Underfloor Heating

[fromdownwest]

Good afternoon all,

I am in the process of planning a complete refurb of my new property.

I will be going back to brick, with structural changes.

I have spoken to lots of friends who swear by underfloor heating. I really like the idea, and this is the opportune time to do it.

Two questions really:

Is it really that much of a difference to rads and a standard set up (will need new rads and a new boiler anyhow as a tank in there at the minute)

And two, has any one heard of or used wundatherm. These in effect sit on your existing concrete floor in isolated boards without the need for a screed. It is still a water system, not electric.

My concerns are will it be as efficient as a screed system, or would it be better to go for the classic setup.

My concern is that it is about 80m2 to take out to lay the flooring.

Any idea how much that would cost to do?

Thanks all

Hi there fromdownwest,

We're no experts on underfloor heating but thought we'd hop on and bump this for you.

We hope you get some good advice from our users.

Haven’t heard of wundarherm but we put underfloor heating under flagstones and it was great. Not only did it heat the rooms it made walking on it a pleasure. Wouldn’t have stone or tile now without underfloor heating.

Our current house has underfloor heating and it’s really nice. Particularly if you spend a lot of time sitting on the floor with small children. It was here when we moved in though, so I don’t know about costs and whether I’d pay it myself. We also still have radiators.

It is particularly good when you have large bifolds or skylights in the room as the whole space is evenly heated so no hot/cold areas depending on how close to the windows you are. Never used it before but can't recommend it enough now.