New Build and Renovation Heating
Whether you are building a new home, converting a barn or loft, adding an extension or renovating room by room, electric underfloor heating and infrared panels are simple to plan and quick to fit. There is no boiler, no pipework, no manifold and nothing to service each year.
New builds
New homes are well insulated and airtight, so they need far less heat than older houses. That makes electric heating a good fit:
- Low fitting cost. Heating film goes down in a day, on top of the insulation and under the floor finish. No pipes, screed drying time or manifold.
- A thermostat in every room, so bedrooms can be cooler than living areas and empty rooms are not heated.
- Works with solar panels and batteries, so more of your heating can run on your own electricity.
- Nothing to maintain: no boiler service, no pumps or valves.
How underfloor heating film goes in: a level subfloor, insulation board, heating film, then the new floor. Most rooms are done in a day.
Renovations, extensions and conversions
When you replace a floor anyway, adding heating costs little extra and adds almost no height:
- Under laminate, engineered wood or click vinyl: our underfloor heating kits (from £179 for 5 m²) or 1 m wide kits for bigger rooms. The film is thinner than a coin, so doors don't need trimming.
- Under carpet: film with an overlay board, see underfloor heating under carpet.
- Under tiles (kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms): a cable mat in the tile adhesive.
- On an uneven or cold floor: insulation boards first stop heat escaping downwards.
Keeping the floor you have? Fit slim infrared panels on the ceiling or walls instead. They go up in an hour or two per room and suit flats without gas, homes leaving oil or LPG, and anyone replacing storage heaters.
Builders, developers and architects
Send us the plans and we will design the heating layout room by room, list every part, and quote. Layout drawings make the installation quicker for your electrician. Trade customers are welcome; ask us about larger orders.
How much heat?
For panels allow about 25 W per m³ in a well insulated new build, 30 W in an average home and 35 W in a poorly insulated one. Our heating calculator works it out for each room, and costs per m² and running costs shows what underfloor heating costs to buy and run.
We supply the heating and the design. Installation must be done by a qualified electrician; our installation partner Standard Electrical Services can quote.
Send us your plans for a quoteShop underfloor heating
See also infrared heating for every room in your home. Questions? Call us on 01342 645021. We usually reply to quotes within 1 working day.