Underfloor Heating
Why Should You Choose Underfloor Heating?
Underfloor heating systems ensure that the entire room warms up consistently and means no more cold floors to deal with. They are hidden out of sight, totally silent, and take no valuable space – unlike traditional radiators or other forms of heating. They come in a variety of designs and can be adapted to any home easily and efficiently- with minimal fuss.
What Are the Main Benefits of Installing Underfloor Heating?
There are several reasons why you should choose underfloor heating over traditional heating methods. Here are some of the benefits.
Space saving
Since an underfloor heating has no visible components, you are left with the entire room to live in. If you choose to install it in the whole property you can easily eliminate the need for bulky radiators or fireplaces.
Comfortable living
Imagine walking into the bathroom or kitchen in the middle of winter to toasty warm floors. Since the heating mechanism is placed under the entire floor, you can eliminate cold spots, and ensure that your whole house is warmed efficiently.
Control
Underfloor heating is independently installed in every room. This means you can easily control the temperature in each room using a thermostat. Should you wish you can set certain areas of your home to different temperatures or turn off heating completely in some parts of the home.
Easy Maintenance
Underfloor heating systems are designed without any joins under the floor, they are extremely easy to maintain and repair if problems arise. All the pipes and cables involved with the system return directly to the main manifold where they are all readily accessible.
Cost effective
Underfloor heating systems are usually much cheaper to run than conventional radiator systems. They can cost anywhere from 15% to 40% less.
Hygiene
Underfloor heating also creates less air movement. Less air movement equals less dust movement, making UFH more hygienic, especially ideal for allergy sufferers.
Types of Underfloor Heating
There are two types of underfloor heating – electric or ‘dry’ systems and water-based or ‘wet’ systems .
Electric systems are more affordable and less disruptive to install, but their running costs are higher, so they are best suited to smaller spaces such as tiled bathrooms, or spots that are awkward to get to.
Wet systems are made up of pipes that are typically connected to your boiler and use warm water from the central heating system. While a condensing boiler will offer the greatest potential savings on running costs, any boiler can be used with UFH, as long as it has a sufficient capacity.
