Home & Garden Improvements

Underfloor heating has become a commercially viable form of domestic heating over the last century. Underfloor heating is typically installed using water pipes or electric cables or mesh, both of which systems have become easy to use and install, even on a DIY basis using underfloor heating kits. Underfloor heating provides an alternative to traditional forms of heating such as wood, gas, oil or coal burners, water radiator systems or electric heaters.

The application of underfloor heating has become relatively easy and is relatively straightforward, as water pipes and electric cables and mesh, are normally lightweight pieces of equipment which are easy to manipulate into the desired shape and size. Underfloor heating equipment can be installed in existing or newly built properties under solid concrete, stone, tiled, wooden or laminate flooring, and in smaller or larger rooms such as bathrooms or living areas.

Underfloor heating mats can be rolled out under large spaces such as conservatory floors or bedrooms and can be easily cut into different shapes and sizes. Underfloor heating has become increasingly popular in rooms such as bathrooms, kitchens and conservatories. The benefits of using underfloor heating in such rooms are that typically restricted space is saved by placing heating equipment under the floor. This also allows for decoration and furnishing of these rooms without the need to consider placement of above floor heating equipment.

Driveways and paths can also be kept ice free in winter by using this technology – very useful in some parts of the world.