Underfloor Heating

Under-floor heated rooms are heated by (lukewarm) water circulating in continuous pipe loops embedded in the concrete floors. To ensure total reliability, there are no joints in the pipes in the floors. The floors reach a pleasant temperature of around 24 Degree C, and produce a wonderful even heat at all points in the room. Virtually any floor covering can be used from the obvious such as stone, tiles etc, but many people are surprised to see that the seemingly unlikely combination of wooden floors and under floor heating are growing in popularity. Most solid woods can be used once the proper care is taken to acclimatize them before installation. In parts of the house needing greater levels of heat such as near large windows or in the conservatories, pipes can be laid at closer spacings giving greater heat where required.

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  • Principles of Operation

    Under-floor heated rooms are heated by (lukewarm) water circulating in continuous pipe loops embedded in the concrete floors. To ensure total reliability, there are no joints in the pipes in the floor...

  • Under Floor Heating - The Benefits

    Comfort: The even feeling of comfort from radiant floor heating is the most common reason why people choose this form of heating over others. It just makes sense to have the heat coming from the floor...

  • System Design

    Based on many years of design experience, Ashgrove Renewables have established that pipes should generally be spaced at 200mm centres to achieve optimum efficiency. In areas of high heat loss, conserv...

  • Controls

    Control: Heat in rooms is individually and accurately regulated by their own thermostats. Other options for control include programmable room thermostats, which give even more precise control over co...

  • Floor Coverings

    Careful consideration of the type of floor finish to be laid must be established before the system is designed and installed. Particular attention should be paid to moisture content of a wooden floor....

  • F. A. Q.

    What kind of a Boiler does Floor Heating Need? Any boiler that will heat water will do; so gas, oil, even solid fuel will work. As floor heating only needs around 45 Degree C (i.e. only about the tem...

  • Underfloor Heating - Aluminum Barrier Pipe

    The aluminum pipe sandwiched in between the two plastic pipes causes an absolute oxygen barrier and does not allow the ingress of molecules of air through the wall of the pipe like many of the cheap...

  • Underfloor Heating - Solid Ground Floor

    A layer of insulation is laid on top of the concrete slab to provide the degree of insulation required for the adequate performance of the heating system by reducing downward heat losses. It also acts...

  • Under Floor Heating - Floating Floor

    Floating floor installations are generally achieved by laying a pre-formed high-density polystyrene profiled panel on top of the prepared base, either an existing flooring system or a new construction...

  • Underfloor Heating - Timber intermediate or suspended floor

    This system is typically used in intermediate and suspended floor applications and involves fitting insulation between the floor joists at approximately 25 mm below the top of the joists. The pipework...

  • Applications suitable for Underfloor Heating

    Most housing applications:- Provides good comfort conditions and the absence of radiators provides flexibility for furniture. There may be some reduced flexibility in terms of response times at the ...