We are planning on having an orangery built (6m x 4m) with a roof lantern at the rear of our house. We plan to have open access into the orangery from our lounge (no doors to go through from the lounge into the orangery) so that the orangery can be used all year round.
We have a radiator central heating system throughout the house with our boiler located in the garage. We would like our orangery to have underfloor heating (UFH). As the orangery will be a new build, appropriate insulation will be installed into the floor. Assuming we comply with Part L of the Building Regulations, our options are either to:
I have heard that whilst installation costs for electric UFH is cheaper, they are not as reliable as a wet UFH system. In addition, running costs for electric is greater than gas (however, with soaring gas prices set to continue for the foreseeable future, this may become less of a deciding factor).
From anyone's experience, can anyone recommend which UFH system I should consider for the orangery? I have attached a photo of the proposed orangery.
We have a radiator central heating system throughout the house with our boiler located in the garage. We would like our orangery to have underfloor heating (UFH). As the orangery will be a new build, appropriate insulation will be installed into the floor. Assuming we comply with Part L of the Building Regulations, our options are either to:
- extend our existing central heating system and have a wet UFH system. This will have its own zone, timer and temperature controls, OR
- have electric underfloor heating
I have heard that whilst installation costs for electric UFH is cheaper, they are not as reliable as a wet UFH system. In addition, running costs for electric is greater than gas (however, with soaring gas prices set to continue for the foreseeable future, this may become less of a deciding factor).
From anyone's experience, can anyone recommend which UFH system I should consider for the orangery? I have attached a photo of the proposed orangery.