Schluter Floor Load Calculator

The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction.

Schluter floor load calculator.

Raising the bathroom floor. Schluter systems is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for tile installation. Shop your kilowatt load using our most common floor heating product line tempzone would be 37 5 kilowatts. In addition caulking is often used to create a movement zone.

A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot. Innovation workshop part 1. Schluter floor profiles improve the integrity of the tile assembly are maintenance free and are available in a variety of shapes sizes materials and finishes to complement the design of any room. Combine the beauty and durability of stone tile or resilient floor coverings wpc lvt lvp etc with the comfort of an electric floor warming system to bring a touch of luxury into any room of the home.

In some applications the vertical section of the floor wall transition will not accept a bond to schluter set schluter all set schluter fast set or unmodified thin set mortar. A helpful tool is the schluter ditra heat calculation sheet. Let s have a look at two scenarios for heated floors both featuring the ditra heat system. Using a prefabricated shower tray and ramp.

Enter these values into the corresponding fields below to determine what products you will need for your project. This calculation heat output wattage x square footage 1 000 kilowatt load is a constant for kilowatt load that will remain unchanged regardless of duration as long as the system is on. Ditra heat for use on plywood or osb substrates and ditra heat duo with an integrated thermal break for use on concrete substrates. So if you have a 2 500 sq.

If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot. Recessing the shower floor. Innovation workshop part 2. Kerdi band must overlap ditra and ditra xl at seams and at floor wall transitions by a minimum of 2 50 mm in order to maintain waterproof integrity.

For the installer by the installer. Schluter dilex movement joint profiles. Schluter systems offers a vast selection of floor profiles that protect tile edges between floor coverings at both equal and lower elevations.