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Underfloor heating on upper floors?

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MuggleStudiesResearchProject · 14/07/2021 14:18

We're planning a full house renovation of a 30's semi, including loft conversion and kitchen extension across the back. We're definitely going for wet underfloor heating on the ground floor, but are a bit unsure about the first floor and loft.

We'd use some system like nu heat I imagine. Has anyone had upstairs UFH, and how have you found it? I love the feel of UFH, the reduced dust flow, warm hard floors in winter, and the wall space. There are few radiators I like the look of, and so the price difference to the expensive radiators I do like is less significant than bog standard ones. But it is still extra expense. We're not planning on moving, and are hoping to have solar panels and an air/ground source heat pump at some point in the future (when costs have come down).

All the builder types we've seen instantly try to put us off UFH. It feels like they want to do what they know.

My heart says yes, my head is not so sure 😆

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HP79 · 14/07/2021 14:40

Hello,

We did a similar reno to you and had water UFH throughout the ground floor, but mainly because we wanted hard flooring on the ground floor and didn't want it to feel cold. We did discuss having under-floor heating on the first floor and in the loft, but decided against it due to spiralling costs and also the fact that we were going to carpet throughout the upper floors and I don't think we'd have benefitted from the UFH (carpet is not such a great heat conductor). We went for column radiators instead and have not regretted not putting UFH into the bedrooms. However, we do regret not installing UFH in the upstairs bathrooms as they are tiled and very cold underfoot all year round.

Bargebill19 · 14/07/2021 14:44

No personal experience. But two sets of friends have this and love it. One had it as a new build, the other as a renovation and extension project.
I do love the clean look.

MuggleStudiesResearchProject · 14/07/2021 22:56

Thank you both. Good point about bathrooms. We need hard floors ideally because of allergies. I'm thinking bamboo click flooring at the moment.

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icedancerlenny · 14/07/2021 23:00

I did a self build and have underfloor heating with carpet upstairs and I love it. Would recommend

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