Description
Schluter®-DITRA-HEAT
Available in both mat and roll formats, the DITRA-HEAT membranes are designed to secure the system heating cables in place while serving as universal substrates for tile coverings. The DITRA-HEAT electric floor warming system incorporates uncoupling technology that prevents tiles from cracking, along with loose heating cables that allow you to add heat wherever desired. DITRA-HEAT allows you to protect the integrity of your investment and enjoy the luxury of heated floors.
DITRA-HEAT integrates customizable, comfortable electric floor warming with the functions associated with DITRA: uncoupling, waterproofing, vapor management and support to ensure a long lasting installation.
if Schluter® thin-set mortars areused with Schluter membranes an extended
system warranty is available.
- Floor Warming DITRA-HEAT combines the flexibility of loose heating cables with the ease of installation of mat systems. Cables can be placed wherever heat is desired, without creating height differences in the floor.
- Uncoupling Tile DITRA-HEAT provides uncoupling through its geometric configuration, which allows for in-plane movement that effectively neutralizes the differential movement stresses between the substrate and the tile, thus eliminating the major cause of cracking and delaminating of the tiled surface.
- Waterproofing DITRA-HEAT provides reliable waterproofing. Its polypropylene composition protects the substrate from moisture penetration.
- Vapor Management DITRA-HEAT provides a route for excess moisture and vapor to escape from the substrate. DITRA-HEAT effectively manages moisture beneath the tile covering.
- Support/load distribution DITRA-HEAT is virtually incompressible within the tile assembly, the advantages of uncoupling are achieved without sacrificing point load distribution capabilities. Column-like mortar structures are formed in and between the studs on the surface of the matting. Loads are transferred from the tile covering through these column-like mortar structures to the substrate.
Alternate Floor Coverings over DITRA-HEAT
DITRA-HEAT is suitable for applications with engineered wood, vinyl, wood plastic composite (WPC), luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), luxury vinyl planks (LVP), stone plastic composite (SPC) tiles and planks, and laminate flooring. See the Alternate Floor Coverings over DITRA-HEAT Technical Bulletin for more information, including requirements and limitations.
