We're looking to put electric underfloor heating in a log cabin we're having constructed. The cabin is ~70m2 and will have a suspended wooden floor (not concrete).
It seems the precise details of what is required are different if we were having vinyl/lino, or wooden laminate, etc. Can anyone help me clear this up? I'm trying to get ballpark figures from Screwfix but some seem to need foil, others insulation boards. Obviously different flooring types have their own underlay requirements as well.
We are strongly leaning to vinyl flooring mainly as it appears to be more cost-effective but haven't ruled out laminate. The floor itself will just be regular MDF boards on the joists, well-insulated underneath.
Many thanks for any advice or information. We did get a quote from an electric firm but both their material costs and overall cost seemed remarkably high (£4500 for underfloor heating materials)
It seems the precise details of what is required are different if we were having vinyl/lino, or wooden laminate, etc. Can anyone help me clear this up? I'm trying to get ballpark figures from Screwfix but some seem to need foil, others insulation boards. Obviously different flooring types have their own underlay requirements as well.
We are strongly leaning to vinyl flooring mainly as it appears to be more cost-effective but haven't ruled out laminate. The floor itself will just be regular MDF boards on the joists, well-insulated underneath.
Many thanks for any advice or information. We did get a quote from an electric firm but both their material costs and overall cost seemed remarkably high (£4500 for underfloor heating materials)