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Underfloor heating is an ideal way to keep your feet warm on long cold winter nights.  It is often used in areas such as bathrooms, where tiled floors are often laid.  Tile is notoriously cold under foot and so having underfloor heating feels like sheer luxury when getting out of the bath or shower.

Underfloor heating is not designed to heat entire rooms and replace your central heating system.  Instead, it warms the floor, which makes it lovely to walk around barefoot and is suitable to be used under various types of flooring material.  It is more commonly used under tile and laminate flooring.

Underfloor heating insulation is used to save on heat wastage.  It ensures that the heat is directed upwards, into the room and ensures that the floor holds the heat for longer, making it more energy efficient.  Underfloor heating systems can be electric or water powered and both are cost effective.  They can be used in solar powered homes just as effectively as mains powered properties and are fairly cheap and easy to install.

Underfloor heating kits can be bought from larger DIY shops and take very little skill to install.  Electric underfloor heating systems are easier for the DIY enthusiast to install than water underfloor heating systems, especially as additional plumbing may be necessary.

Underfloor heating can be used in every room of the house.  The heating system comes complete with thermostat controls, which enable the temperature in each room to be set individually.  Rooms can be isolated and the heating switched off and some systems include timers, so it is possible to set the on and off times.