How much insulation do I need for underfloor heating?
How much insulation do I need for underfloor heating?
How Much Insulation is Required? For underfloor heating, a u-value of between 0.13 and 0.25 is typically required to meet current building regs, dependent on the type of construction. To achieve 0.13 u-value performance with a typical rigid foam insulation, it would require approx. 125mm thickness or more.
How do you measure for underfloor heating mats?
To install an underfloor heating mat in your kitchen, the example below should hopefully help you measure the room correctly: Measure the length and width of your kitchen. An example would be length 3.5m and width would be 3.5m. Then multiply your measurements to give you the total area.
How do you calculate kw for underfloor heating?
So, as an example, if you were looking to heat a wooden floor 6m x 4.5m (27m2) then you would simply multiply 27 (m2) x 70 (watts per m) = 1890. This is 1890w or 1.89kw.
How do you calculate square Metres for underfloor heating?
Firstly, you need to calculate the area in square metres by measuring the length and width of the room in metres and multiplying these figures together. For example, your bathroom may be 2m x 2.5m, so the area is 5m2 (2m x 2.5m).
Which is the best underfloor heating sizing tool?
The electric underfloor heating sizing and quotation tool will provide you with a product selection for our electric underfloor heating mats, thermostatic controllers and insulation boards, the tool will also email you a trade priced pdf quotation. The whole process should take no longer than a couple of minutes.
How to reduce the cost of electric underfloor heating?
You can cut your running costs by half and improve efficiency by 50% simply by adding insulation boards to your electric underfloor heating installation. It goes without saying that, the more you use your heating, the more it will cost. It therefore makes sense to only use it when you are using the room.
How big should an underfloor heating mat be?
Mats are selected at 90% of the total heated area allowing room for the required spacing around the perimeter of the room and between the mat on it’s return. In this example the area is 7.1m2 for mat installation, rounded down to the nearest kit size of 7m2.
How to get a quote for underfloor heating?
For an accurate quote for your underfloor heating please contact us directly or fill in a quotation request form.