Put simply, the general idea is that underfloor heating effectively transforms your floor into a massive, toasty warm radiator to keep you cosy from your toes right the way up to your head.
How does underfloor heating work?
When the floor temperature begins to exceed the ambient air temperature, it evenly distributes the heat all the way across the floor surface, removing the possibility of inexplicably irritating cold spots.
Pretty clever, eh?
Even more so when you consider that because the floor area covers far more space than a conventional radiator would, it doesn’t need to be heated to the same temperature level to offer an adequate amount of heat.
In turn, underfloor heating on the whole operates at an excellent level of energy efficiency, which can have an extremely positive influence on home energy bills over time.
Underfloor heating can be split into two categories with regards to how it works; a wet UFH installation features warm water that travels around the pipework in a sub-floor system. A dry underfloor heating installation utilizes matting or electric wires that are set within tiles or concrete screed, or alternatively fitted beneath the flooring.
Wet underfloor heating systems are typically the best option for whole-house installations and for new-build properties being erected from scratch.
Dry, electric underfloor heating installations are a more common vice in smaller, single spaces such as a bathroom or en-suite. This type of UFH also accounts for a much easier and cheaper means to install underfloor heating.
