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Housing - New Build: Under Floor Heating and building flexibility

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      CommentAuthorKieran
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
     
    I'm going for UFH on a screed (either limecrete or concrete with flyash content).
    My plans are very simple at the moment - one big kitchen / dining / living room. I expect the house to change once we have moved in - perhaps expanding the kitchen and potentailly installing some new stud walls. How does UFH cope with this? Obviously you don't want to be screwing stud walls into the UFH pipes but can you cover the floor above UFH pipes? How about installing new kitchen counters, fridges etc above? Is UFH an inherently inflexible heating system?
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    I'd leave the ufh out til you've decided on the lay out.

    Or if you can't entertain that, how about building any future stud walls on a low cast concrete plinth the same thickness as the wall with threaded studs embedded in it to fix the stud wall's sole plate on to?

    Could do similarly with kitchen units.

    You won't be able to create zones though, and you'd be wasting resources having ufh under kitchen cabinets.
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
     
    Stud walls could be stuck to the floor or even just not fixed. UFH is not good under kitchen units it tends to overheat them -- not good for food etc further it is definitely not wanted under fridges coolers or freezers.

    So yes it is a bit inflexible but it is not impossible to dig up the floor and change it :-)
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      CommentAuthorKieran
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
     
    Thanks for the response. I have a follow up question: how even is UFH? If I left a 600mm strip for future kitchen counter location would that be a cold patch on the floor or does the UFH make a fairly even spread of heat? (I'll leave a 200mm strip for possible future stud walls - that shouldn't be a problem)
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
     
    You would get a slight cool area round the edge if you leave out from round the edge but this should not be a problem..

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