Hello there! I’m in the midst of a bathroom remodel project and have a quesion on sequencing. I am planning on installing a Warmly Yours floor heatiing system. I am redoing the entire bathroom and currently have it down to studs. I wanted to know if I can install the heating system then place some floor leveler over that and wait to install my tile until the plasterer is done with his work. I don’t want to lay the tile and have it exposed to the remainder of the work.

Thanks.

Jeff,

As long as the layer of floor leveler is thick enough to protect the heating wires from any potential damage, I don’t see any problems with holding off on the tile install. Generally we recommend 3/8”. If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

-Seth

Seth,

Should I embed the mat in SLC or use thinset? I plan on doing the 2-step installation to help ease the tile installation. Currnently, I have the plywood subfloor with 1/4” hardibacker installed on top of that. I have a slight dip in the room that I was planning on making up with the embedding product.

Thanks again!

Jeff

Jeff,

As long as the dip isn’t too significant there should be no problem using either SLC or thinset to level the floor. Make sure that the product you are using is latex, acrylic, or polymer modified and you should be fine! I would say no more than an inch of material over the top of our heating system – including tile thickness. Hope this helps! Let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!

Seth