Floor finish for UFH

[ab12]

What is everyone's go to floor finish for UFH on a solid slab- LVT or tiles or something else.

 

My main considerations are longevity of the floor finish and also one which gives the best heat outcome for UFH- basically which one will feel the warmest to walk on.

 

Had a little google research LVT can last about 10-20 years wheres tiles can last a lot longer upto 50 years.

 

I've got experience with neither floor finish.

 

So floors in question are for living room, bathroom and a kitchen.

 

 

 

[JohnMo]

Wet rooms have tiles, main living space oak, bedrooms carpet (it's rubbish with UFH)

[saveasteading]

Tiles will be best overall in cost/performance terms.

[Dreadnaught]

I have a thick concrete raft foundation with wet UFH. 

 

I am choosing stick-down LVT for mine, atop 3mm smoothing compound. This is my preference of thermal performance, comfort, cost and aesthetics.

 

Plank design everywhere (with borders and thresholds; living room and corridor in running plank; bedrooms in herring bone) except for marble tile design in bathrooms with grout lines (LVT). 

 

All to be laid professionally after painting the ceilings but before everything else (including skirtings and decorating).

 

Ai was very helpful for me in thinking through all the design details.

[Indy]

1 hour ago, Dreadnaught said:

I have a thick concrete raft foundation with wet UFH. 

 

I am choosing stick-down LVT for mine, atop 3mm smoothing compound. This is my preference of thermal performance, comfort, cost and aesthetics.

 

Plank design everywhere (with borders and thresholds; living room and corridor in running plank; bedrooms in herring bone) except for marble tile design in bathrooms with grout lines (LVT). 

 

All to be laid professionally after painting the ceilings but before everything else (including skirtings and decorating).

 

Ai was very helpful for me in thinking through all the design details.

 

Very similar to what we have. Raft foundation with wet UFH on GF and we have a low profile UFH on the FF above posi joists as well.

 

Glue down LVT everywhere - herringbone downstairs, planks upstairs. Includes the kitchen and utility areas. 

 

Tiles in the bathrooms only (on top of wet UFH). No carpets anywhere in the house - including the staircase. 

 

A lot of back and forth with the builder, aided by ChatGPT!