Why Electric Underfloor Heating?

Are you undecided about whether under floor heating is right for you and your home?

Here’s some information on how underfloor heating compares to more traditional forms of heating your home.

Heat is spread evenly across the whole floor area rather than being concentrated at radiators. This provides a more comfortable climate for you wherever you are in the room.
Underfloor heating produces less air movement so fewer dust particles are floating around. This is good news if you or anyone in your family suffers with allergies.
As the heat comes from the floor, you will always have dry carpets. The risk of mites and bacterial growth in bathrooms is largely eliminated. Any dampness from wet shoes, clothes and umbrellas in entrances, hallways and laundry areas will dry up fast which is especially useful in winter and cold spells.
Underfloor heating cables are much smaller than water pipes and do not need to be installed as deep into the floor. Therefore, floor heating installation is less intrusive with fewer installation problems and damage.

With underfloor heating the heat source is invisible. Without radiators blocking up walls, you don’t have to compromise on the décor and design of your room or on the furniture layout that you want. You start with a cleaner, more stream-lined room.
With no moving parts involved in floor heating, there are no creaks or groans especially on solid floors, so no more scary noises in the night.

With no hot surfaces and no sharp edges to deal with, this form of heating is particularly child friendly.
With no water pipes involved, there is no danger of leaks so you don’t have to worry about damage to your property or the hassle involved with insurance claims.

DIY underfloor heating is simple and easy to install with our full installation guides. Installation does not involve complicated parts or the need to hire expensive engineers therefore costs are low. All electrical connections should be made by a suitable qualified person.
There are no moving parts that will suffer wear and tear to replace which means no maintenance is required so no on-going costs are involved.
As electric floor heating can be installed near to the floor surface, warming up the room is faster, and the better the floor insulation the quicker it will heat up, and therefore be cheaper and you can get cosy sooner.
You can choose to have under floor heating in as many or as few rooms as is required and on any type of flooring. It is a good option if you require flexibility and wish to use electric floor heating in conjunction with other heating methods already in place or are planning to introduce floor heating into your home in stages to spread the cost.

Floor heating produces optimum heat distribution throughout the room which means you can lower the temperature 2-3 degrees whilst still maintaining a comfortable room climate and save on your electricity bills.
Adding underfloor insulation can produce further energy saving of up to 15%. A wise consideration not only at a time when energy bills are continually rising but also to reduce impact on the environment.
The temperature for each room can be controlled easily with separate programmable floor heating thermostats. Traditional central heating is just that, temperature can only be controlled with one central thermostat even with individual radiator valves. This means underfloor heating gives you more flexibility to manage the heating of your home.