Underfloor heating system

Laying and installation of the knob system

Before laying the studded panels, the subsurface must be carefully prepared. It is important to remove dust, dirt and any foreign bodies that could later press through the plates from below. Then, in the first step, the edge insulation strip is attached, which separates the floor and wall from one another and, among other things, minimizes the transmission of sound.

In the second step, an insulating layer of Styrofoam panels is laid on the floor. This step can be omitted for studded panels that already have integrated heat and footfall sound insulation. This is where the knobbed panels, reminiscent of children's building blocks, are laid directly. Laying always starts flush with the wall in a corner of the room. It is important that the flap of the edge insulation strip always lies over the panel and cross joints are avoided. So-called T-joints are more suitable. When placed next to each other, the knobbed panels are attached to each other using connectors or plugged directly into one another. At the place where the distributor is, a compensating plate is laid instead of a knob plate.

If the entire room is laid out with knobbed panels, the third step is to lay the heating pipe. The special arrangement of the nubs ensures great flexibility and simplifies the fixing of the pipe. As soon as the heating pipes have been laid and connected to the manifold, a final pressure test follows. This is to ensure that the heating circuit is completely tight. If the pressure test was successful, the wet screed can be applied. As soon as the screed is completely dry, nothing stands in the way of using the underfloor heating.