Underfloor Heating
For many people, underfloor heating is a welcome luxury, banishing the days of chilly feet and providing the family pet with a new warm place to lie.
How Heated Air Moves
The warmer the air is the faster it will rise (think of hot air balloons!). This is why attics are often uncomfortably warm and why your feet can feel chilled while the rest of you is fine.
Underfloor heating takes advantage of this property of heated air by releasing the head at ground level and allowing it to travel up, warming the home evenly and comfortably.
Energy Savings
An underfloor heating system that provides precise temperature controls will allow you to save approximately 15% in your heating costs.
Potential Health Benefits
Another benefit of underfloor heating is that it requires significantly less air flow to circulate the heat, which means less travelling dust in the home. In addition to reducing the time it takes to clean your home, this can also help alleviate the symptoms of anyone with allergies or asthma.
Design Benefits
Underfloor heating is about as hidden as any heating system can ever be. Given that it is tucked away underfoot, there is no evidence of a heater in your home and no awkward systems to design around.
How it is Installed
Underfloor can be installed in one of the three following manners:
1. Suspended Joist Floor - This method combines insulation with a sand-cement mix to provide even heating of the floor.
2. Structural Slab Floor - This method is suited to any building and allows for the floor and heating system to be installed in one operation.
3. Screeded or Floating Floor - This is generally the most popular choice and is preferred by some builders.
Other ways you can use underfloor heating
Here are some other innovative ways that underfloor heating can be used to improve your home:
- Keep steps, terraces, paths, pavements, ramps and roof gutters free of snow and ice.
- Protect pipes from frost damage.
- Keep bathrooms mist free and mirrors clear.
Underfloor heating is an excellent option for those looking to ensure that their home is as energy efficient as possible. This solution not only saves you money on heating costs, it also ensures that your home remains a comfortable temperature, year round.
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