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What Type Of Flooring Can I Use With Underfloor Heating

If you are building a new home in High Wycombe, you will no doubt be installing underfloor heating. This has so many advantages over and above a traditional radiator system, one of them being that it will cost considerably less to run. Provided the floor preparation in High Wycombe is done correctly, and in conjunction with a liquid screed such as we use at UK Screeds, then the cost of installation will be about the same as a radiator system.<br>

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What Type Of Flooring Can I Use With Underfloor Heating

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  1. WhatTypeOfFlooring CanIUseWith UnderfloorHeating?

  2. If you are building a new home in High Wycombe, you will no doubt be installing underfloor heating. This has somanyadvantagesoverandaboveatraditional radiatorsystem,oneof them beingthat it willcost considerablylesstorun.Providedthefloor preparation in High Wycombe is done correctly, and inconjunctionwithaliquidscreedsuchas weuseatUK Screeds, then the cost of installation will be about the sameasaradiatorsystem. However, we do get asked a lot of questions about the typesofflooringthatyoucaninstallandusein conjunctionwithunderfloorheating,andthe good news is that you can use pretty much any type of final flooringthatyouwish.

  3. You can also use underfloor heating with wood floors. The trick here is the thermal conductivity of the wood. The thinner and the more dense the wood used for the flooring, the faster it willheat up, and therefore themoreefficientthewholesystem.Woodfloors should not be heated higher than 27°C which is warm enough to heat the room but not so hot that it will damagethewood. You can also use vinyl flooring if you wish. There are different types of vinyl flooring so you should always check with the manufacturer for its’ compatibility with underfloor heating.Aswith wood,the temperature shouldnotexceed27°C.

  4. You might wish to use laminate flooring, and that is perfectly OK as well. As with wood, the thinner and denser the material, the better it will transfer the heat. Also, the faster it will heat up and, of course, uselessenergytobringtheroomupto temperature. Naturally, many people want to use carpet in alot of their rooms, and this is all right as well, as long as the carpet or underlay does not act as an insulator and block the heat. The total tog of underlay and carpetmustnotexceed 1.5 tog.

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