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MD Electric Heating Mats
A fast, even electric heating option for regular-shaped tiled bathroom floors, available in outputs selected to suit the room design.
Room guide
Underfloor Heating For Bathrooms & Wetrooms
Create a warm, comfortable tiled floor with a system designed around the room layout, wet-area requirements and complete waterproof floor build-up.
Choose the right electric system
Which Bathroom Heating Route Fits Your Floor?
Start with the usable heated area and room shape, then confirm waterproofing, insulation, sensor position and every layer of the tiled-floor build-up.
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Flexible layouts
UltraTec Heating Cable
A loose cable for awkward bathroom shapes and detailed layouts where a pre-spaced mat cannot cover the usable floor effectively.
Heating plus decoupling
HeatBase Membrane System
Combines an electric heating cable with a compatible decoupling membrane where the floor design benefits from both functions.
Compare The Three Approaches
| Comparison criteria | MD Mats | UltraTec | HeatBase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Regular, open tiled floor area | Irregular areas and obstacles | Selected tiled bathroom constructions |
| System position | Within the approved tiled-floor build-up | Within the specified tiled-floor build-up | Cable routed within a decoupling membrane |
| Main priority | Straightforward installation and even warmth | Flexible routing around the room layout | Heating and decoupling in one planned layer |
MD Mats
- Starting point
- Regular, open tiled floor area
- System position
- Within the approved tiled-floor build-up
- Main priority
- Straightforward installation and even warmth
UltraTec
- Starting point
- Irregular areas and obstacles
- System position
- Within the specified tiled-floor build-up
- Main priority
- Flexible routing around the room layout
HeatBase
- Starting point
- Selected tiled bathroom constructions
- System position
- Cable routed within a decoupling membrane
- Main priority
- Heating and decoupling in one planned layer
Plan the complete wet-area build-up
Heating, Waterproofing & Controls Must Work Together
The thermostat, fused supply, electrical connection and installation location must comply with current bathroom-zone requirements. Electrical work must be completed and tested by a suitably qualified person.
Usable Heated Area
Plan around sanitaryware, fixed units, drains and any zones where heating must not be installed
Waterproof Build-Up
Coordinate the heating, tanking, adhesives and finished floor as one approved construction
Floor Sensor
Position the floor sensor correctly within the heated area and provide a suitable route for replacement
Safe Control Position
Use a compatible control in a location permitted by current bathroom electrical-zone requirements