ᐅ Electrical system, underfloor heating, gas condensing boiler instead of radiators?

Hello,

Vit84 schrieb:

I don’t have any specific reasons for that yet. Just some considerations, since a few homeowners I know have caused me to have these uncertainties.

Are these the same acquaintances who are having problems with their contractors? As one user here already mentioned, there must be reasons for that...

Don’t let it drive you crazy; you can properly control underfloor heating in the children’s rooms. Today’s houses are so well insulated—no matter which type you choose—that hardly any heating is needed, especially not in the attic.

But for heaven’s sake, teach your children early on not to change the temperature once it has been set!

Regards, Bauexperte

I would also install underfloor heating everywhere; otherwise, you’ll need two separate heating circuits, which is definitely more expensive (according to our heating engineer). As the building expert already mentioned, I would keep the underfloor heating running continuously. With outdoor temperature sensors, the system regulates itself, and in my experience, you won’t incur additional costs. In fact, our rental apartment doesn’t even have an option to turn the heating completely off and on again, which I’m grateful for.

Also, I believe underfloor heating provides a much better surface for children to play on…

Thank you all for your opinions. I believe it is probably best to install underfloor heating throughout the entire house.

This way, it will also be easier to switch to another heating source in the future, for example, an air-to-water heat pump. (In case gas is no longer affordable in 20 years, which I do not expect).

Vit84 schrieb:
Thank you all for your opinions. I believe it is probably best to install underfloor heating throughout the entire house.
Especially since it will make it easier to switch to other heat sources in the future, such as an air-to-water heat pump. (In case gas becomes too expensive in 20 years, which I don’t think will happen).

Hello!
So you’re preparing for something you don’t even believe in!?

I based my decision on practical considerations: underfloor heating on the ground floor is undoubtedly great, at least with tiled floors. But how do you heat the upper floor? At night, the windows are tilted open – and the heating is running!? Or the heating doesn’t start until the windows are closed in the morning – then the rooms don’t get warm until the children are already at school!

I invested the money for underfloor heating with separate controls differently. I installed radiators everywhere, a wood stove in the living room, underfloor heating in the bathrooms, and nearly the whole house has floating hardwood flooring – which wouldn’t have worked well with underfloor heating anyway. My heating costs (including firewood) were around 700 euros/year last winter; hot water is provided by solar panels.

I haven’t regretted it so far.

Best regards,
TomTom1

Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and the windows can remain closed