ᐅ Retrofitting Underfloor Heating in a Basement Room

Created on: 25 Jan 2021 11:01
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ashley
Hello, our house has a gas boiler that supplies two heating circuits: radiators in the basement and underfloor heating on the ground floor and first floor. I have a converted office room in the basement (about 18m2 (194 square feet)) — the basement is about 50% below ground level. There is a radiator installed in this room. The room gets warm, but the tiled floor remains quite cold. My question: would it be possible (or advisable) to install underfloor heating here afterward? Or are there other suggestions for dealing with cold floors in the basement? Thanks and best regards, ashley
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ashley
28 Jan 2021 18:13
pagoni2020 schrieb:

There is ultra-thin insulation material, and you could lay parquet flooring on top of that.

Thanks for the tips. So, a first step would be to add to the floor. Can I just lay insulation material on the existing tiles and then install the parquet? Would I need to install a vapor barrier or something similar?
pagoni2020 schrieb:

You could, for example, install an infrared panel on the ceiling;

What output would such an infrared heater need to have (as mentioned: insulated basement room, about 20 m2 (215 sq ft), about 2.20 m (7.2 ft) ceiling height)?
johnmanfred schrieb:

But we are talking about over 200 square meters here

In my case, it’s about 20 m2 (215 sq ft)...
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johnmanfred
28 Jan 2021 18:15
ashley schrieb:

For me, it's about 20m² (215 sq ft)
Yes, I just wanted to emphasize that it also depends on the specific conditions.