Add Floor Heating

Both provide heating in a room from the floor up for consistent efficient warmth.

Add floor heating.

It can go under most existing flooring including wood tile vinyl and even carpet. You can install the heating elements right against the floor. Remember that the floor is going to trap the cold in the room which means it is going to cost more to heat if you only use that room periodically. Also floors hold that cold.

The retroheat system can be installed to heat tile hardwood laminates and carpeted flooring. So if you have open access to your floor joists now you can add the comfort and efficiency of radiant floor heat to your home. Since my family currently lives in a four season state where winters can get below zero cold floors are an important factor. There are two types of radiant floor heating electric and water based systems.

When an in floor heating system is the perfect solution for comfort. When installing retroheat the heating panels are cut to the required length and then stapled between the floor joists. Warm water systems run hot water through pipes to create heat whereas electric underfloor heating heats wiring beneath the floor to generate heat. These wires cannot be cut in any way and only partially manipulated so size your mat to the floor it will.

And offers an ultra thin low profile system that installs beneath tile stone and even vinyl or laminate flooring. The best way to retrofit radiant floor heating without disturbing an existing floor is to do it from below against the underside of the subfloor. Radiant heating works well with ceramic tile and vinyl but not with wood floors. In most houses the only place to do this is on a first floor where joist bays are open to the space below.

The suntouch floor heating mat measures 10 the suntouch floor heating mat measures 10 ft. Electric radiant heating systems use wires embedded in a mat laid right on your concrete. Perhaps the best way to understand how in floor heating can help to heat an entire room is to consider how most furnace based heating and cooling systems operate. With a hydronic system you can attach aluminum plates beneath the floor to spread and store heat.

With an in floor heating system the laws of thermodynamics are on your side.