Underfloor heating in victorian house

anna_2007

Hi all
Can anyone tell me if it would be possible to install underfloor heating in our Victorian house and retain the orignial stripped floorboards? Would this be a lot less efficient than standard central heating?
Any ideas on what a reasonable quote would be (we're in SW London).
Thanks so much in advance
Anna

KLB

I don't know much about it *at all*, but my Victorian house and I thought others were the same, are quite draughty under the floorboards with cold air coming up from underneath. If your house is the same then I wonder whether underfloor heating would be the best solution. We are about to buy some Gapseal, which you plug between the floorboards to stop draughts. This coupled with ordinary central heating will hopefully make our house toasty.

Canucklehead

Hi

Yes you can fit UFH.You might be put off by the amount of work involved though, basic idea is to... Take up all the floor ,insulate between each and every joist , fit/lay pipes along this insulation and relay the boards.
You also need to fit a blending valve to reduce the temperature of the water running through this pipe.
https://www.underfloorheatingsystems.co.uk

This is for wet heating ,electric would be the same principle .

Corgi Guy.

economiser

I think you would find it an expensive option. The heat might also shrink and warp the boards.