ᐅ Underfloor Heating in the Bathroom: More Pipes Instead of a Radiator?

Hello everyone,

We are currently planning the bathroom in our future single-family home. There will be underfloor heating everywhere. In the bathroom, we would like to do without an additional radiator. As an alternative, we wondered if it might be possible to install more heating pipes in the floor to warm up the bathroom more quickly when needed. Or is underfloor heating still too slow for that?

Are there any other options to avoid having a radiator?

Best regards
Harry im Club

Electric heating.
Take a look at a picture of installed underfloor heating... Not many more pipes fit in there. So, your idea won’t work.
By the way, the radiators are usually meant for towels and don’t get as warm as old-style heaters do.
If you simply find it ugly, just leave it out. You won’t freeze.

Wall heating to cover the heating load and an infrared heater for direct warmth.

Harry im Club schrieb:

faster to reach temperature

Does not work with underfloor heating... it is slow to respond, and a new building built according to the energy-saving regulations is not designed for frequent adjustments.

Harry im Club schrieb:

more heating pipes in the floor

Not more pipes, but closer spacing is possible. It adds some extra cost, but not much.

How tight exactly? I’m curious about that too. We would also like to do without a heated towel rail in the bathroom. We were once given the cryptic answer that it’s no longer possible (that you basically have to install a radiator in the bathroom) and that underfloor heating can no longer be laid as closely as it used to be. Whatever that means.

unequa13 schrieb:

How close exactly?

Minimum spacing: 5cm (2 inches). Keep in mind that installation under the shower or bathtub might also be possible.