Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Under Floor Heating 2Jul 01, 2008 11:20 am 6 Hitter! Hi. We are soon to be building, and have looked into different types of heating. Under floor heating was one option that came up. Is this a viable option or a bit of a gimmick? Depends on what type of heating you’re talking about, type of flooring, and what part of the country you live in. Re: Under Floor Heating 3Jul 01, 2008 11:28 am Hi 6 Hitter, welcome to the forum!
I will just preface this by saying I am not an expert at all in this field, just going by what I have come across in my own research... Under floor heating sounds fantastic but I believe it only works under certain floor types - I'm pretty sure you can't have it under timber for example. Also I have heard that it takes a long time to heat up and cool down, so this may or may not be suitable for your climate. I think it works by the same principles as hydronic heating, so this may be an option for you if under floor doesn't meet your requirements? Re: Under Floor Heating 5Jul 01, 2008 8:27 pm I'm having hydronic in-slab heating and timber floorboards. It works if you insulate the underside well or if it has habitable rooms below. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Under Floor Heating 6Jul 04, 2008 1:29 pm We will be putting in under floor heating in our bathroom/toilet and ensuite. We will then tile over the top of this. We could just as easily do under the carpet or even under the click lock laminate. Wood flooring is only a problem because teh wood acts as an insulator and so does not pass the heat through so well.
I think it is quite expensive to heat this way, but I think it produces a much more pleasant heat. Much nicer to have heat rising from the ground that from above or on the wall. Less likely to get that feeling that you have had enough of the heater even though it is cold. I like the idea of warm tiles in the middle of a cold winter. Re: Under Floor Heating 7Jul 04, 2008 1:36 pm Hydronic heating sounds really good. But how much does it really cost? Approx cost per/sqm for in-slab heating. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Re: Under Floor Heating 8Aug 25, 2008 4:46 pm dembi_2000 Hydronic heating sounds really good. But how much does it really cost? Approx cost per/sqm for in-slab heating. any more on this? from the research ive done you need to have a boiler installed, sounds like a very expensive kettle! 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Re: Under Floor Heating 9Sep 08, 2008 11:03 am We looked into under floor heating for our single story slab, it is lovely but expensive. No extra cost for slab. Electric was going to be about $6,000 for the entire house. It would require 3 phase power and is the sort of thing that you turn on when winter begins and leave 'till spring arrives. The running cost of the electricity killed this option for us. You can't just turn it off for a few days.
Hydronic heating requires pipes in the slab, extra cost for slab to take the pipes. It also requires a water heater and you have to run the water heater. This was was close to twice the cost of electric to install My dream was to have hydronic heating with a solar collector for heating. Sounds good but only rough price I could find was $30,000!!! And that is only for heating. All this is crazy, as in Europe everyone does hydronic but not here in Adelaide. regards sean Re: Under Floor Heating 10Sep 08, 2008 11:31 am thanks sean, finally getting somewhere regarding the costs etc, does sound expensive and the running costs alone would shy most people away; i just need to see now how good it really is
-Nathan 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Re: Under Floor Heating 11Sep 08, 2008 10:12 pm Quote: All this is crazy, as in Europe everyone does hydronic but not here in Adelaide. Why would you? We have great sun and warmth in Adelaide - whenyou have a well designed house. Sun lands on the floor - and warms the house naturally Steve CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16559 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17525 |