Underfloor heating for half a room?
Gabby Wong
5 years ago
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Comments (7)Go for both! Underfloor heating works well when wall space is at a premium due to window openings; properly designed with thermostatic control it should keep the room warm. If you are able to install a multi fuel stove then do so - they can be a great feature in a room and will warm the room (and possibly much of the house!) on those super chilly days - the thermostat on the underfloor heating will ensure this compensates for stove's heat. The only issue we come across with stoves is positioning the flues - particularly if they are in single storey extensions. Of course it is possible to incorporate an aesthetic chimney into the design but there are planning permissions and building regulations to consider - height of flue in relation the windows, roofs etc. If a stove is not possible because of flue issues, consider a gas fire with a balanced flue through and external wall - again these can create a great feature as well as help warm a room...See Moreunderfloor heating - have you done it?
Comments (8)We have recently purchased a new build with wet undlerfloor heating throughout, also a bungalow. We have engineered wood floor (floating) through whole house except for ensuite and bathroom which are ceramic tile. It does give a lovely even heat and you have the flexibility to control each room individually. You are correct that it is not super quick to respond because it is heating such a large surface area but this is not something I have found to be a problem at all. It only really gets moved up and down about 3 degress anyway. We have our bedroom very low because we like a cool room and this works well. Our house is 4 bedroom, approx 136 sqm and at the moment our heating and electric is working out at about £70 a month (this is for everything, no gas or anything on top of this) however, we do have airsource heat pump which adds further to efficiency of the heating. Also, if it is useful, the cost for us of the UFH installation was about £5500 but this was in new build and not retrofit. If you have a well insulated house I would go for it! :)...See MoreTile or Laminate or Luxury Vinyl underfloor heating with heat pump ???
Comments (3)Depends whether you want efficient or always warm underfoot? Efficiency of UFH affected by insulation. How airtight is the house? Do you have mechanical ventilation etc?...See MoreOld underfloor heating vs new rads
Comments (0)we have a large 4 bed bungalow which is at least 25 years old (possibly older) and has UFH installed by original owners (we’re owner #3). We bought it last year. it works ok on the whole (house is warm) but there are huge gaps between the pipes so large areas of cold spots and we have marble flooring everywhere. we’ve replaced the boiler, hot water cylinder, individual thermostats and installed new manifolds last year but our bedroom is freezing!! its not windows leaking cos weve changed them all this autumn. having called in a different heating engineer to the one that did the work last year, he says either the pipes in that room are either too few to heat it based on shat he can see on thermal camera or there are pipes that arent working in that room that cant be picked up by infra red tech. to try and isolate it to flush it clear would require an upgrade on the manifolds (more money) and even then there’s no guarantee he will find a non working pipe…so could be a waste of time and money. looks like our UFH was probably laid by an amateur hence lay out is poor in places. we could add a rad in that room but…given the age of the underfloor heating would it be better to just opt for rads everywhere and dump it to avoid future problems down the road given its age? it needs decorating throughout anyway so if we’re going to do dump it, i’d rather do it now but then part of me thinks im spending more money on heating when currently it‘s working fine if i can find a heating solution for that bedroom. what would you do please? the heating engineer is suggesting 3 options but not really advising which to do in our shoes and im round and round in circles. we plan to stay here for 10 plus years: 1. upgrade manifolds, isolate and flush pipes in bedroom to see if there’s another pipe/loop thats not working and clear it but no guarantee there is a non working pipe so that spend could be pointless and we’ll still have a problem. 2. Leave manifolds as are and add a rad to that 1 room but it will share the same thermostat as UFH so when that’s up to temp, it will turn off rad so potentially still a cold room 3. install new rads every where and decommission UFH i really would be very grateful for any advice here....See MoreGabby Wong
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