MaxHeatDeck Cement-Faced XPS Board: tile direct, no screed (video guide)

MaxHeatDeck is a low-profile retrofit board with a 300 kPa XPS core and a fibreglass mesh cement face, ready to tile. Fix it to a flat concrete or timber subfloor, press in 16mm pipe and tile, with no screed.

Here is how it fits and what to check, with the data sheet and install manual to download below.

Key facts

• 300 kPa XPS core, fibreglass mesh cement face
• 1200 x 600 x 20mm, for a 20mm build-up
• Grooves at 150mm centres for 16mm pipe
• MaxHeatDeck-20: serpentine board with return loops
• MaxHeatDeck-20-S: straight grooves only, an add-on not a system
• Concrete or timber subfloors

How to fit it

1. Prime the underside of the boards and the subfloor
2. Press the boards into flexible tile adhesive
3. On timber, also fix with screws and washers at 300mm centres
4. Lay and test the pipe
5. Prime the tops, then tile direct

Buy it

The MaxHeatDeck Cement-Faced Routed XPS Board (1200 x 600mm) is available from MaxHeatUFH. Order by 12pm on a working day for next working day UK delivery. Trade customers see their trade price when logged in.

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