Flextherm all the way
Hello,
I'm hoping some of you with experience with remodeling bathrooms can help me plan how to build my floor system to include a heated floor, ceramic tile, and doorless zero threshold shower with trench drain.
Does anyone have experience with Suntouch and Flextherm heated floors? These are the two I am comparing, about $65 separates the two so I'm leaning towards Suntouch as its 30" width mat option will offer very easy install for me. Any others to consider?
Thanks!
DIY SG
Hi there,
I've been installing in-floor heating systems for a few years now. I've tried a few and I have to say that between Suntouch and Flexther, I would go with Flextherm all the way. Not only is Flextherm's customer service amazing (I was on the phone with one of their reps for over an hour while he guided me through my first installation, but he actually called back the next day just to see how I was doing), but I find their products are just easy to handle and more durable. And I would go with cables over mats anytime too...
Mats may be easy to install but you really need to have a square room with absolutely nothing in it. The second you have to start contouring objects or get into buffer zones, mats become so tricky and installing them becomes frustrating. Putting down cables is pretty simple, just take your time and they will give you more flexibility throughout the room. Flextherm also has mats with a glued backing so you just have a strip the tape and glue it directly to the floor... I've used it one, works fine because you can actually detach the cable from the mat if you have to move it, but I still prefer their cables. Plus I had a reassuring situation where I cut the cable with my trowel during an installation and all I needed was one of their repair kits and everything was fixed. Their guy said that even if I hadn't noticed the cut before laying my tiles, they can use a machine to see where the breakage is, remove the tile and fix the cable without having to take out all the tiles.
Hope this helps!
Good luck bud in your project!