Underfloor Heating Bathroom Mumsnet

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Underfloor heating bathroom mumsnet.

Tiled kitchen floor is warm enough to stand and cook in bare feet. Lovely ambient heat in the whole room. Our heating is powered by air source which does all heating and hot water. I really like the idea and this is the opportune time to do it.

We have zoned underfloor heating downstairs radiators upstairs. I have spoken to lots of friends who swear by underfloor heating. Love our underfloor heating. Currently replacing kitchen and bathroom and am pricing up underfloor heating to run through kitchen into back porch and in bathroom a few people i have mentioned it to say the costs to run are ridiculous so just wanted to hear from anyone who had this and if it was worthwhile installing.

It is nice though once it gets going. Don t get underfloor it if you like instant heat i m a heat freak and scarper upstairs if i m cold to cling onto the rads. Proper water ufh won t cost more than normal heating as the floor will be properly insulated however any kind of electric mat especially on an old solid floor conservatory will be expensive because over half the heat will go straight into the ground and electricity costs triple of gas in the first place. If you re digging out and pouring a new concrete floor you can put insulation under the concrete and cast water pipes into it for connection to your boiler for wet heating.

We also have a log burner but it s just for ambience not heating. If you have it on a timer so it s on before you get up it s great. To maximise the energy saving ability of a bathroom floor heater use a smart thermostat to automatically control the system and obtain big savings on your heating bill too. It also stays warmer for so much longer after it s gone off.

Shop underfloor heating products reece products at a reece store near you. 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. You can also have pipes under the floorboards of a wooden floor which is less common in a new build or extension. We use a thermostat but have it on a low constant heat all the time.

We stock a ride range of underfloor heating products reece products to suit every home or job. But our underfloor heating pipes are set in to the concrete floor under tiles laminate and there is in theory nothing that could cause them to leak unless you have badly joined pipes which would be the fitters fault. For the most energy efficient solution to your bathroom heating needs use insulated underlay and insulation boards when installing an underfloor heating system. Toasty feet at breakfast.