Underfloor heating ?????

[stevewright]

Hi

Searched but could not find the answer, so here goes

Underfloor heating retro fit
I have a large house with pre-stressed suspended concrete floors 150mm thick including screed and lovely marble tiles on the top side, now I was wondering if it's possible to fit a wet underfloor heating system from the underside which would be in the basement so easy to access, have enough headroom to insulate but wondering if heat up time would be silly.
House is occupied 24/7 so if it would work the system would be on all day througout the heating season.

I know it sounds crazy but life without rads would be really nice and would fit in with other plans for replacing 2 outside wals with triple glass

Thanks in advance for your thoughts

 

[Norcon]

Don't even think about it!
That's my advice.

 

[stevewright]

please explain why

 

[kevplumb]

try warming 6"" of concrete up

 

[londonboy]

sounds like it'd be a giant storage heater!

 

[clf-gas]

sounds like it'd be a giant storage heater!

It would after you had spent a giant amount of money getting it to temp, and then,,,,,,,, winter is over

 

[dextrous]

Underfloor heating systems on solid floors tend to be insulated on the underside with approx 65mm screed covering them. I doubt the heat will ever get through the amount of concrete you've got.

 

[stevewright]

OK guys take your point, looks like it's a non starter so back to the drawing board.
Thanks for your info. much appreciated.

 

[dextrous]

You could try skirthing board radiator systems if you want to free up the walls. These were on dragon's den a couple of years ago and are available, but I don't know about the limitations in style and design.

 

[Agile]

I think Myson used to sell them about 30 years so I dont know why anyone would want to bring them to the Dragon's Den when they are already available should anyone want to buy them.

I think they are wonderful but they never seemed to catch on to a very great degree.

Tony

 

[stevewright]

Already looked at these from Discreteheat, all very nice but seems to me that most of the heat would be taken by the wall to which they are attached, correct me if Im wrong!!!!

 

[heytesto]

Discreteheat - A few people on this forum have used this stuff and found it a disaster. Poor fit and finish.

 

[doitall]

You can always have ceiling heating.

 

[kevplumb]

yeah but the tubes and noise is a bummer