Is underfloor heating right for your home?

Benefits of underfloor heating

Under floor heating has become a more popular option when it comes to heating homes all around the UK in recent years, but it can be a costly and disruptive exercise to get it installed in your home. However, this disruption may be worth it when you consider the many benefits given by it against the more traditional heating methods.

Underfloor heating works by circulating heated water from a boiler though continuous lengths of pipe that is embedded into the floor. Each room has its own circuit of pipework and thermostat. There are systems suitable for most types of flooring.

Most of the traditional heating methods mean the most of the benefit tends to end up heating the ceiling as it they rely on heating the air, up to 50% of the heat from under floor heating is radiated heat allowing the floor to release heat evenly, which in turn heats objects (and of course people) in the room.

Because of the way under floor heating works, you can set your heating system at a lower temperature then traditional heating options as under floor heating “stores” more heat then other systems. On average you will find you can save around 20 –25% of your heating costs. This makes under floor heating more efficient, cheaper to run, as well as more environmentally friendly. If you have a condensing boiler, which is designed to run best at lower temperatures, then your savings could be even greater.

Unlike traditional heating systems, each room that is fitted with underfloor heating can have individual thermostats in them so that you can control each room individually – or if you prefer many underfloor heating systems have a “weather compensation” control, that you can just set and leave.

As well as the benefits to heating costs, you also gain more freedom when decorating your home. Radiators and other wall mounted systems aren’t very attractive and often take up valuable space in your home, especially as if you want to get the maximum benefit from your radiators, you can’t put furniture in front of them or it will block the heat from the room. Even the maintenance is easier, as there are no valves to fail, no “bleeding” of the system required – saving you time and hassle later on.

Because of the complexity of fitting an under floor heating system, we would recommend you contact a reputable company like Hepworths who give free underfloor heating installation quotes that is personalised – this way they can also recommend which rooms it would be suitable for and talk you through all the various options so you get the best possible underfloor heating system for your home.

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