Rough cost of wet under floor heating

[Last Triumph]

I'm about to knock through to create a kitchen / diner and want underfloor heating but haven't got a clue what it might cost.

The room will be 15' x 10'.

I have a fully pumped standard CH system with 10mm micro bore rads.

The wall to be knocked down has a rad on each side that will be removed.

The Boiler is in the kitchen.

I will only be having this room converted, all other rooms will stay with rads.

Can't tell you what floor I have, but the house is 1989 build and has a black screed under the carped and feels fairly solid?

Don't know how much of this info is needed or relevant.

Any rough clues on the cost of a DIY and a PRO installation starting from a bare room?

Cheers

 

[Agile]

About £300 plus £10-£30 per square metre for the materials. Labour and particularly screeding extra, usually a lot extra.

Its only worthwhile if you have a large area and it has to be seperately timed and controlled.

Its a no-go but I dont expect you will accept that when you want to use it withoug any knowledge at all about it!

Tony

 

[simond]

You must check to see if insulation to BS is under the screed.

This will be the biggest problem if it is missing.

 

[wishiwascorgi]

Go here and it will tell you everything you need to know. There are other products on the market that will do the same job but this gives you a great answer to all of your questions

http://www.hep2o.co.uk/ufh/UFH_RS_IG.pdf

Here for anything else

http://www.hep2o.co.uk/index.htm

Hope that helps.

 

[Biggles..]

Not sure what Tony is specifying, but for John Guest with a room of less than 30square metres you could use the JGroompack. Prices vary depending on discounts but around £340+VAT plus fitting.

 

[Agile]

Not sure what Tony is specifying, but for John Guest with a room of less than 30square metres you could use the JGroompack. Prices vary depending on discounts but around £340+VAT plus fitting.

I was only giving ball park figures!

For his 15 m² mine work out at £450 and your inc vat at £400. So practically the same thing.

However, the real professionals answer is that its not worthwhile spending about £1400 on the whole job when a £300 rad will do the same thing better.

UFH has its place which is usually in newbuild with large floor areas!

Tony

 

[wishiwascorgi]

the room is 15x10 but you have not stated if that is wall to wall or unit to unit. Reason I ask is this kind of installation is not worth installing under units/appliances making the rooms heated surface area smaller and cheaper.

Like agile says It's an expensive installation when a radiator or/and a couple of kick space heaters will heat the room

 

[Last Triumph]

Thank you everyone for your replies.

It looks like too much money. work and stress for a small floor area.

I guess I'll stick to traditional rads.

Thanks.