Ditra Heated Floors Over Concrete

Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete.

Ditra heated floors over concrete.

The best part is that it solved my issue of heat loss through the cold concrete floor. Ditra over concrete floors warning. Can be installed on top of concrete plywood osb gypsum existing vinyl floors structural planks sub floors and radiant heated floors. The schluter ditra heat duo membrane is 5 16 8 mm thick compared to ditra heat at 1 4 5 5 mm thick and has 4 benefits.

Over concrete substrates ditra heat duo is ideal due to its integrated bonding fleece which provides a thermal break as well as sound control. The ditra heat duo has fleece liner that results in a 70 faster floor warming response time. The integrated thermal break directs more heat up into the tile rather than down into the subfloor resulting in tiled floors that warm up to 70 faster over concrete substrates during heat up times. Installing tile directly on concrete.