Do I absolutely have to have radiators in the bedrooms?!

3 years ago

We are in the final stages of renovating and modernising our 1950s bungalow (which hadn't been touched since the 1970s) and are wondering whether we absolutely have to have radiators in the bedrooms?! The rest of the house (kitchen, bathroom, hallway and lounge/dining room) are tiled and have underfloor heating throughout, but we wanted carpet in the bedrooms, so didn't have underfloor heating there. The upstairs master bedroom was not insulated and used to be absolutely freezing in winter (skin of ice on glass of water in the morning freezing! 🤣) and a good ten degrees hotter than the rest of the house in summer, but we've had spray insulation put in and triple glazed windows ... so I'm wondering whether we even need radiators at all, particularly in view of the fact that winters just aren't as chilly as they used to be.

I grew up in New Zealand (while we didn't get snow, we got very regular frosts in winter) and I don't recall us ever having radiators, so I'm wondering whether, now that it's a pretty well insulated house, we need them at all.

Equally, should we decide at a later date that we do want to put radiators in the bedrooms, how easy are they to retrofit?

Any advice would be most welcome!

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Laura

3 years ago

We don’t have the radiators on in our bedrooms, but we still had them installed. I hate being warm, but, I would imagine we’d struggle to sell in future if it was sold only part heated. Also, since we installed them we’ve had kids and it’s important to regulate the temperature so they have been used

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HU-290967725
3 years ago
How would you dry towels and things like that in the winter after use? Would you have radiators in the bathrooms?
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3 years ago
We will have a radiator/towel rack in the bathrooms and we will have a tumble dryer as well.
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Daisy England
3 years ago
There are some more decorative radiators now available that might suit. Personally I’d want one. If you don’t have one and the room is cold it’s just going to suck the heat out of the rest of the house.
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Jonathan
3 years ago
I would have the radiators and a separate bedroom thermostat.
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Sonia
3 years ago
I rarely have the radiator on in the bedroom (I’m always too hot!), but when the snow and ice arrives in January, I’m glad I have it and will put it on. I would install them but only use them when you feel you need It. Have individual thermostats on each radiator so you can turn each one on and off as required. As Daisy says, there are some very decorative radiators out there.
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The Kitchen Lady UK
3 years ago
You can get an in-between of underfloor heating and radiators that runs in replacement skirting boards. You can find out about it on Homebuilding and Renovation website.
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tamp75
3 years ago
I’d definitely have them. Re-sale might be an issue later plus heat travels to cold areas so the rest of the house will feel cooler without them. Fitting them at a later date may be more difficult / could result in having pipework on show - although you have said you’re in the final stages of the work. Radiators, or at least the pipework for them, would usually be fitted at an earlier stage of renovation so fingers crossed it can still be done without having to cause more upheaval.
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Lifestyle Kitchens
3 years ago
I'd have the radiators fitted and all the pipework hidden whilst you have the chance and have thermostatic radiator valves included then you can control when any heat is being drawn to the radiator. Tamp75 is quite right about resale value and retro fitting.
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kwg kwg
3 years ago
Hello, agree with everyone else, definitely radiators in, especially as you are rennovating, it would be a pain to do it after once you've settled in - taking up flooring, moving furniture etc. I've always had heating on in the winter, at least it's there if you need it.
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