Lionshead Village Condo
Vail, Colorado

Each room calculated individually — square footage, cable spacing (3" standard for primary heating, wider for supplemental), exclusion zones for cabinetry and fixed furniture, and wire routing paths to thermostat location. All zones documented before any mat is ordered.

Schluter Ditra-Heat mats rolled and cut to fill each zone. Heating cables snapped into the mat's stud channels in the designed pattern — cables never crossed, never kinked, minimum bend radius maintained throughout. Each cable continuity and resistance tested with ohmmeter before any tile is set.

All zone leads and sensor wires routed to thermostat rough-in locations. Smart thermostats with WiFi connectivity installed — each zone independently controllable with remote access via app. For a Vail vacation property, the ability to pre-heat the condo before arrival and monitor system status remotely is a core functional requirement, not an upgrade.

Large format wood-look porcelain set directly over the Ditra-Heat mat using large format non-sag thinset with full coverage technique. Tile leveling system used throughout to maintain flush joints across the large format field. System not energized until thinset is fully cured per manufacturer specifications — minimum 28 days before first heat cycle.