Underfloorheating systems provide a warmth environment with the use of heat conduction
and radiant heat that ultimately control the indoor climate in an efficient way. It was firstly used with a name Hypocaust by Romans. It heats up the whole room and turns the floor in to a heat emitter readily. Moreover it also works well in the wet places of your home especially in bathrooms, shower rooms, and kitchens and hence it can be considered as the most reliable source for heating. But it works effectively in tile floor only.
There are commonly three forms of underfloorheating systems that work well:
1.Floating Underfloorheating
2.Solid Underfloorheating
3.Suspended Underfloorheating
Benefits of Underfloorheating:
1.Controllable heating: You can use a thermostat control for each room that will give you complete flexibility for your home and you can even set a timer for your rooms.
2.Space Other heating systems generally use radiators which are no doubt huge and take a lot of space from the room but underfloor heating does not require any radiator devices and this gradually saves your valuable and usable space.
3.Maintenance This don't need regular maintenance unlike others which are dependent on the radiators that takes your lot of effort for painting and repairing work etc.
4.Floors can be easily cleaned as they are totally rust resistant.
5.Cost effective
6.Many stylish designed models are available in the market that will add a value to your home.
7. Safe and comfortable to use.
8.It can save energy and that too even up to 15-20% by using low water temperature.
9.Underfloorheating is considered as more hygienic that will keep your home clean from dust always.
10.It has been helping to the arthritis patients for the past years by its extra warmth power to the joints and it never results in the burns etc.
But it is always advisable to rely on professional and proven company that can install underfloorheating system more safely in your home.