Today I received a partial rejection to install tile flooring in the bathroom, because I want underfloor heating and, according to my property manager, it can ATTRACT moisture???
I thought it sounded strange that heat could draw in moisture if it's turned on. He claims he has seen moisture creep up a wall when heating a room to dry it out.
Is it him or me who has misunderstood this?
Is there, in that case, any dry and factual document that I can use to convince him, so that I get my underfloor heating?
Grateful for answers!
Simon Nordberg
I thought it sounded strange that heat could draw in moisture if it's turned on. He claims he has seen moisture creep up a wall when heating a room to dry it out.
Is it him or me who has misunderstood this?
Is there, in that case, any dry and factual document that I can use to convince him, so that I get my underfloor heating?
Grateful for answers!
Simon Nordberg
The only thing I've heard that resembles what he's saying is that if you have underfloor heating on parts of a basement floor in a house, moisture can be pushed away from the parts with underfloor heating and collect in the parts that do not have underfloor heating. But if it's not about a basement, then at least I can't really understand what he means.
If it speaks to your advantage, you can always hit him with this. If not, you can at least learn something about underfloor heating on concrete slabs.
http://www.indoorair.se/graphics/PDF/Betongplatta_golvvarme.pdf
http://www.indoorair.se/graphics/PDF/Betongplatta_golvvarme.pdf
Oh dear, got myself a little lesson there. The worst part is that it seems like he might be right. Depending on what the house here is built on, of course. But if it's a concrete slab, I doubt they followed the guidelines set by Indoor Air when they built it in the '60s...
Thanks anyway! And if anyone else has conflicting info, I would also be very grateful!
Thanks anyway! And if anyone else has conflicting info, I would also be very grateful!
I noted that in the document it was mainly written about "flooring with dense materials". It also concluded with the sentence "If one settles for untreated concrete floors, the freedom is of course greater".
Tiles cannot be considered "dense" material. So how is it really with the moisture problem in that case?
Then that a lot of energy is wasted downwards cannot be avoided.
Tiles cannot be considered "dense" material. So how is it really with the moisture problem in that case?
Then that a lot of energy is wasted downwards cannot be avoided.
The problem with penetrating moisture in adjacent areas persists, and laying tiles without waterproofing might not be an optimal solution in this case.