Ekon Bath Guide: Heated Floors for East Texas

Underfoot Comfort: The Luxury of Heated Bathroom Floors

When designing a truly exceptional bathroom, every detail is an opportunity to enhance comfort and elevate your daily experience. While radiant heat floors have long been associated with high-end, cold-climate homes, they are a game-changer for homeowners in East Texas, providing year-round comfort and a level of luxury that transforms your bathroom into a true sanctuary.

At Ekon Bath, we believe in providing solutions that address every facet of a comfortable home. The benefits of heated floors extend far beyond simply warming your feet. They create a consistent, gentle warmth that makes a bathroom a more inviting space in any season.

Why Heated Floors Are a Perfect Fit for East Texas

You might think heated floors are only for frigid climates, but we recommend them even here in East Texas for some very practical reasons:

• Year-Round Comfort: While our winters can be surprisingly intense, our humid summers can also lead to cooler homes and potential condensation on tile floors. Heated floors eliminate that cold, clammy feeling, ensuring your feet are always warm and comfortable, no matter the season.
• Fighting Condensation: That damp, cold feeling you get on a tile floor, especially after a shower or when the ventilation fan is running, can be uncomfortable. Heated floors gently warm the tile, preventing condensation from forming and keeping your space feeling dry and inviting.
• Holistic Comfort: For clients who struggle with keeping their feet warm, especially in a space where surfaces are prone to getting cold, a heated floor elevates the entire experience. It's a small detail that makes a big impact on your overall comfort and sense of well-being.

Your Options: Electric vs. Hydronic Heated Floor Systems

We partner with the best in the industry to ensure you receive a safe, reliable, and high-performance heated floor system. We primarily work with two types:

1. Electric Heated Floor Systems (Schluter-DITRA-HEAT): This is our most recommended option for bathroom remodels.

• How it Works: Thin heating cables are installed beneath the tile or flooring, connected to a dedicated thermostat.
• Benefits: This system from Schluter is incredibly efficient and easy to install. The Schluter-DITRA-HEAT system provides consistent warmth and can be controlled with a wall-mounted thermostat or even a smartphone app, giving you complete control over your comfort, no matter where you are.
• Best for: Most standard bathroom remodels, as it's less invasive to install and cost-effective for a single room.

1. Hydronic Heated Floor Systems (Uponor):

• How it Works: This system uses a network of tubes to circulate heated water beneath the floor. It's connected to your home's boiler or water heater.
• Benefits: Hydronic systems provide a very consistent, gentle warmth and are highly energy efficient for larger spaces.
• Best for: Larger homes where you may be integrating a heated floor system throughout multiple rooms.

Installation and Our Process

Integrating a heated floor system is a key part of our planning at Ekon Bath. We meticulously plan the installation to ensure the system is laid correctly beneath the Schluter-KERDI waterproofing membrane, providing a perfect, seamless, and safe foundation for your new tile or stone. Our attention to detail ensures the heating is evenly distributed and the system is properly wired to a dedicated circuit.

A heated floor is more than just a luxury; it’s a commitment to a higher quality of life. It’s an option that will make every day a little more comfortable and your bathroom a little more indulgent.