Buy material for underfloor heating

Because there are different systems of these heating systems, for each of which the purchase looks a little different.

Material lists for wet screed systems

A well-known classic is the takker system, which can be laid on all wet screeds, such as flowing screed, cement screed and anhydrite screed from a construction height of around 7 cm. The takker system impresses with its simple Assembly, reliable technology and the advantage that the pipe spacing can be freely selected to match the heat requirement. In this system, the pipes are attached to a so-called takker plate using so-called anchor clips. This is done with the Takker device, so your material list for such a heater looks like this:

• You need the system panels, which are available as folding tracks of 1 x 2 m or as roller tracks of 1 x 10 m, plus heating pipes with a diameter between 14 and 20 mm. To create the edge joint, which is required to separate the screed from components on the side and fixtures, you need a special edge insulation strip. The system panels and the edge insulation strips must be masked with a special PE adhesive tape, and then you would have to buy the anchor clips to hold the pipes on the system plate, and the Takker device used to press the anchor clips into the plates (this tool can sometimes be borrowed from the dealer will).
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• The knob system is also suitable for wet screeds, namely anhydrite screed, flowing screed and cement screed from a structure of around 5 cm. This system is popular with do-it-yourselfers because it is here insulation, Cover of the foil and pipe holder have been merged into one element. Each plate has pipe holding knobs into which you can simply press the pipes with one foot, So this is really an uncomplicated installation that you can easily do on your own can.
• This system is available for pipe diameters of 14, 16 and 17 mm, for diagonal laying without tools there is even a premium version with a special knob shape. The shopping list here includes the following system components: System panels in the required quantity, for 14, 16 or 17 heating pipes, the corresponding heating pipes, in turn, an edge insulation strip for the edge joint and a sealing cord that matches the system, with which you can clear the space between the edge insulation strip (foil skirt) and the system panel seal.


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• The third dampening system is a thin-layer system for leveling screed from 2 cm structure, which is poured into this special wet screed. A screed like Knauf 425 can be kept particularly thin, which is only possible with a special, patented system panel. Such a system can be used directly on old screed or on Tiles ideal for many underfloor heating retrofits. This is what the material list looks like in this system: You need enough system panels with a usable area of 1 x 1 m, heating pipes with a fixed diameter of 12 mm and again special ones Edge insulation strips.

Material for underfloor heating on dry screed

• A dry screed system can be used, for. B. Lay on gypsum fiber boards or on Fermacell dry screed boards, the installation height should be at least 4.5 cm.
• Such a system one Underfloor heating is not poured into a wet screed, you only have to work with dry screed panels. This is not only more pleasant for many do-it-yourselfers, but you also save some waiting time, which you would otherwise lose when your screed sets, so laying requires less overall Time.
• Further advantages of using a dry screed system are that when the heater is installed, no moisture gets into the Living spaces are brought in and that such a system only adds very little weight to the existing ceilings burdened.
• All of these advantages can come into their own when retrofitting underfloor heating, which is why this system is also popular for renovations. In addition, it is of course suitable for installations that have to be carried out under great time pressure.
• The components required for this system: system plates and heating pipes (14 mm diameter fits here), PE cover film with the A separating layer is introduced between the screed and the thermal insulation, edge insulation strips and heat conducting plates that distribute the heat evenly to distribute.
• A disadvantage of these dry screed systems is that the laying work itself is a little more complex than with the wet screed systems, and the price is usually a bit higher.

When you have the right material for the respective system together, the assembly can begin. Which you definitely don't have to deal with completely yourself, even if you buy a home improvement-friendly system like this Selfio GmbH offers, you can fall back on the assembly service on request.