Hello,

We are planning to get an entire flat tiled, and have under floor
heating beneath. Can we then get rid of the conventional radiators?
i.e. Is the heat generated comparable, or better than the conventional
radiators? Or does it just keep your feet warm!

Also, is tiling living areas common these days? i.e. Anyone out there
doing / considering doing it?

Would any of you prefer to live in a flat that has a tiled, under
floor heated throughout as opposed to carpeted or even wooden floor?

Opnions of any kind welcome!

"BobTheBuilder" wrote in message
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Hello,

We are planning to get an entire flat tiled, and have under floor
heating beneath. Can we then get rid of the conventional radiators?
i.e. Is the heat generated comparable, or better than the conventional
radiators? Or does it just keep your feet warm!

Also, is tiling living areas common these days? i.e. Anyone out there
doing / considering doing it?

It seems to be fairly common in Germany, a son and family who were posted
there were enthusiastic about it and have tiled the English houses they've
lived in since they came back.

Would any of you prefer to live in a flat that has a tiled, under
floor heated throughout as opposed to carpeted or even wooden floor?

I wouldn't. I hate having hot feet. At the end of a day when I've been in
such a building I feel drained. It's a personal opinion.

Plain wooden floors with central or or gas or other fire heating would be my
choice. Tiles don't give anything you drop a chance and carpets have Things
living in them. Well, they did here.

Mary

Opnions of any kind welcome!

On 10 Jan 2004 10:50:07 -0800,
(BobTheBuilder) wrote:

Hello,

We are planning to get an entire flat tiled, and have under floor
heating beneath. Can we then get rid of the conventional radiators?
i.e. Is the heat generated comparable, or better than the conventional
radiators? Or does it just keep your feet warm!

I may be a strange person, but I do not *like* walking in stockinged
or bare feet, only to feel the floor warm beneath. It just doesn't
seem natural. I don't like standing at the sink in the bathroom having
a shave with the floor beneath my feet curiously warm. Tiles are
supposed to be icy cold, and if I decide to stand on them, I'll just
slip into my slippers!

So, no, I would not recommend underfloor heating.

MM

"Mike Mitchell" wrote in message
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On 10 Jan 2004 10:50:07 -0800,
(BobTheBuilder) wrote:

Hello,

We are planning to get an entire flat tiled, and have under floor
heating beneath. Can we then get rid of the conventional radiators?
i.e. Is the heat generated comparable, or better than the conventional
radiators? Or does it just keep your feet warm!

I may be a strange person, but I do not *like* walking in stockinged
or bare feet, only to feel the floor warm beneath. It just doesn't
seem natural. I don't like standing at the sink in the bathroom having
a shave with the floor beneath my feet curiously warm. Tiles are
supposed to be icy cold, and if I decide to stand on them, I'll just
slip into my slippers!

Quite.

It's not a matter of the tiles being hot, it's the efft on the body which
matters.

And I don't shave ...

Mary

So, no, I would not recommend underfloor heating.

MM

We are planning to get an entire flat tiled, and have under floor
heating beneath. Can we then get rid of the conventional radiators?

Sorry to come in late on this one. You may need to check the terms of your
lease. You are frequently required to fit carpet, for soundproofing.

Christian.