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rf_fozzy Jan 2023 11:02am, 29 Jan 2023 19,318 posts	0 rf_fozzy Plus eventually I'd like underfloor heating in the hall and kitchen
Hanneke Jan 2023 11:55am, 29 Jan 2023 98,786 posts	0 Hanneke Well, then tackle those in one go! I insulated under my floor but there is a 50 cm space between the earth and the suspended wooden floor so builders crawled into it and fitted insulation. They had to made two holes in the floor to do so so not too invasive.
rf_fozzy Jan 2023 12:01pm, 29 Jan 2023 19,319 posts	0 rf_fozzy I can't afford to do it all at once. It will need to be done in stages. Insulation first makes sense.
Hanneke Jan 2023 12:14pm, 29 Jan 2023 98,789 posts	0 Hanneke Not sure? Could you put the underfloor heating in under the stairs but leave the rest? I had all central heating piping put in under the floor when insulating so that when I got to that stage, they did not need to dig up the floor again. It also spread cost...
rf_fozzy Jan 2023 12:30pm, 29 Jan 2023 19,320 posts	0 rf_fozzy Can't do underfloor heating downstairs until I redo the kitchen as taking up the floor in the kitchen probably means redoing it. And I can't afford to do that at the moment
Muttley Jan 2023 12:47pm, 30 Jan 2023 2,214 posts	0 Muttley I've always been squeamish about underfloor heating. I'm told it's the most efficient way of warming a house but if anything goes wrong you have to rip the floor up. Or am I fretting unnecessarily?
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2023 12:50pm, 30 Jan 2023 45,422 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Define "goes wrong?!" We had it in last house and it was lovely. It's embedded into the floor, certainly (concreted in). But it's only electrical wires, no reason it should fail. The other type is water pipes and I had a fear of water leaking out, but again, we have pipes all around our house for radiators, under floors and up walls and ceilings for upstairs etc. and we never worry about that, do we? G
Muttley Jan 2023 12:51pm, 30 Jan 2023 2,215 posts	0 Muttley True enough, HG. But I know someone whose floor did need ripping up. Very rare occurrence, but it only needs to happen once. But yes, I am probably overthinking it and fretting when there's no need.
Corrah Jan 2023 1:24pm, 30 Jan 2023 7,943 posts	0 Corrah Have worked in offices with under floor heating and ended up with swollen and sore feet, so its not something I would ever consider.
dobbers Jan 2023 1:25pm, 30 Jan 2023 185 posts	0 dobbers Muttley we had electric underfloor heating installed 15 years ago in our kitchen and utility room and never had any problems. I had to replace a couple of broken tiles in the utility and as long as you are careful then no problems. I fitted similar in my study under wooden flooring and never had to fix or change it even when the bathroom upstairs flooded the study with water.