Electric Underfloor Heating - Any good?

[legaleagle21]

I am considering having this in my 'new' kitchen.

Is it any good?

Will I need radiators as well?

Any experiences appreciated.

Its lovely. Depending on insulation, size of room etc, windows, you could do without radiators. Careful acout your bin though as you can end up with cooking garbage.

Make sure your tiling on the floor isn't too thick - my friends mum spent loads on a new all singing all dancing kitchen - and you couldn't feel the heat through the tiles because they were too thick.

She is truly awful woman though so was quite amusing.

we've got electric underfloor heating throughout - no radiators. As pootles said, you need to make sure your tiles are suitable - ordinary ceramic tiles are perfectly fine, if you go for stone it needs to be reasonably thin.
It is very lovely - much nicer heat that from radiators imho. It's easy to install, too - there is now a mesh version available, so no taping down wires etc. anymore.

DO NOT DO ELECTRIC! very expensive and not efficient - I had hotwater underfloor built into both our new property and grade II listed farmhouse. The company we use are eco-mad and know the ins and outs. Also I worked for a mechanical engineering company before the kids and I asked about this and electric will not produce enough heat you need additional radiators.

The thickness of the tiles is irrelevant as stone etc are good conductors. Tiles are the best apparently. Flagstones are the ultimate.

I think electric is ok for a corner toilet/ensuite but its inefficent and if you go on to sell your property the prospective buyers my gulp and want to see a copy of your electric bill.

I would get proper professional advise from specialist heating companies (not plumbers.

In a bathroom it is lovely ... almost a necessity !

But I'm not so sure about a kitchen. I dont think I would want it there. i would worry about cost especially if its a decent sized room.

mmh well we have a 5 bed detached and heating with electric costs the same as heating with oil (no gas here). Yes it's not cheap, nor is oil.
It is perfectly sufficient as a heat source - even in our large open plan living/ dining/kitchen area we have no problems getting it up to 20C in winter.

In guest ensuite shower room lovely. (small area)

In main large kitchen we have oil fired underfloor heating with 1 inch thick ex council slate paving slabs mmmm toastie. Slate acts as heat sink but takes a while to warm up/cool down so include a rad/range cooker if you want an instant 'hot' thing to stand next to.

We've stayed in holiday lets with it and I fully intend to have it when we buy a house. It warms the whole room not just the bit above radiator height so there's no cold areas.

But were going somewhere (anywhere) with mains gas cos this all electric larks expensive.