North Leeds Plumbing & Heating – Home Improvement and DIY Advice

Underfloor heating is a popular DIY project; what person doesn’t hate walking across a cold floor first thing of a winter’s morning. There is no better way to get up in the morning than to a toasty warm floor.

The simplest system to install is electric heated floor mats. These are rolled out across the floor surface and then the flooring, be it tiles, laminate or boards are fitted as normal on top. Once the mat is plugged in you have an instantly heated floor.

The underfloor hot water heating system is more involved and complicated to fit and should only be undertaken by an experienced DIY expert. They rely on a network of water pipes that connect to the central heating system. Due to the diameter of the pipes you will have to first seal the pipes in a concrete slab, over which you fit your desired flooring.

Where fitting under tile heating yourself becomes complicated is with the connecting of water pumps, heating units and assessing the correct amount of piping required as this varies depending on the property. Anyone contemplating their own underfloor heating system needs to have a good knowledge of plumbing and electrical work before starting, otherwise you could end up costing yourself more than you intended.

For this reason the best place for a first attempt at DIY underfloor heating installation is upstairs. Here you can loop the pipes around and through the ceiling joists and there is no need for concrete flooring or false floors to be constructed.