we have done several heated floors under ceramic tile using the mats and have had fairly good luck with keeping the tiles plumb.
We use a 1/2" trowel where there is no mat and use a 3/8" trowel over the mat.
the last bathroom we did, we used a cable system... IT WAS AWFUL!!!! not only did the guy sell us WAY to much cable we had no idea what we were doing. We installed the cable 4 times before we got the proper lay out. We had 2 rolls of cable 1 did 60sqft the other did 70sqft (its a pretty big bathroom). We tried the 60sqft roll twice before we realized it wasn't enough, and then used the 70sqft roll and eventually made it work. We could have used both rolls but its not recommended to install it under tubs and cabinets.
After the cables were installed we used floor leveler to cover the cables and a small area surrounding the cables. when we went to lay the 18x18 tile it was a nightmare to get the tiles level with one another.
is there a better way to level the tiles? should we have just used a ton of floor leveler on the whole floor?
We use a 1/2" trowel where there is no mat and use a 3/8" trowel over the mat.
the last bathroom we did, we used a cable system... IT WAS AWFUL!!!! not only did the guy sell us WAY to much cable we had no idea what we were doing. We installed the cable 4 times before we got the proper lay out. We had 2 rolls of cable 1 did 60sqft the other did 70sqft (its a pretty big bathroom). We tried the 60sqft roll twice before we realized it wasn't enough, and then used the 70sqft roll and eventually made it work. We could have used both rolls but its not recommended to install it under tubs and cabinets.
After the cables were installed we used floor leveler to cover the cables and a small area surrounding the cables. when we went to lay the 18x18 tile it was a nightmare to get the tiles level with one another.
is there a better way to level the tiles? should we have just used a ton of floor leveler on the whole floor?