My house, built in the 60s, is built into the side of a hill, so it's effectively two storeys tall with the bottom storey being built into the slope and uninhabitable.
The second storey, with the living accommodation, has a suspended timber floor. Therefore at the front of the house the void is going to be roughly 14 feet, whereas at the back of the house it's maybe 2-3 feet.
I'd like to get underfloor heating as I find it more pleasant and have had 5 quotes. 1x said it's a terrible idea, 1x said it's not a great idea and the other 3x said no problem. All 5 were willing to do the job though.
One quoted for a dry screed, the others either the aluminium plate system or the boards you slot the pipework into. All would install battens, PIR insulation or mineral wool, then the plumbing, then the flooring.
My question is, is there someone I can pay to give me an independent assessment of whether it's a good idea or not? The one that said it's a terrible idea believes (even with insulation) that the heat will just go down into the ventilated void and the gas boiler will be on 24/7. That has scared me a bit. He said he would still do the job but recommended against it. As the others were OK with it, it made me wonder who is being honest?! It's not like someone to talk themselves out of a job surely?
If anyone has any advice I would appreciate it. Maybe you've done something similar and it was a disaster or it was great?
The second storey, with the living accommodation, has a suspended timber floor. Therefore at the front of the house the void is going to be roughly 14 feet, whereas at the back of the house it's maybe 2-3 feet.
I'd like to get underfloor heating as I find it more pleasant and have had 5 quotes. 1x said it's a terrible idea, 1x said it's not a great idea and the other 3x said no problem. All 5 were willing to do the job though.
One quoted for a dry screed, the others either the aluminium plate system or the boards you slot the pipework into. All would install battens, PIR insulation or mineral wool, then the plumbing, then the flooring.
My question is, is there someone I can pay to give me an independent assessment of whether it's a good idea or not? The one that said it's a terrible idea believes (even with insulation) that the heat will just go down into the ventilated void and the gas boiler will be on 24/7. That has scared me a bit. He said he would still do the job but recommended against it. As the others were OK with it, it made me wonder who is being honest?! It's not like someone to talk themselves out of a job surely?
If anyone has any advice I would appreciate it. Maybe you've done something similar and it was a disaster or it was great?
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