With underfloor heating the heat is where you want it – all around you! Underfloor heating systems provide radiant heat, a pleasant warmth, which varies slightly from floor to ceiling.

To understand how an under-floor heating system stands out from a conventional central heating system you need to understand their respective methods of heating. A conventional home heating system will create warm air that rises upwards to the ceiling before dropping again in noticeable form, a draught around your feet. This is convection heating

An under-floor system utilizes radiant heat by producing a very gentle circulation of air with little temperature variation between floor and ceiling space. This gives a more balanced distribution around the room and all in all a much more pleasant end result for the homeowner.

Benefits of Underfloor heating

Comfort
Underfloor systems use radiant heat which gives a feeling of warmth at lower atmospheric temperatures.

Economically and environmentally friendly
By using both a high quality thermostat and a logic controller, the homeowner is given zonal heating control over every room in the home, which means savings on your energy costs and less impact on the environment.

Invisible underfloor heating
Gone is the clutter and eyesores that were radiators, now there’s more room, and possibilities for your interiors.

Maintenance free
A well-installed underfloor system is virtually maintenance free.

Better for your health
Humidity is controlled and there’s less dust and dust mites in the air.

Cost of installing an Underfloor Heating System

The average cost of installing an underfloor heating system, depending on the specification, is between €25 and €35 per square metre.

Energy efficiency and underfloor heating systems

Users of underfloor heating systems are cosier in lower temperatures than those required with radiators or other forms of convection heating. This is due to the layering effect of warm air from the floor upwards through the room.

Unlike the heat from convectional systems such as radiators which rises and gets wasted in unoccupied ceiling space, underfloor heating systems heat from your feet up. Draughts or cold spots are also avoided by using an underfloor system.