If you are currently renovating your home, you may be thinking about having underfloor heating installed.
Just imagine the comforting feeling of having warm floors throughout your home, especially on a cold winter’s morning. However, if you think that’s the only benefit to this form of heating, then think again.
Underfloor heating is becoming increasingly popular in homes across the UK, and there are many reasons why. Keep reading to discover the top seven benefits of underfloor heating for your home.
Unlike radiators, which are placed sporadically around your home, underfloor heating installation involves an underfloor heating pipe within your floor that carries warm water to radiate all the rooms in your home from below.
This results in more evenly distributed heat, rather than areas that are too hot and others that do not feel warm enough.
Once your underfloor heating has been installed, there is very little that you have to do to maintain it. In fact, as long as it is installed properly by a reputable professional, leaks are extremely rare, and you should never have to have your pipes dug up and repaired.
If you want your household to be a more eco-friendly one, then you should know that underfloor heating is far more energy-efficient than old-fashioned radiators. This means that not only are they better for the environment, but they will also save you money on your heating bills, as mentioned above.
Underfloor heating is more hygienic
With radiators, your floors remain cold, which can lead to damp and even mould. This creates the perfect breeding ground for dust mites that are a nightmare for people with allergies and respiratory illnesses such as asthma. Fortunately, underfloor heating creates an environment that is too warm and dry for dust mites to live and breed, reducing the amount of dust mites by an estimated 80%.
Underfloor heating is versatile
If you think that underfloor heating can only be placed under solid surface flooring, such as tile or stone, then you will be pleased to hear that it can, in fact, be used under most flooring types, including laminate, carpet, engineered wood, and vinyl.
Underfloor heating is perfect for open plan layouts
Let’s be honest, radiators take up a lot of space, and they can also be quite unsightly. Underfloor heating, on the other hand, is completely invisible and takes up no space, and is therefore perfectly suited to an open plan style home.
Plus, no more tricky dusting all your home’s radiators!
