Renovating Your Home? Plan Underfloor Heating First!

If you're renovating your home, underfloor heating can be one of the best upgrades you make. It improves comfort, frees up wall space, and creates a clean, modern finish.

The key question is: which system should you actually install?

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Best Option for Tiled Renovations

If you're tiling a bathroom, kitchen, or wet room, a cable system with a decoupling membrane is one of the best solutions.

These systems are designed for flexibility and work particularly well around fixtures, awkward layouts, and tiled renovation projects.

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Electric vs Water Underfloor Heating

Electric Underfloor Heating

• Low floor build-up
• Fast installation
• Ideal for single rooms
• Well suited to bathrooms, kitchens, and renovation work

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Water Underfloor Heating

• Best for whole-house renovations
• Lower running costs over time
• Requires more floor build-up
• Usually better suited to extensions or major refurbishments

For most standard room renovations, electric underfloor heating is the simpler and more practical option.

Example Setup: 10m² Bathroom Renovation

This setup is popular because it heats quickly, installs easily, and works perfectly under tiles.

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Why Insulation Boards Are Essential

Insulation boards are one of the most important parts of an electric underfloor heating installation.

Without insulation, more heat is lost into the subfloor. That means slower warm-up times and reduced efficiency.

• Faster heat-up times
• Better efficiency
• Lower heat loss
• Improved overall performance

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Choosing the Right Thermostat

A thermostat helps you control heating times, manage room temperature, and improve day-to-day efficiency.

Adding the right thermostat makes your system easier to use and helps reduce unnecessary running costs.

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Common Renovation Mistakes to Avoid

• Skipping insulation boards – this reduces efficiency and increases heat loss
• Choosing the wrong system for the room – not every room needs the same setup
• Using electric UFH in very large areas without guidance – this can affect running costs
• Poor thermostat placement – this can affect temperature control

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