Laying your own underfloor heating: the best way to do it!

With R Floorzz you can easily install your underfloor heating yourself. During the consultation with R Floorzz we discuss the surface on which you want to install your underfloor heating. Depending on the subfloor we determine whether you will install R Floorzz Mono or Duo. Beforehand, in consultation with you, we make a clear laying plan in which you can see exactly where you install which prefabricated underfloor heating plate and how and where you lay which group of underfloor heating pipes.

The big advantage is that you know your home best. You lay it at your time, at your pace and know exactly where which underfloor heating group will be laid. Plus, it's incredibly fun to install your own underfloor heating.

R Floorzz's dry construction and renovation system consists of floor plates into which we have milled the slots for the underfloor heating pipe in our factory. As a result, there is hardly any milling work on site and it is often only necessary to saw the floor elements. Assembling the floor elements is easy with basic (electric) tools.

We make the laying plan for the plates and pipe for you. This makes assembly and connection easy. 

It is often possible to work on the R Floorzz Mono and Duo systems with Pouring compound. This is a wet mortar that seals the slots. With the right preparations and use of edge strips, it is possible to pour this Pouring compound on the floor elements without causing damage. The big advantage is that R Floorzz Pouring compound ensures that the conductivity of the floor heating is even higher. This creates a maximally durable system.

Assembling the drywall floor heating system is easy. At R Floorzz, you order a complete package where even the screws are included. We also provide you with an installation and slab plan, making installation incredibly easy.

Watch our instructional videos below and experience how easy it is to install your underfloor heating yourself. Do you need help or would you like to discuss the possibilities with us? Please contact us or make a consultation appointment.

When the floor is dry, you can level the floor. You can do this yourself or have an upholsterer do it for you. We are also happy to supply you with the leveling products to match.

You can lay underfloor heating at different center-to-center distances. Usually milled with a center-to-center distance between 100 and 150 mm. These center-to-center distances are sufficient when you use pipe thickness 14-16 mm. for mounting main heating. Of course, it is possible to use other center-to-center distances. It is also important to ensure good insulation of your home. We are happy to advise you on this.

Underfloor heating can be laid in a sand/cement screed if the construction height is at least 2.5 centimeters and preferably 5 centimeters. If you have a wooden subfloor, the floor must be structural so that a dry construction system can be laid over it.

You test the underfloor heating system by pressurizing it after installation. You do this by filling the system with water and pressurizing it to at least 2 bar. Make sure you always keep the system pressurized and vent regularly.

If the underfloor heating is losing pressure and you can't see the leak, we recommend contacting an underfloor heating company right away. They can look for you where the leak is by using a thermal imaging camera or other options.

Can you see the leakage due to water on the floor? When you know the group, turn off this group and contact an underfloor heating company.

Bleeding underfloor heating is important to do regularly. You check this by looking at the flow meters on the floor heating manifold.

Filling and venting the underfloor heating system:

• Close both ball valves, and close all group valves.
• Connect a fill hose to the lower (supply) bar and start filling by gradually opening the fill and drain water and fill valve, it does not have to be fully open.
• Once there is sufficient pressure in the floor heating system, you can vent group by group by opening the group valve and simultaneously venting through a vent point .
• After venting a group, close the appropriate group valve (C) and repeat this procedure on any subsequent groups.

• Sufficient pressure should remain in the system during venting.

You set up underfloor heating properly by following the manual of the underfloor heating manifold and then immediately following the heating protocol.

Turning off floor heating is not necessary and is not advised. If you are using an underfloor heating manifold with a pump, never turn it off.

Yes, you can install underfloor heating in and on an existing floor.

The cost of installing underfloor heating yourself varies per system and is possible from € 60, - per m2 including VAT. Here you buy a complete package that you yourself lay underfloor heating in your home.

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You can order a mono floor heating kit from R Floorzz at rfloorzz.co.uk or the webshop estrichvloer.co.uk

Do you need help installing underfloor heating? Or do you simply want to outsource it? Get in touch or make an appointment.