Bathroom Floor Tiles - Cold?

Lord Tyrion said:
That's because it is 10c warmer than up here 😎.

Actually, I'm quite pleased with the replies so far. My fears may be unfounded.
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Well heres the spanner lol. We had builders do loft and i was too slow to put underfloor heating in (im a plumber)
Tiles are cold on my we tootsies so when i doing downstairs bathroom its defo getting some type of underfloor heating
 
We have underfloor heating(electric) in one room and biggest problem with it, is it takes ages to heat up initially(we have the 10w per metre type iirc), it is not a 10 minutes warm up. Depending on how cold it is inside and outside takes from 1 hour to 2 hours normally for us and that is not for it to feel hot that's to get from say 58-60F to 71F, just in case you don't realise(this is for a ground floor cement with insulation floor, maybe floorboard upstairs would be quicker?)

If you leave it on, it costs quite a lot of money, depending on the size of room you have.
 
My mum has it in her upstairs bathroom and it doesn't take too long there to warm up. It doesn't need to get too warm, just gentle is enough. It is one of life's luxuries.

So far it is a fairly even split which messes with my head completely. We have asked the plumber to quote and I have fingers crossed that the price is okay. My wife is, for some reason, against it :confused: and that usually ends in one result only.
 
This is my industry.
Ceramic tiles may well be cold without underfloor heating. Another issue is that most often upstairs rooms have a wood sub floor. Wood will flex which can (not always) cause stress on ceramics and cause cracking or lifting as ceramics are not too flexible.
The answer is a luxury vinyl tile (LVT). Warmer to the touch, flexible, suitable for use with underfloor heating if you go with it, practical, versatile and available in a myriad of colours and designs.
As much as it pains me to say as I compete with them, have a look at Amtico, Karndean or a good choice right now Luvanto.
 
Tiles fitted, underfloor heating in. Couple of questions.

Tiles were stuck down two weeks ago, grouted two days ago. How long until I can use it? I'm reading advice saying 7-14 days. Is that more for the adhesive, if so it's okay to use, or is the grout just as sensitive?

Next up, setting the timer. We initially just want it on in the morning. The manual seems to want it on more. It talks about three events per day. Should we be having it come on at a low level periodically or is it fine just to have it come on for a couple of hours in the morning?

Happy to take advice on this.
 
How much time do you spend standing in the cluggy to merit heating the floor? Load of nonsense.
 
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