Schluter Floor Load Calculator

For the installer by the installer.

Schluter floor load calculator.

Measure the area to be tiled and the area to be heated. This calculation heat output wattage x square footage 1 000 kilowatt load is a constant for kilowatt load that will remain unchanged regardless of duration as long as the system is on. A helpful tool is the schluter ditra heat calculation sheet. Raising the bathroom floor.

While an installed ceramic tile floor is rigid by nature stress buildup will occur within large surfaces and at perimeters causing cracking and loosening of the tile covering. Kerdi band must overlap ditra and ditra xl at seams and at floor wall transitions by a minimum of 2 50 mm in order to maintain waterproof integrity. In addition caulking is often used to create a movement zone. In some applications the vertical section of the floor wall transition will not accept a bond to schluter set schluter all set schluter fast set or unmodified thin set mortar.

Let s have a look at two scenarios for heated floors both featuring the ditra heat system. Innovation workshop part 1. If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot. Recessing the shower floor.

Using a prefabricated shower tray and ramp. Ditra heat for use on plywood or osb substrates and ditra heat duo with an integrated thermal break for use on concrete substrates. Innovation workshop part 2. Shop your kilowatt load using our most common floor heating product line tempzone would be 37 5 kilowatts.

Enter these values into the corresponding fields below to determine what products you will need for your project. Combine the beauty and durability of stone tile or resilient floor coverings wpc lvt lvp etc with the comfort of an electric floor warming system to bring a touch of luxury into any room of the home. So if you have a 2 500 sq. Schluter systems is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for tile installation.

A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot. Each of the two applications below is a complete ditra heat floor warming system but cover two different flooring substrates to optimize their use. Schluter dilex movement joint profiles.