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Efficient underfloor heating tiles – Lithotherm
Lithotherm underfloor heating system is:-
- an ideal underfloor heating system for use with air/ground source heating
- a very fast underfloor heating installation, allows floorboards to be fitted same day.
- a dry, 45mm screed replacement, creating a thinner screed layer with absolutely no dry time.
- used where faster response times are important, keeping heating costs down.
- part of the Lithowood alternative to concrete floor slabs.
Product overview
Where is it used?
- The Lithotherm system is best suited to solid floors and normally sits on top of the insulation layer.
- The interlocking tiles allow tiled and floating floors to be laid over the top of the system and special profiled timber battens allow floor boards to be fixed down.
- Can be laid over Foamglas aggregate to create floors without concrete slabs.
How is it used?
- When laying the Lithotherm UFH System on to insulation it is important that the substrate is solid and does not move.
- If laying directly on to a concrete floor it is advisable to use a thin layer of an underlay material, such as the UdiSTEP wood fibre product.
- For tiled or floating floor applications the interlocking Lithotherm tiles are laid in a brick bond pattern across the floor, leaving a 15cm perimeter at the ends of each pipe run to allow the pipes to loop round.
- For more information please see the installation video (A very good graphic guide but text currently only in German) and click here for more detailed instructions.
How much will you need?
- Lithotherm underfloor heating tiles are 500 x 280mm and 45mm thick, they cover an area of 0.14 m² per tile meaning there are 7.1 tiles per m².
- Allow at least 5% for wastage depending on the complexity of the layout.
Frequently asked questions
Are they heavy?
The tiles weigh 65kg per m² or around 9.15kg per tile. When used on suspended floors this weight must be considered as part of the loading.
How strong are they?
How strong are they?
How strong are they?
How strong are they?
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How strong are they?
The Lithotherm tiles have a compressive strength of 9.64 N/mm² so are stronger than a normal concrete block. They have a flexural strength of 2.03 N/mm².
What is their thermal conductivity?
What is their thermal conductivity?
What is their thermal conductivity?
What is their thermal conductivity?
The Lithotherm tiles are not designed to be a thermal insulator, in fact they are quite the opposite and designed to disperse heat as well as possible. However, their thermal conductivity is around 0.89 W/mK.
Product videos
How Do I install them?
Watch this guide for an overview.
Technical details
Product downloads
Pricing & shipping
This product will require one pallet space and so shipping is likely to cost between £50 and £100, depending on where you live. Contact Us for a more accurate costing.
| Thickness [mm] | Weight [kg/sqm] | Tile coverage [mm] | Tiles per pallet | Pallet covers [sqm] | Per pallet [kg] | Single tile cost | Tile cost in full pallets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 65 | 280 x 500 | 114 | 15.12 | 1060 | £6.63 | £5.97 |
| Accessory | Lengths | Amount required per m² | Cost | ||||
| Lithotherm 14mm pipe | 200 or 500m | up to 10m | £1.28/m | ||||
| Lithotherm manifold connectors | 2 per 100m loop of pipe | £2.38 each |
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