How long to keep heating mat on zinnas?
Mandi (zone5)
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Comments (1)Soil heat is used only for germination. Once the seeds germinate the warmed soil can quickly cook the tiny seedlings, especially roots. For growing-on cooler air temperatures are recommended. 60-65 degrees is recommended. Dave...See MoreHow much will radiant heat mat, ditra, etc..at to floor height?
Comments (5)First, for clarification: You don't want to put the heating mat under the vanity if the vanity sits on the floor. In a typical installation, you'd build up the elevation under the vanity, usually with something like a plywood infill or with other materials, so that the tile height ends up consistent across the entire floor. That assumes you're tiling under the vanity. Without going into too much detail at this time, would you be willing to effectively lower the vanity into the floor? It's a proverbial can of worms. But using your material list: You could put down the underlayment on the entire floor. Then screw down a plywood infill where the vanity footprint will be. Do your mat, slc, and tiling, etc, all around the infill. Then pull the plywood infill and then set the vanity on the underlayment. That will reduce the overall elevation gain to just the thickness of the underlayment; 3/8". Obviously it will reduce the height of the vanity toe kick, if there is one, or the height of the vanity base trim, by the thickness of the mat/SLC/Ditra/tile; roughly an inch. It'll also lower the countertop in relation to the height of the tiled floor by the same rough inch. Going back? Based upon your description, your rough gain in elevation is about 1-1/2", maybe a tad less, in gain above the subfloor, from the underside of the underlayment to the top surface of the tile. But it does depend on your tiler, how he uses the materials you specified, etc. I don't know what size marble you are using, or what type of subfloor or floor joists you have right now, but sometimes Ditra can omit the need for underlayment. On the flip side, you can keep the underlayment if needed, and if you don't need the Ditra for its physical characteristics, you could use SLC over the mat with no Ditra. That could shave almost 1/4" off of the elevation. I'd simply tell your tile guy what you need for a finished elevation, and ask him if and how he can get you there based on the structure of your existing floor and the finish materials that you have chosen. Other than that, I'm simply guestimating over the internet....See Morehow to lay ditra over cement board and heated mat
Comments (18)For the added 1/2" use plywood not OSB. With the added information: 1) Add your 1/2" plywood over the existing osb. 2) Dryfit your heating mat. Take a reading off the ohm meter and record that reading. Then pull up the mat and set aside. 3) Caulk all joints/holes in the floor to contain the slc. Add a dam at any doorway to contain the slc. 4) Add 1/2" thick foam around the perimeter of the floor to give a cushion between the slc and the wall's sole plate. 5) Prime the floor with slc primer 6) install the heating mat, test the leads with an ohm meter and record the reading. At a minimum use a squawk box. 7) Put slc primer in a garden spray can and spray another coating of slc primer on the floor and on the heating mat. 8) Mix and place the slc, have a squeegee to coax it into place. While it flows well, it's truly self leveling only if you help level it yourself. 9) record another reading off the ohm meter. Tile over the slc after it's fully cured. Plan on pouring about 3/8" of SLC, have enough on hand for a 1/2" pour just in case. You can always return unused bags, but if you have to run out mid-pour to get more product, you;re installation is toast. That 3/8" depth is for a perfectly level floor. If you floor is sloped, plan on having the thinnest part be 3/8", that thickness will fully cover the wire mats. Now that you're planing on using slc, you don't need cement board, you don't need ditra....See MoreHow to use a heat mat?
Comments (4)I'm new to this also but will try to help. First you don't want the cells sitting in water. This can cause the seeds to rot. Take it to the sink and dump it out. I don't understand why the tray doesn't fit, did you buy it together as a set? You need something it can fit in properly so you can water from the bottom. The heat mats are water proof so you can set the cell tray on top of it. Just make sure when you water to leave the cell tray in/over the sink after watering it so drain for a bit before putting back on heat mat. Also use warm water. There is loads of helpful info here. When you have time just scroll through the posts, or type in any questions you may have in the search bar above. Good luck to you!...See MoreMandi (zone5)
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