Whether you are renovating your property or working on a new build project and considering underfloor heating, it is important to remember that underfloor heating is not just for the ground floor! There are plenty of options for both ground floor and upper floor underfloor heating. What’s more, installing underfloor heating on both the ground floor and upper floor will improve the overall efficiency of your heating system.
Considering underfloor heating for upper floors
Underfloor heating offers a wide range of benefits, which are maximised when you install underfloor heating throughout your property. While ground floor and upper floor requirements can be, and often are different, they can be very successfully integrated within an overall heating system.
As well as improving the overall efficiency of the heating system, it provides you with maximum floor space and offers a safe alternative to radiators – ideal for children’s bedrooms.
An underfloor heating system for upper floors should be straightforward to install, lightweight and with little or no height build up – this means it will either be concealed in the floor deck or an option laid on top of the deck but with minimal height increase.
Underfloor heating for upper floors
The most common type of floor construction for upper floors is suspended timber floors using joists to support the floor deck. Underfloor heating systems for upper floors should be flexible, offering the option to either install from below an existing floor deck, over joists before the deck is down or between joists.
Fit from below with aluminium plates
What are the options?
We offer a range of options to suit upper floors:
1. Between joists with aluminium plates –offering flexible installation and no increase in floor height
2. Fit from below with aluminium plates – also offering flexible installation and no increase in floor height, this system allows underfloor heating pipes to be fitted below existing floors
3. Dry mix between joists – sand and cement is used to cover the underfloor heating pipes, acting as a thermal mass and offering high heat output
4. Dry mix over joists – an 8:1 mix of dry sand and cement is used as the thermal layer and helps transfer the heat from the pipe to the underside of the floor
Working with TotalUFH.com
Ensuring your underfloor heating system is installed by an expert is extremely important.
Our team is on hand to talk through your project and make sure you invest in an underfloor heating system that is fully compatible for your project. We can guide you through the options available, provide full CAD design service and ensure that your installation is seamless, integrates successfully with your current system and provides the result you want at the end of the project.
Further technical details on the first floor underfloor heating solutions available from TotalUFH.com are available here. To talk through a project or installation please feel free to contact our friendly and experienced team on 01749 340490.