Installation Guide

8 PROGRESS PROFILES - PRODESO HEAT SYSTEM
Cement
Thermal expansion, shrinkage, and any other relative movement between a cement
based screed and the tiles assembly above will subject the tile assembly to stress. This
stress can ultimately cause cracking and delamination. Tile installers cannot always
be certain of the curing stage of the cement based subfloor in addition cracks may be
already present or develop over time.
Cement based subfloor considerations
and installation details
Cement based
slab
Unmodified
thin-set mortar
ANSI 118.1
Latex Modified
Portland Cement Mortar
(ANSI A118.11)
Prodeso Heat
Membrane
Prodeso Heat
Cable
The unique and patented design of PRODESO HEAT MEMBRANE allows for uncoupling and crack
isolation to take place in the tile assembly while embedding the heating cable for radiant floor heating.
PRODESO HEAT MEMBRANE compensates for the longitudinal movement between the subfloor and
the tile preventing breakage and making it possible to install underfloor electric heating even on cracked
or not completely cured cement screeds.
PRODESO HEAT MEMBRANE design allows for air pockets to be formed between the subfloor and the
membrane itself. Excess moisture from the substrate will find its way to these pockets and create a vapor
cycle. This vapor cycle will balance the vapor content of the substrate protecting the tile surface and the
substrate from undesired damages and allows for tile installation immediately after the slabs is ready for
foot traffic.
PRODESO HEAT MEMBRANE is made of polypropylene, a completely waterproof substance, that
will protect the cement subfloor from water damages to ensure a long lasting installation. waterproof
properties has 2 major functions.
1. Slow-down the curing of the fresh cement slab preventing cracking and curling.
2. Prevent water and other substances from reaching the cement subfloor and the possible damages to
the screed and the tile floor.
For areas prone to flood please follow the waterproofing instructions on page 17.
PRODESO HEAT MEMBRANE unique and patented designs allows loads to be evenly distributed from
the tile covering to the subfloor. Each rounded square relief has a central cavity shaped like an inverted
pyramid. When filled with thin-set this inverted pyramid becomes an incompressible structure. These
cavities act like pillars in a building support structure, evenly distributing and transferring the load from the
tile floor to the subfloor below.
UNCOUPLING
WATERPROOFING
VAPOR MANAGEMENT
LOAD DISTRIBUTION
CEMENT BASED
SLAB
PRODESO HEAT SYSTEM is the ideal solution to install ceramic
and natural stone tiles on cement slabs even not perfectly cured or
cracked.
PRODESO HEAT MEMBRANE uncoupling membrane is laid
directly over the entire surface intended for tile installation, the
heating cable is then installed in the areas where heat is desired
using the channels formed between the rounded square reliefs. It’s
NOT necessary to use self-leveling cement based to cover/protect
the wire before starting tile installation. This results in saving
material/weight/time/cost. Tile installation can start immediately
after installing the heated cable.
Ceramic tiles
or natural stone
PRODESO HEAT SYSTEM properties below provide a solution for these challenges.