TankTop
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Post by TankTop on Aug 27, 2014 1:27:50 GMT
We are getting ready to tile our bathroom floor. Is it worth it to put a heater under the tile?
We live in the Midwest, so it does get cold.
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Post by jmurray on Aug 27, 2014 1:57:11 GMT
Having just gone through a full bathroom reno my vote is yes. We have marble tiles and they can get COLD even on normal days. I think it also helps heat the room a little in general, not just the floor.
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 27, 2014 1:58:28 GMT
I think I would love it.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 27, 2014 2:00:34 GMT
We put in a rug where we stand. We looked at heated, but opted to not. If it floats your boat, go for it.
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Post by Jili on Aug 27, 2014 2:03:12 GMT
We have rugs covering most of the tile in the bathroom, but where the tile is bare, it really doesn't bother me. I had never even considered heating the floor when we did our remodel.
That said... we rented a house in San Francisco this summer that had heated tile floors in the bathroom. I had never experienced that before, but it was a real treat.
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 27, 2014 2:06:12 GMT
I dislike how cold tile floors are. When we were building I said I'd only want to do tile if the floors were heated. That wasn't in the budget, and we have vinyl flooring, which is less cold than tile.
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Post by mcscrapper on Aug 27, 2014 2:09:28 GMT
My parents have it in their bathroom and love it! It doesn't get super cold in the winters here in Alabama like it would in some areas but those tiles still get chilly!!!
My mom says that it is WELL worth it for the money.
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Post by smokey2471 on Aug 27, 2014 2:12:20 GMT
In Germany the only heat we had I the house was floor heat. The whole house was ceramic tile and heated. I loved them! I miss them so much. We did have a radiator on the wall in the bathrooms. I loved hanging my towel on it while I was showering and let it get warm. The floor heat was adjustable and each room was separate which was nice.
If I was doing a remodel of my bathrooms I would do floor heat and I would install a towel warmer. My mom has one that will hold like 4 folded towels. Just turn on before you get in and warm towel when you get out! Hers is under the vanity. She also puts her bedroom socks in
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Post by TankTop on Aug 27, 2014 2:28:26 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by hollymolly on Aug 27, 2014 2:29:15 GMT
If you think you want it, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to do it now while you're in the middle of a reno than to have to re-do the entire floor to add it later.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 27, 2014 2:32:16 GMT
In my fantasy world, hell yeah!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Aug 27, 2014 2:45:12 GMT
Absolutely one of the best things we did in our master bath
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 2:45:34 GMT
Oh yes, for sure do it!! Heated floors are the best!!
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Post by valincal on Aug 27, 2014 2:50:34 GMT
Yes yes yes!!
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Post by newfcathy on Aug 27, 2014 2:51:28 GMT
We stayed in an old grand hotel with a renovated bath with heated tile for our 25th anniv. Loved it!! If I ever get to build a house that would a must for me.
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Post by scrappinghappy on Aug 27, 2014 3:04:03 GMT
YES!!! Our contractor talked up into it. he had the mats left over from another job so gave us a deal. BEST money spent ever. We turn it off over the summer but love it in the winter.
Make sure your mats go under the tile where you will stand. Close to the sinks but not behind the toilet.
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Post by akathy on Aug 27, 2014 3:06:55 GMT
That is one of the things I wish I'd done in my house. I vote yes!
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Aug 27, 2014 3:21:53 GMT
YES! We remodeled a bath last year and had to argue with the contractor about putting it in. I won and it was the absolute best decision! So nice. Our elderly cat promptly moved in and claimed it as her own. Why did the contractor not want to put it in? Did he have a reason or just not want to put in the effort?
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 27, 2014 3:27:35 GMT
yes, yes, yes
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 27, 2014 3:37:55 GMT
In Germany the only heat we had I the house was floor heat. The whole house was ceramic tile and heated. I loved them! I miss them so much. We did have a radiator on the wall in the bathrooms. I loved hanging my towel on it while I was showering and let it get warm. The floor heat was adjustable and each room was separate which was nice. If I was doing a remodel of my bathrooms I would do floor heat and I would install a towel warmer. My mom has one that will hold like 4 folded towels. Just turn on before you get in and warm towel when you get out! Hers is under the vanity. She also puts her bedroom socks in We had in floor heat in Korea. We never had hot air blowing out of vents. The house was a constant temp. It was the best heat ever.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 3:42:07 GMT
Totally worth it.
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Post by scrapbookdiva on Aug 27, 2014 4:08:12 GMT
Our cat thinks the heated tile in our remodelled bathroom was the best money we ever spent! Lol! We didn't do it in our ensuite ( I was trying to save money ) and I regret not doing that room too.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 27, 2014 4:11:44 GMT
We have it. We didn't put it in, but it is nice in the winter. I don't know how much it cost, however, and my enjoyment of it has its limits -- it is nice, but not the best thing ever.
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Post by marimoose on Aug 27, 2014 5:34:56 GMT
I have never experienced heated floors and it sounds wonderful. The only spot heated on my floor in the bathroom is where the dog was laying .
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Post by Chocoholic on Aug 27, 2014 6:02:05 GMT
Yes! We had the option of doing our kitchen and master bathroom. I chose only the kitchen to save money. Turns out I love the kitchen and in the winter the bathroom tile floor is freezing - I wish I could go back in time and listen to DH who tried to talk me into it!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 6:18:43 GMT
We did with 2 bathrooms and honestly it wasn't necessary. My mom likes and uses her's daily. It's always on. DS and my bathroom's floor is never on. Even in the winter I don't see the need for it. Usually my feet are hot at night when I would enjoy it most and like the cool feeling on my feet. It's an expensive process. We put tiles over top of the coils. Nice but not necessary. (I live on the west coast of Canada and it doesn't get very cold here in winter...)
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Post by anniefb on Aug 27, 2014 6:26:32 GMT
I'd say yes because it's easy to do now and I think the cost isn't great. I have a heated floor in my ensuite but generally don't use it because of the exorbitant costs of electricity here!
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Post by Scrappyhappy on Aug 27, 2014 12:31:31 GMT
We have heated floors through the whole downstairs of our house and we love it.
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Post by paigepea on Aug 27, 2014 12:37:14 GMT
We did it. It wasn't expensive. We enjoy it, especially in winter, but we also don't cover our floors with rugs in the bathroom. We don't even have a bath mat. When we did our reno, we tossed the bath mats and got those towel mats (that match our new towel set). It hangs decoratively an the tub unless we shower then we put it down on the floor by the shower. I love how neat and tidy the bathroom looks without a shower mat.
Paige.
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Post by Jennifer C on Aug 27, 2014 12:52:53 GMT
We live in SE Texas and I had in floor heat put in my bathrooms. My builder thought I was nuts because it gets so hot down here.
Now he recommends it for bathrooms.
We love it. My dh said he regretted not putting it in the bedrooms. I don't think I would of liked it in the bedrooms.
Jennifer
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