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Thanks for all the comments I will be definitely be insulating the property as well as I can. I have been looking into insulating the suspended floor before UFH, the method I've seen is that battening under the joists, laying kingspan in the joists leaving room to clip the UFH pipes to and then screed(or similar) up to the level of the joists. Would I need to do anything else? Or is there better ways of doing this? Would 5" joists be suitable for this? If I was to tile onto this what would I fix over the top of the UFH/Joists? Sorry for all the questions I am just trying to get my head around it all Many Thanks

I would love to be able to knock it down and rebuild. But the budget just wouldn’t allow it I don’t think. When I get the plans through from the architect I am going to explore both avenues

Thanks for your replies! Our budget is very tight for what we are hoping to achieve so any money saved anywhere is a big help. I have never installed anything like this in any of my previous projects so just need some expert advice that's why I thought nu-heat may be a good place to start. I am based in between Nottingham and Leicester so if any has any recommendations for companies that would also be good.

Hi We have just bought a bungalow that we will be completely renovating, it has been empty for 10 years. It currently has an old oil tank and ancient oil boiler which is no use. We are in the design stage at the minute but we will be adding another story (either full or half), ground floor is majority joisted and floorboard with 600/700mm gap underneath. There is one room concrete floor which will need breaking up and re doing anyway. We will be adding an extension on the side to increase ground area. At the minute we would like Wet UFH throughout the ground floor, I am looking into all available heating options. Would people also have wet UFH throughout upstairs too, under carpets? Can you run normal rads off ASHP? Ive been recommended to speak to Nu-Heat has anybody dealt with these? I am an electrician and quite happy so confident with DIY...would this be DIY'able? Basically the question is what would people do? Would you install a new oil boiler system or an ASHP? And the reasons why? or any other heating/dhw solutions? How noisy are the ASHP? The build won't be starting for at least another 18months so will miss the RHIi deadline but reading today that there will be a new scheme called clean heat grant opening in april 2022 All information and advice greatly appreciated Many Thanks

I think we will be sticking with the joists and floorboards etc, but I will be taking up the floorboards to insulate so I don't this would be an issue if we was to go with UFH I just don't know which way to go for the best This being said regarding insulation the rest of the house, I could overboard with insulation to increase the insulation on the exterior walls

Hi We are just starting some major renovations on a bungalow we have just purchased, it will it extending up and to the side It is all timber joists and floorboards (apart from one room which is concrete) It will be heated by a oil fired combi boiler In early plans was to have wet UFH to heat downstairs but a couple of local plumbers who I've had round have been quite negative of it Obviously it is more expensive to install They also mentioned it doesn't heat the house as well as radiators, it costs more to run, have trouble with the valves Needs more space for the valves and also running costs of a thermal store So I was after some more professional opinions and opinions of people who have fitted them in their houses as we are in a bit of a quandary now Thanks

How would you do this? The cavity below the flooring is 600/700mm

Hi We have just bought a bungalow that we will be converting to a house/dormer bungalow, the ground floor is joisted and floorboard with a depth underneath of around 600/700mm We cannot decide if we want Wet UFH yet but my wife is concerned the tiles will be cold underfoot if we don't have it...in our old house we just had tiles direct onto concrete floor Whatever route we go down I think we should insulate under the floor while we are doing the project, my question is how would people do this? Rip all the old style floorboards up, screw pieces of 2 x 1 to the joists, slot in kingspan and then replace old floor boards or to me it makes more sense to use the 8 x 2ft new style floorboards. If we did this could we lay tiles direct onto the floorboards or would we need a further tile backer board? In peoples opinion would this help keep some warmth in the tiles so they aren't so cold underfoot Is there any other ways that this could be carried out and would achieve the same outcome? and is this worthwhile doing. All advice/info very much appreciated Many Thanks

Hi I am currently renovating my bungalow (only to make it livable for a couple of years) All the flooring in the house is joisted apart from the kitchen which is sunken in the middle. Its around 30mm difference in the middle, it slopes in the from either side. I'm guessing some screwfix no nonsense levelling screed ( 3 - 50mm thickness) would be suitable. It is on concrete floor, what primer would I need? and any tips on how to do it? Is it literally mix and pour and let it find its level? It is 4 x 2.8m so how do I work out how many bags I need? It says 4m coverage but doesn't state at what thickness Ideally I would break it all out, insulate and re concrete etc but I haven't decided if I want wet UFH when I do the big renovations All help and advice appreciated

I forgot to add we have a proper wood burning fire place that would could utilise

I have just edited original post but yes sorry no mains gas

Hi all i have just bought a run down bungalow that we will have to live in for around 2 years before we can the major extension/ renovations. We need to make it livable and currently have no central heating/hot water etc (we have no mains gas in the village so only got really really old oil boiler) As we don’t know exactly what we will use long term, either ashp/solar panels/ oil etc and it would cost upwards of £6000 to have new oil boiler, new tank, oil and install My idea is to install cheap electric radiators in all rooms, under sink water heater in the kitchen, under sink water heater in my wife’s hairdressing room and then an electric shower. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devola-Electric-Thermostat-Compliant-Slimline/dp/B08KGJQ5BL/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=devola%2Belectric%2Bpanel%2Bheater&qid=1625084892&sprefix=devola&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1 I know it will cost me a lot more in energy but does this seem feasible? Sensible? Ive never done as big project as this so just looking for advice on this All advice/info welcome Many Thanks

Thank you all for the comments After having a think I think we will stick with oil combi boiler for the medium term but when we do the extension/build we will ensure it done to high standard insulation wise and leave enough room/provisions in the 'boiler room' to have another system installed. With regards to running UFH heating off an oil fired combi boiler is this possible? Would i need some sort of back thermal store (i believe its called) to make this work. The house will hopefully be 4 maybe 5 bed room when complete...is a combi boiler suitable to heat this and feed an ensuite and main bathroom. Happy to install electric showers if they are some good ones available (any recommendations?) Thanks again to all replies very helpful

Hi I complete on a run down 1960s bungalow next week, it hasn't been lived in for 10 years. Due to funding/mortgages the main bulk of the extension will be done in a couple of years. Short term I will be making it livable The village the property is located has no mains gas so we need to find alternative solution Currently it has a VERY old oil fired boiler and hot water tank, the tank is metal and not the bunded metal type. My first thought was to get a new oil boiler ASAP and then hopefully the tank will last until we do the main work when I will reposition and change the tank. I've also looked a little bit into Ground source heat pump but a couple of things put me off, we are wanting WET underfloor heating downstairs but not upstairs as we much prefer carpets. We like the combi boiler for instant hot water. The main things are the installation cost and amount of room it will need t compared to a oil fired combi boiler The size of the plot of 1500m2 so I do believe we have enough area to install the loops I was just wondering if any had any advice/opinions on this. I have do a few renovation projects but nothing on this scale especially with no mains gas and Underfloor heating All help and advice greatly appreciated Many Thanks