Hi, I’m not sure if a forum like this already exists. I couldn’t find one quickly, so I’m just starting this here.
I don’t own a house yet but I’m thinking about getting one. I’m not asking which underfloor heating system to choose or which floor coverings work best with underfloor heating. I’d simply like to hear from those of you who have underfloor heating whether the investment was worth it and if you can really feel a noticeable difference because of it.
To be honest, I’ve never stood on a floor with underfloor heating myself.
Anyway, I hope you can help. Thanks in advance. Best regards, abelwagn
I don’t own a house yet but I’m thinking about getting one. I’m not asking which underfloor heating system to choose or which floor coverings work best with underfloor heating. I’d simply like to hear from those of you who have underfloor heating whether the investment was worth it and if you can really feel a noticeable difference because of it.
To be honest, I’ve never stood on a floor with underfloor heating myself.
Anyway, I hope you can help. Thanks in advance. Best regards, abelwagn
Personally, I really dislike underfloor heating. After a short time, my feet get too warm, and I just can’t stand that.
But objectively speaking, underfloor heating does have its advantages.
One advantage is the low supply temperatures needed to heat a room, which makes underfloor heating energy efficient. You can let your children play on the floor, don’t need carpets, and save wall space that would otherwise be occupied by radiators.
The downsides are that underfloor heating reacts very slowly, so you can’t just quickly raise the temperature. If you ventilate for too long in winter, it takes some time to reach the desired temperature again. This is also why bathrooms often have an additional electric heater.
For me, however, the biggest drawback—and the key question in deciding whether the investment was worthwhile—is the cost. If you build a well-insulated energy-efficient house, you don’t need much heating, so you might as well install regular radiators with a gas boiler. In our case, the underfloor heating would have cost nearly 4000 more. It would also have made sense to use a ground-source heat pump, which would have added another 16,000. On the other hand, that solution would allow heating over a longer period.
But objectively speaking, underfloor heating does have its advantages.
One advantage is the low supply temperatures needed to heat a room, which makes underfloor heating energy efficient. You can let your children play on the floor, don’t need carpets, and save wall space that would otherwise be occupied by radiators.
The downsides are that underfloor heating reacts very slowly, so you can’t just quickly raise the temperature. If you ventilate for too long in winter, it takes some time to reach the desired temperature again. This is also why bathrooms often have an additional electric heater.
For me, however, the biggest drawback—and the key question in deciding whether the investment was worthwhile—is the cost. If you build a well-insulated energy-efficient house, you don’t need much heating, so you might as well install regular radiators with a gas boiler. In our case, the underfloor heating would have cost nearly 4000 more. It would also have made sense to use a ground-source heat pump, which would have added another 16,000. On the other hand, that solution would allow heating over a longer period.
abelwagn schrieb:
I don’t have a house yet, but I’m considering getting one. I don’t want to ask which type of underfloor heating or which flooring works best with underfloor heating. I’d simply like to hear from those of you who have underfloor heating whether the investment was worth it and if you really notice a significant difference?Hello!
Are you sure this is the right approach? Underfloor heating will pay off eventually, but when that happens largely depends on the type of flooring. Does that really matter if someone in your family is prone to thrombosis?
And if it doesn’t pay off – do you want to walk on cold tiles for the next decades just to save a few dollars?
Note: We do NOT have underfloor heating because of our floating parquet flooring – but we do have floor heating in the bathrooms, and my wife loves it!
Best regards,
TomTom1
Hello!
I have a house with underfloor heating, and I wouldn’t want to give it up. However, it’s not installed in the bedrooms, only in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and similar areas. I find it really comfortable to walk barefoot in the bathroom in the morning without cold feet. The only downside is that if it’s turned off, it takes some time for the house and the heating system to warm up again.
I have a house with underfloor heating, and I wouldn’t want to give it up. However, it’s not installed in the bedrooms, only in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and similar areas. I find it really comfortable to walk barefoot in the bathroom in the morning without cold feet. The only downside is that if it’s turned off, it takes some time for the house and the heating system to warm up again.
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perlenmann8 May 2012 07:59abelwagn schrieb:
I don’t want to ask which underfloor heating system or which floor coverings are suitable for underfloor heating. I just want to know from those of you who have underfloor heating whether the investment has been worthwhile and if you really feel the difference?Then I’ll chime in as well.
We have underfloor heating throughout the entire house including the basement. Engineered parquet flooring installed with adhesive upstairs, and tiles everywhere else.
For me, the investment was never really up for debate because we use geothermal energy and therefore rely on a low supply temperature. Large radiators were not an option.
During the heating season, you can definitely feel the warm floor. But at the moment, the tiles are cold since the supply temperature is so low. Of course, you don’t feel this as much on the parquet.
All in all, I would choose underfloor heating again!
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