STRUCTURAL SLAB FLOOR

Solid slab floors would normally be used in commercial buildings with high floor loads, such as warehouses and garages, but can also be used in domestic situations. The build up of this type of floor provides a large amount of thermal mass; subsequently the floor structure will be slower to respond to different heat requirements.
This is not a problem as long as a sensible control system is applied to the project.
Begetube systems will always have an appropriate control set available for all projects.

Structural Slab Floor
This floor construction consists of 100 to 125mm concrete incorporating builders mesh (normally A142) with UFH pipes tied to the mesh, over extruded polystyrene insulation, on DPM, sand and compacted hardcore. Insulation is also required around the perimeter of the slab. Due to the large mass of the concrete, this type of floor structure will have a longer initial heat up time but benefits from having more thermal inertia.