Schluter Systems Ditra-Heat Electric Floor Heating Membrane with Uncoupling, Waterproofing, Vapor Management and Load Support - Ideal for Tiles and Stone - 1/4" Thickness, 8.4 Square Feet - DH5MA

Product Features:

• Stability Support - Engineered with innovative column-like mortar structures that effectively distribute the load, ensuring robust floor stability.
• Versatile Application - Designed for installation under ceramic and porcelain tile, natural stone, and other resilient flooring materials, enhancing both comfort and durability.
• Streamlined Transition - Features a slim 1/4" profile that provides a subtle transition, reducing elevation discrepancies between different flooring types.
• Efficient Heating - Integrates with Ditra-Heat-E-HK heating cables and includes an uncoupling feature to protect against tile and grout damage.
• Effortless Installation - Securely encapsulates heating cables without the need for self-leveling compounds, streamlining the installation process.

Product Description:

Schluter®-DITRA-HEAT integrates customizable, comfortable electric floor warming with the functions associated with DITRA: uncoupling, waterproofing, vapor management and support to ensure a long lasting installation.

DITRA-HEAT-DUO combines the flexibility of loose heating cables with the ease of installation of mat systems. Cables can be placed wherever heat is desired, without creating height differences in the floor. Self-leveling compounds are not required to encapsulate the cables for ceramic, porcelain, and stone tiles, significantly reducing installation time and effort compared to uncoupling membranes over other electric floor warming systems. Self-leveling compounds are approved for use only when installing alternative floor coverings over the DITRA-HEAT membranes.

Tile has been successfully installed for thousands of years by incorporating an uncoupling layer, or forgiving shear interface, within the tile assembly. DITRA-HEAT provides uncoupling through its geometric configuration, which allows for in-plane movement that effectively neutralizes the differential movement stresses between the substrate and the tile, thus eliminating the major cause of cracking and delaminating of the tiled surface.

DITRA-HEAT provides reliable waterproofing. Its polypropylene composition protects the substrate from moisture penetration, which is particularly important in today’s building environment where most substrates are moisture-sensitive.

The free space on the underside of DITRA-HEAT provides a route for excess moisture and vapor to escape from the substrate that could otherwise cause damage to the tile covering above. Thus, DITRA-HEAT effectively manages moisture beneath the tile covering.

When placed on a solid foundation, columns or pillars can support tremendous loads. The same physical principle applies to DITRA-HEAT installations. Column-like mortar structures are formed in and between the studs on the surface of the matting. Loads are transferred from the tile covering through these column-like mortar structures to the substrate. Since DITRA-HEAT is virtually incompressible within the tile assembly, the advantages of uncoupling are achieved without sacrificing point load distribution capabilities.