I am in the process of building a house that has under floor heating run in conjunction with a geothermal heating system. I have chosen to go with under floor on both floors as I believe the geothermal will run more effectively.
However I have now been left with the dilemma of what floor covering! Carpet is out because I suffer from asthma, so I am left with the options of wooden flooring (solid or semi solid) or tiling.
My preference would be to tile the hall, utility, kitchen/diner, bathrooms and put wood everywhere else (lounge and bedrooms) However the person that is in charge of my job is old school and believes (very strongly!) that wood is a poor conductor of heat, so by using this as a floor covering am I defeating the purpose of having warm floors, as it will take too long to heat.
It is of his view that the whole house should be tiled so as to work the underfloor heating though a product that is a good conductor of heat, thus making it cheaper to run
I just have a real problem imagining what the lounge could possibly look like with a tiled floor - however about the bedrooms!!! In saying that though the under floor heating has cost a lot to install so I obviously want it to work as effectively and economically as possible.
Has anybody had any experience with this?
However I have now been left with the dilemma of what floor covering! Carpet is out because I suffer from asthma, so I am left with the options of wooden flooring (solid or semi solid) or tiling.
My preference would be to tile the hall, utility, kitchen/diner, bathrooms and put wood everywhere else (lounge and bedrooms) However the person that is in charge of my job is old school and believes (very strongly!) that wood is a poor conductor of heat, so by using this as a floor covering am I defeating the purpose of having warm floors, as it will take too long to heat.
It is of his view that the whole house should be tiled so as to work the underfloor heating though a product that is a good conductor of heat, thus making it cheaper to run
I just have a real problem imagining what the lounge could possibly look like with a tiled floor - however about the bedrooms!!! In saying that though the under floor heating has cost a lot to install so I obviously want it to work as effectively and economically as possible.
Has anybody had any experience with this?
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