Where to Buy Underfloor Heating

While you can purchase underfloor heating online and from builder’s merchants, the best place to buy underfloor heating is from a qualified heating installation company, such as ourselves. As experts, we can advise you on the best setup for your home and install it professionally. We can also source high-quality materials at trade price, which will last longer than cheaper kits purchased online.

Can I Buy Underfloor Heating and DIY it?

You can DIY your heating, and many builder’s merchants and suppliers offer underfloor heating kids for sale to this end. However both tradesmen and building standards officials recommend you have your heating installed professionally to ensure it is built to good standards.

If done incorrectly, water-based heating may spring a leak, damaging your home and decreasing the efficiency of your heating. A poorly placed screed is especially vulnerable to faults such as cracking and dusting.

Furthermore, you will not have the benefit of professionals undertaking heat loss calculations for each room. This is what helps determine the most efficient layout of the heating circuit for that area. As a result, you may end up with unevenly heated rooms. Once you have laid the circuit and placed a screed over it, you cannot go back and correct it.

Electrical heating requires a professional electrician to wire it to your home’s power supply and thermostats. If done incorrectly, it can significantly increase the risk of electrical faults and fire in your home.

Other Considerations with Purchasing Underfloor Heating

When purchasing DIY installation kits, they are limited in how much surface area they can cover. You will need to measure the room carefully to ensure you do not buy too much or too little material.

Furthermore, not all suppliers offer specific materials individually or by the metre. If what you require is a little over what the kit supplies, you are either going to waste money and materials buying another kit, or decrease your circuit’s heating efficiency.

This is where employing tradesmen such as ourselves can benefit you. We will have more than enough materials and supplies to cover your flooring. Any leftover materials will be incorporated into following building projects.