Hello everyone.
I have had an electric heatmat installed into the subfloor according to the manufacturer's instructions.
heatmat dot co dot uk
I now need to fit underlay before putting down the laminate. In the mean time, we have had a flood in the kitchen and the insurance company have fitted drying equipment, which has now been removed as the affected area has dried out successfully.
The heatmat is still working correctly, but the people who dried out the floor are recommending that a damp proof membrane be fitted on top of the subfloor before the underlay and flooring are put down.
My question is, is it really necessary and wont it create a thermal barrier?
Some underlays incorporate a barrier already.
I want to use a low tog option such as Duralay Heatflow Laminate Underlay, does anyone think a combination of duralay and a damp proof membrane will work well?
The duralay is 2.75mm thick, what thickness will I end up with if we do have to incorporate a damp proof membrane? The reason I ask is because all the kitchen units and worktops (stone) have already been fitted to a particular height and the total height of anything other than the laminate must be 5mm or less.
Thanks for your help.
I have had an electric heatmat installed into the subfloor according to the manufacturer's instructions.
heatmat dot co dot uk
I now need to fit underlay before putting down the laminate. In the mean time, we have had a flood in the kitchen and the insurance company have fitted drying equipment, which has now been removed as the affected area has dried out successfully.
The heatmat is still working correctly, but the people who dried out the floor are recommending that a damp proof membrane be fitted on top of the subfloor before the underlay and flooring are put down.
My question is, is it really necessary and wont it create a thermal barrier?
Some underlays incorporate a barrier already.
I want to use a low tog option such as Duralay Heatflow Laminate Underlay, does anyone think a combination of duralay and a damp proof membrane will work well?
The duralay is 2.75mm thick, what thickness will I end up with if we do have to incorporate a damp proof membrane? The reason I ask is because all the kitchen units and worktops (stone) have already been fitted to a particular height and the total height of anything other than the laminate must be 5mm or less.
Thanks for your help.
