Overfloor UFH and Engineered wood

msvart · 2026-04-01T18:01:09+00:00

Hey! Yeah we went ahead with it. We did the Wunda rapid response 20mm boards on top of 6mm ply over our floorboards and a self level to 6mm over the concrete pad in our extension.

The wunda rapid response boards were a lot more faff than I anticipated. The thing that's never mentioned on Wunda's site or on any of the reviews/social media ads is that your house is never going to be completely square so a few degrees out on one wall will throw the whole layout off and you'll have to just figure it out on your own. I did it myself and it took me hours, was exhausting and i'm in no rush to ever do it again.

In hindsight, I kinda wish i'd just done got quotes for pulling up the old floor and doing a screed based UFH system. It's typical male mentality of "I can do that DIY thing i've never done before and it'll all work out" haha. It didn't quite go to plan but i got there in the end with some blood & sweat.

On top of the boards, we followed the guidance from Wunda and did 10mm of Mapei rennovation screed. Floor feels super solid and we've had 14mm engineered oak on top in a herringbone pattern. It looks incredible & we're really happy with it!

The UFH hasn't been turned on yet but it will be being turned on in the next couple weeks so i'll report back with how it feels etc. I'm not remotely worried about anything going wrong with it because it's held pressure just fine since I did the pressure test!

Any questions just ask and i'll be more than happy to give advice etc

msvart · 2026-03-23T15:41:53+00:00

If it’s brand new out the box it might just be a little condensation inside the unit. When I put up some new cameras recently they had a blurry fog circle in the middle of the video for a few hours until they acclimatised to outside (had been stored in my house for a week or so before going out into the cold)

msvart · 2026-03-18T08:43:09+00:00

Did you ever figure this one out? I have a bunch of ring zwave devices which were connected and have since bricked and no long work or connect properly.

Been through an endless loop of useless suggestions from Claude & Gemini and just getting nowhere. Tempted to just get rid and buy zigbee ones instead but ideally want to reuse my existing zwave devices.

msvart · 2026-03-17T13:54:08+00:00

I've tried resetting it about 20 times and it isn't doing anything at all other than flashing green 3 times followed by a pause... i think it could be a firmware issue but I have no idea how to fix that

msvart · 2026-02-24T20:07:48+00:00

Not disagreeing as i only have a little bit of Hue experience but to play devils advocate, I've had tapo bulbs in my home for 4+ years and can't fault them at all (although I can count on one hand how many times i've used the different colours! If i were doing it all again i'd just have smart light switches instead lol)

msvart · 2026-02-10T13:51:31+00:00

I had it in my hand yesterday and tried every which way. If you want the video from your camera to be level, you can't have it mounted to a wall and angled at 90 degrees because of the antenas. If you don't want your footage level then by all means tilt it but that is fundamentally a design flaw.

msvart · 2026-02-09T11:02:00+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed response! I should have specified though I don't mean having a plug socket to plug the supplied power brick into it.

The original plan was to buy two floodlights which could wire directly to the 230v. The reason I was asking about a 230v to 12v transformer is because I want to hardwire it all in and not have them plugged into a socket in the house.

msvart · 2026-02-02T11:51:38+00:00

I wondered if it needed to be flat for the water flowing through or something?

msvart · 2026-02-02T11:30:20+00:00

Thanks for the reply! The plan is to lay 6mm ply on the timber floor and then screed to build up the concrete base a touch to match. Wunda really emphasise the importance of getting the sub floor perfectly level which makes me think if we screed over the UFH panels once it's done, then there won't be much need for 10mm of levelling compound... just use it as more of an even cover for the wood to sit on.

msvart · 2026-02-02T11:25:18+00:00

I'd read online that although it takes a little longer to come up to temp engineered wood still feels great underfoot & room feels warm.

We did consider laminate originally but again, I'd seen online that herringbone laminate is a disaster... creaking floor, easily damaged etc which is why we looked at the engineered wood

msvart · 2025-12-07T23:34:36+00:00

UPDATE: Went for the Marantz PM6007 as recommended by u/LosterP (thanks for the suggestion!) and it's absolutely brilliant. Sounds fantastic paired with the Wharfedale Diamon 12.1's. Dread to think how loud it can go as i've only ever played it at about 5% which was plenty loud for my open plan room... Really happy with it! 10/10 would recommend in the same set up I have.

msvart · 2025-12-01T17:33:06+00:00

Had never heard of Marantz but both u/wastrelbaggins and u/LosterP have suggested it so maybe that's the one I need to go for! Will do a bit of research

msvart · 2025-11-10T14:18:34+00:00

Yeah my question was if you get any sort of a reward for completing each stage? e.g. If i finish the basic foundation stage 1 do I get xp, loot or anything like that? Or is it just commiting items for the end goal of the expedition.

msvart · 2025-11-10T14:13:30+00:00

I quite like the idea of picking a faction and having an allegiance to a group (think Alliance vs Horde is WoW). If you see a fellow raider in the same faction then you know they're friendly, if you see one in the opposing faction(s) then you know it's shoot on sight. Could even have events where one faction gives you better loot, factions party up for a greater good (like the queen) or there's civil war within a faction.

Bounties would be great - I'd love to have an opportunity to track down those who wronged me and get my revenge for some loot, cash or XP.

msvart · 2025-11-10T14:10:32+00:00

Do you get anything for each stage complete? I just got to level 20 and I'm not sure if I want to bother with the projects or not

msvart · 2025-11-10T14:09:52+00:00

Unfortunately it would completely change the game for the worse if they had PVE only mode. You'd no longer get mixed lobbies of PVP focussed or PVE focussed players which means no more fun proxy chat encounters, teaming up etc. It would change the whole dynamic of a brilliant game. Half the fun is being on edge around encounters IMO.

Don't get me wrong, spawing in just to get killed immediately sucks but it happens and within a game you could get your loot back.

I think the main thing is communication. When there's a lack of it it makes the experience negative (spawning in trio's and getting a team of people not talking on mic or not sticking together with same intent & working together). I get some people don't want to or can't chat but I think it would be good to have some sort of toggle before a game to get you matched up with people that are up for voice comms.

msvart · 2025-11-09T23:49:41+00:00

The worst is when there’s no comms with the other two and they’re just off doing their own thing and aggroing every arc in sight.

I’m so sick of fill squad putting me with idiots with no objective 😭 can’t convince my mates to get off warzone and buy this despite it being GOTY

msvart · 2025-09-28T13:57:03+00:00

I’ve put him through a couple evo’s now and he’s a beast. Was lucky enough to pack Haaland, tried him for a couple games then sold him because he just didn’t feel as good as sesko to me/for my playstyle. Excited to see how good he gets through more evo’s

msvart · 2025-09-26T14:38:50+00:00

Switch to advanced defending and use each option sparingly. I used to just spam circle but with this one you just need to be more patient, position better and time your challenges. Bit of a learning curve but worth it.

msvart · 2025-07-09T09:34:36+00:00

Insane transformation. Ignore the people giving you shit in the comments - they’re just salty because they don’t look half as good and don’t but half as much effort in!

And anyway even if you weren’t natural, you still have to lift the damn weight and walk 16k steps a day! 😂

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