Cold floor
#32
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From: Gandia, Valencia

Hi
Should have had underfloor heating but decided to have traditional rads etc, tiled floor very cold in winter months, thought about insulating the underside of the beam and block floor, but concerned if it would increase the condensation level when left empty, apart from carpets, slippers etc any advice.
Thanks
Should have had underfloor heating but decided to have traditional rads etc, tiled floor very cold in winter months, thought about insulating the underside of the beam and block floor, but concerned if it would increase the condensation level when left empty, apart from carpets, slippers etc any advice.
Thanks
Infra-red heating systems can help to warm floors but may prove costly in electricity. A decent woodburner will help to warm up any property and you could opt for a model that includes ducted transfer of the hot air, which in turn could be pumped via pipes running through the floor block voids, this will however also be expensive and ideally a flexible grout would be used under tiles to resist cracking from thermal movement. I am afraid decent large rugs are the best temporary solution.
Now where did I put my slippers?..
Last edited by Mark Paddon; Nov 3rd 2008 at 9:49 am.
#33
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My tiled floors used to be freezing in the winter but with the wood stove burning they are fine. They absorb the radiant heat and give it up slowly long after the fire has stopped burning. Even the next morning they are still toasty.
Last edited by correveidile; Nov 4th 2008 at 1:28 am.






