Manufacturers Increase Underfloor Heating Efficiency
Underfloor heating manufacturers have begun to market a far greater choice of accessories and easy to use system and fitting options, as they seek to ride the wave of the ever-increasing popularity of underfloor heating. Installations are constantly on the rise, and the need to increase consumer choice and give more consideration to the necessary […]
Continue Reading...Return to the Source: Underfloor Heating’s Power Sources
Due to energy economy, ease of installation and unrivalled user control functions, underfloor heating systems are more popular among aspiring home improvers out there than ever before. With two separate systems available; wet underfloor heating and electric underfloor heating – the consumer has the option as to whether thay want their underfloor heating run from […]
Continue Reading...Eco-Friendly ‘Dwelle’-ings Offer Underfloor Heating as Standard
The Greenbuild Expo, the largest annual eco-construction event held in the north of England, is soon to play host to a brand new, award winning construction by architect Ric Frankland. Mr Frankland, based in Manchester, has created a dimunitive, fully functioning structure named ‘Dwelle’, combining Dutch eco-friendly and energy-saving features as timber framing, underfloor heating, double […]
Continue Reading...Underfloor Heating Improvements Could Qualify for Government Cash
The government has stated recently that households could receive up to ?10,000 per home to spend on improvements, in an effort to encourage eco-friendly renovations. Energy saving and cost effective additions, such as double glazing and roof insulation, will be touted alongside more modern additions to home improvements, such as underfloor heating, draught proofing and […]
Continue Reading...Underfloor Heating Maintenance Tips
A recent press release has been issued by an underfloor heating company in a bid to aid consumers in the maintenance and upkeep of their newly purchased systems. Underfloor Heating Systems Ltd issued a number of recommendations to buyers and owners alike, with the main point being that it is of the utmost importance that […]
Continue Reading...When it Comes to Fitting Underfloor Heating, Trust the Experts
Despite the current trend of DIY home improvements gaining increasing popularity due to the myriad of Home Improvement Reality TV shows, experts have warned that more complex procedures, such as the installation of underfloor heating, should be carried out by an expert. A recent survey by an unnamed insurance company showed that nearly half of […]
Continue Reading...Underfloor Heating? There’s an App for That!
With underfloor heating systems slowly gaining more and more popularity, flooring fitters, surveyors and sales people now have an extra helping hand in the form of a new, free of charge app available for use on all smartphones. The apps intended use is to aid engineers and technicians in assessing which underfloor heating system would […]
Continue Reading...From Romans to Reality TV
As the ever-changing waves of new technology continue to wash over us and Reality TV constantly bombards us with ideas about property renovation, DIY enthusiasts are always seeking the next big idea for upgrading their properties. For some time now, underfloor heating – first invented by the Romans – has become very popular in the […]
Continue Reading...Innovative Eco Shell Home
Terra Therma have successfully completed the first phase of the Underfloor Heating Installation in a ground breaking new eco home hidden away in a sleepy suburb of busy Wimbledon. The new home is the brain child of architect Andrei Saltykov of Rogers Stirk Harbour Architectural Practice who employed specialist timber / eco frame contractor Wood Newton, who […]
Continue Reading...Code 3 Sustainable Homes
Terra Therma has successfully designed and installed two complete Daikin Altherma Heat Pump systems along with Ground floor Underfloor heating and first floor Radiators. These ECO-Friendly homes were built to the Code for Sustainable Homes achieving code 3 in Howe Green, Essex. The 7kW Split Altherma units offer a completely weather compensated heating system combined with a Heat Pump hot […]
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