Remodeling Ideas Etc

In the past couple of decades, electric underfloor heating, also known as a radiant heating system, has increased in popularity in the house construction industry. The simple design of this efficient heating method is truly brilliant, making the most of the simple principal that heat rises. Basically, the heating elements are placed in the floors of the house. No forced air is used in the process of keeping the home comfortable and cozy during the coldest periods of the year. The benefit of below the floor heating is that you are warmed from the feet up. The heat naturally rises making the whole home comfortable.

Down the street there is a prototype home built by a local construction worker who has used underfloor heating. The elements were placed underneath the floor. In this particular house the whole floor is constructed from cement. The elements in the electric underfloor system heat the cement that then spreads heat throughout the remainder of the house.

I was impressed by the simplicity of the idea but I was also surprised by the hard work it took to install it. Cement can often be a bit tricky and it takes a certain skill on behalf of the construction team to make this material work well. Installing the electric underfloor heating units is another task requiring a professional's skills. Evenso, a friend of mine who was building his home from scratch decided to give radiant heat a go in his new home and he's been delighted with the results. The concrete floors would regularly be awfully cold but I was taken aback by how warm the uncarpeted spaces in the new home were.