There are two main types of underfloor heating ? dry, using electric power, and wet, using hot water.

Inwet hot water systems, underfloor pipes heat the floor above as hotwater flows through the piping. This leads to more even central heatingas your whole floor, a large area, is heated consistently. One of thebiggest benefits of underfloor heating is the fact that they operate atmuch lower than radiators.

In electric, or dry, systems, insteadof pipes passing water under your home, underfloor electric heatingelements are used to warm your floors.

Is my house suitable for underfloor heating?

UFHsystems can be installed in commercial properties and homes too. Infact, the system is particularly useful in public buildings as itavoids the use of exposed radiators and heaters which can scald.

Apopular alternative to complete underfloor heating is part-underfloorheating. For example, you could use radiator heating for the upperfloors of your property, and underfloor heating for the ground flooronly.

How should I lay out my underfloor heating pipework?

In many ways the structure of the floor under which you plan to install will answer this question for you.

Ascreed floor gives you a some flexibility as solid floors allow you tolay pipes in a variety of arrangements prior to screeding.

Takea look at which rooms in your home will require the highesttemperatures. For example, you may have a sunroom or conservatory,which build up plenty of heat through sunlight. Because water leavingthe manifold at the start of your system will be hotter than the waterreturning to the manifold at the end of your system, you can choose tolay this colder area under your warmer rooms.

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