We got our Electric radiant heat matsfrom Laticrete because it was the company that our contractor's tiling people deal with and the price was comparable to other similar systems we looked at including Suntouch, Warmly Yours, and Premier Underfloor heating system at Costco.com. They are all supposed to be reliable, have excellent product support and be priced, give or take,. Around the same. I think Lowes and Home Depot carry Suntouch, but I'm not sure. While all of these electric radiant heat mats can be laid down by do-it-yourselfers, you should check to see if a professional electrician is required to hook up the thermostat and wiring. With Laticrete, failure to have electrical connections performed by a licensed electrician voids the LATICRETE Warranty and, quite possibly, can also void any homeowner's insurance.
Hope this helps, Linda --- In blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Hodges" <tomhod...@...> wrote: > > What is the brand name of the, under the tile, heating elements? I must > have missed it and I am considering using it in my new bathroom, which is > now ready for flooring. Did you get the heating system at one of the big > box stores, like Lowes or Home Depot? Thanks for the info. Tom , Newport, > Kentucky > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of lvmumford > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:48 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: update on sealing tile > > > > > > Hi Tom, > > Our tile is in shades of light and medium tones of brown and the epoxy grout > will match the light brown color. We're putting the tiles in our kitchen, > sunroom, and utility room but I asked the Laticrete guy if it could be used > in the bathroom and he said absolutely. BTW, both the Laticrete guy and my > contractor said the best stuff for cleaning tiles was a bucket of water with > a cup of vinegar and a tablespoon or so of an all-purpose cleaner (like > Simple Green) added to it. They recommended it for mopping tile floors as > well as using on bathroom tiles and said the fancy cleaning supplies sold in > stores were a ripoff and often too harsh on the tile and grout. They > especially said not to use anything regularly with bleach in it on bathroom > tiles or the grout would loosen and eventually start to fall out. > > The heating mats are in place in the kitchen and sunroom and they begin to > set the floor tiles tomorrow! > Linda > > --- In blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> , "Tom Hodges" <tomhodges@> > wrote: > > > > My local tile supplier in Cincinnati tried to sell me the epoxy grout and > I > > told him I never heard of it and didn't want to try something I've never > > heard of. He also said it wasn't available in pure white. He said the > > white is an off white that has kind of a yellowish appearance. That also > > clinched it, since I was using a white tile and didn't want the grout to > > look like it was stained or dirty. At least he was honest with me. So, if > > you are looking at using white, you might want to inquire further. > > > > > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] > > On Behalf Of lvmumford > > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:00 AM > > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] re: update on sealing tile > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's an update to the message I posted about a week ago on whether or > not > > to seal the new tile to be installed in our home. We are also having > > Laticrete electric radiant heat mats installed underneath the tiles. The > > Laticrete technician who was at our house on Thursday with our contractor > to > > look over the job suggested that we use epoxy grout. He said it would > > eliminate the need for sealing and that it is used for commercial projects > > because it's very stain resistant, and doesn't need sealing or resealing. > He > > said in the past epoxy grout was difficult to apply and was very expensive > > but that the epoxy grout on the market nowadays (the Laticrete one anyway) > > is much easier to use and is cost effective. > > > > Linda > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
