up “infrezen vloerverwarming” or “inslijpen vloerverwarming.”
If you find a company (wherever you are), make sure to clarify how the disposal of the milled material will be handled. A surprisingly large amount of material is cut out, and disposal can be expensive since it counts as construction waste, not regular household waste.
It cost 3,000 euros for about 60 m² (645 sq ft). It makes a lot of noise, but thanks to good extraction, there is little dust. The job is done quickly, taking about half a day.
It works perfectly. I’m glad I did it.
This is often done in the Netherlands. If you live somewhat close to the border, you can look up “infrezen vloerverwarming” or “inslijpen vloerverwarming.”
If you find a company (wherever you are), make sure to clarify how the disposal of the milled material will be handled. A surprisingly large amount of material is cut out, and disposal can be expensive since it counts as construction waste, not regular household waste.
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