What Is The Best Flooring To Use With Underfloor Heating

1. What Is The Best Flooring To Use With Underfloor Heating? When you have underfloor heating, the good news is that it can be used in conjunction with almost any type of floor surface. The best type of flooring is one which has a high thermal conductivity because this will allow the floor to heat up faster, give better heat output, and run more efficiently. Without doubt, the best type of flooring to use with underfloor heating is tile or stone. They have very high thermal conductivity which means that the heat transfers quickly to the floor surface. They both also retain the heat well, which makes the system more effective. Tile and stone can be heated up to 29°C or more. Although tile and stone are usually thought of as flooring for bathrooms and kitchens, they can be used in any room that you wish, and they are particularly good in combination with underfloor heating in areas of high heat loss such as conservatories. Tile and stone both heat up quickly and then keep the heat, making the floor warm but using less energy to do so. This keeps running costs to the minimum, and certainly far less than a radiator system because the floor heating provides much faster heating time than a radiator and runs at lower temperatures, and yet produces the same amount of heat in the room. Of course, there are other things that affect the running costs of underfloor heating, and these will include the design of your home, whether or not it is fully insulated, the energy tariff that you are on, and the way in which you control and/or monitor the heating.

2. Many homes have wood flooring and there are different types of wood that can be used. The best type of wood for use in conjunction with underfloor heating is engineered wood as it works well with changes in the floor temperature. You can use other types of wood as well, but the thinner and more dense that it is the better because it will conduct heat faster. Thicker and softer wood can actually act as an insulator which is not what is wanted. As a general rule, the floor temperature should not be greater than 27°C. This is warm enough to heat the room comfortably, but not so hot that it could damage the wood. READ MORE UK Screeds Ltd 5 Thorpes Field Alvescot England Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2QF 0800 197 8802 info@ukscreedsltd.co.uk https://twitter.com/ukscreeds https://www.ukscreedsltd.co.uk/