Radiators are a necessary evil if you want to stay warm. As such, while we are glad to have them, we generally try to minimise their appearance in our rooms. This generally means painting them.
The first question to consider is what colour to use. You may choose to blend into your wall, but it is [...]
Conservatory underfloor heating is usually installed in such a room to allow its use throughout the year, rather than just during the spring and summer months.
Underfloor heating is the most common alternative to the more conventional forms of heating such as radiator networks or wood, coal, gas or oil burners. In contrast to the [...]
When you are planning where your furniture will be placed in a room, the position of the windows and doors has to be taken into consideration. In homes with traditional central heating systems, you will also be restricted by where the radiators or storage heaters are positioned. If you position a wardrobe, sideboard or a [...]
For an underfloor heating system to work efficiently it needs an insulation layer below, to ensure all the heat goes up directly into the floor. This also allows the floor to heat up more quickly and keeps running costs down. The type of underfloor heating insulation will depend on the type of system that you [...]
Underfloor heating is gaining a huge amount of popularity these days because it has got a lot of benefits over the conventional heating system like low maintenance and installation costs. The best thing about this kind of a heating system is that the heat produced spreads over the entire room this makes it very popular. [...]
An ambitious DIY project, not too far removed from serious property development, is installing a new kitchen. Underfloor heating is a great way to heat it and should only take you about a weekend to do. Don’t worry, it may sound daunting, but it’s hardly the province of architects and you won’t need a degree [...]
Water underfloor heating is nothing to do with a system gone wrong, as you may think when you first see it. It is simply one of the two main systems that can be installed when you choose underfloor heating. Water underfloor heating refers to a pipe work system, whereby electricity is use to heat the [...]
As with most things, the cost of underfloor heating is going to vary and the best thing you can do is get a quote. For a professional installation there are two options open to you.
The first option is to seek out an underfloor heating company that will quote you based on the cost of [...]
The simple answer to this question is yes; underfloor heating is most definitely cheaper than using normal central heating radiator systems. Firstly this is a more logical system, as it acknowledges the principle that heat rises and starts the heating process from the lowest point in the room, rather than two or three feet above [...]
If your radiators don’t already have TRVs (Thermostat Radiator Valves) they are worth adding to your heating system as they could potentially save energy and money. Giving you control over each room’s temperature and also having frost guard for unused / spare rooms. If you want to add TRVs to all the radiators in your [...]