Your right but if you introduce the heat mat on top of the ditra your creating an area of greater lateral stress rendering the ditra less effective.
Ditra mat and underfloor heating.
You have enough to do just installing the tile properly.
Schlüter ditra heat is a polypropylene membrane with a cut back stud structure and an anchoring fleece laminated on the underside.
Ditra heat combines the benefits of schluter ditra decoupling matting with easy to install electric underfloor heating cables for a system that will save you time and money when installing over problematic substrates.
Uncoupling waterproofing vapor management and support to ensure a long lasting installation.
Ditra matting is particularly useful when installing underfloor heating and provides a decoupling layer between the underfloor heating and the tiles.
You don t need additional challenges or things going wrong.
Nov 28 2011 1 hi can you help.
Schluter ditra heat integrates customizable comfortable electric floor warming with the functions associated with ditra.
Schlüter ditra heat has been developed offering unique electrical underfloor heating within the uncoupling matting layer system that eradicates sticky situations measuring mistakes and self levelling and primer layers.
It is a universal substrate for tile coverings which serves as an uncoupling layer bonded waterproofing and moisture vapour barrier and is designed for the attachment of the matching heating cables of the system for floor heating.
Substrates for ditra matting.
Floor warming ditra heat combines the flexibility of loose heating cables with the ease of installation of mat systems.
Schluter ditra heat is an integrated uncoupling and underfloor heating system for use under tiles and natural stone on walls and floors.
Leaving other conventional systems out in the cold schlüter ditra heat is the perfect all in one integrated solution for use under tiles and natural stone flooring.
Then skim coat the wires with thinset and let that dry.