bit of a tight squeeze for a radiator

[sacbina]

new extension has room for a utility and shower room. the utility area is quite long and narrow leading to garage one way and garden the other. there's not really enough room for a floor level rad.

have looked at electric plinth heaters but cost xx to heat and then run. can I place a rad higher up? or us there some other cunning heating device that would fit into a tight squeeze

thank you

Would something not fit behind the door? That's what we've done.

that's on one of the narrowest bits, leads to shower room then garage door

Why not put a towel rail in the shower room? Does the utility need a rad? Ours doesn't have one.

We have a tall and thin rad in the kitchen, it's 30cm wide and 180 cm high.

there'll be a rad in the shower room, not a fan of towel radiators. utility will need some kind of heat, needs to dry some clothes

tall and thin would work better

We are having a towel radiator in our utility. It will also have an electrical element so can turn on and dry clothes when heating not on. Think it's 500 wide and quite tall.

Either fit the rad on the wall above the worktop, or look at hydronic plinth heaters that are plumbed into your central heating.

Underfloor heating of some sort...?

if it is not built yet, you can incorporate wet underfloor heating in the new floor.

electric heating costs about three times as much to run as gas.

I would do electric underfloor heating in a small area or have a heated towel rail. I find they are brilliant. I also have a hanging rail in my laundry room which helps clothes dry easily. Wet underfloor heating is much more difficult to install as you have to connect it to the existing wet heating system so the running cost of electric makes little overall difference for just one room.

Do not go for a heated towel rail - there output is dismal compared to a radiator. Personally I'd go for a tall thin radiator there are loads out there to choose from.

think I'll go for tall and thin. any reason why I can't stick one halfway up a wall?

already got wet ufh in rest of house but can't extend to this area and the new dining room. I've already checked.

ok, ignore stupid question about any can't I stick it halfway up the wall. convection heat etc.....