Underfloor Heating & Radiators

Mathias123

Hi all. We are in the process of buying a new build and will be tiling the floors of the bathrooms. Radiators are in already and we are considering a dry underfloor heating system - purely to keep our toes warms as opposed to a source of heat for the room.

Is it worth it? Does anyone have radiators and underfloor heating? If so, what's the verdict?

ComicGeek

Sounds a bit overkill to me. What about using lino/vinyl instead of tiles, which are naturally warmer to the touch? Would save money on installation and ongoing energy costs.

AndyMc.....

Mathias123 wrote: »

Hi all. We are in the process of buying a new build and will be tiling the floors of the bathrooms. Radiators are in already and we are considering a dry underfloor heating system - purely to keep our toes warms as opposed to a source of heat for the room.

Is it worth it? Does anyone have radiators and underfloor heating? If so, what's the verdict?

You do the maths and then tell us. Work out the cost of running it constantly in case you want to take a barefoot pee.

eastonian

We have Devi dry UFH in our 5m2 bathroom under ceramic tiles. Only run it so that it's warm (or rather just not cold) in the morning, although the warmup time is fairly long.

I like it. Very cheap to install, cheap to run although I don't have the figures to hand, and takes the chill nicely off our lovely floor. Would fit it again.

Furts

A new build will be so well insulated and draft proofed to comply with current regs that heating in the bathroom starts to become overkill. Yes a radiator is needed for towels and to assist ventilation but adding ufh is unnecessary expense, unnecessary work and will invalidate areas of the builders warranty and the NHBC Warranty.

If the home has yet to receive any first fix, and everything is correctly designed, and installed, as an approved extra a different argument applies. But do not expect this scenario to represent value for money.

Alex1983

We have it in our annex bathroom and it's never turned on, takes ages to warm up, so never bothered with it.

fezster

I wouldn't have a bathroom without underfloor heating. Takes the chill off first thing in the morning, especially in winter.

I do agree that warmup times can be quite long so it's not going to be "cheap" to run. You'll have to do the maths to see if the benefit outweighs the cost.

missile

It is a nice to have, but you might regret it if you don't?

Furts

fezster wrote: »

I wouldn't have a bathroom without underfloor heating. Takes the chill off first thing in the morning, especially in winter.

I do agree that warmup times can be quite long so it's not going to be "cheap" to run. You'll have to do the maths to see if the benefit outweighs the cost.

A radiator will also take off the chill and far quicker than ufh. OP has a new build so it is feasible the warmth stored from an evening period of heating will still be within the tiles when one gets up in the morning. The tiles will not be hot, but neither will they be cold.

From practical perspectives if OP really seeks warm feet and this is off a timber floor then careful questions should be asked coupled with careful fitting.

Mathias123

Thanks all - some useful food for thought.

We are considering vinyl/laminate downstairs in the kitchen instead of tiles as we are more likely to spend more time in the kitchen barefoot than in the bathroom. I don't spend ages in the bathroom and with a bath mat I'm starting to think that UFH might be a bit overkill. We visited the property the other day and the builders had the heating on and the bathroom was lovely and toasty.