Underfloor Heating

At New Image we offer a selection of modern heating solutions to help you transform your home – including electric underfloor heating. Underfloor heating is rapidly gaining popularity as an affordable heating alternative, particularly in spaces which require cold surfaces such as tiles. Historically, the concept of under-tile heating dates back to the ancient Romans from 2000 years ago! In the modern day, underfloor heating is regarded as an affordable luxury for many across the UK.

Underfloor heating is suitable for any room where a tile is installed – therefore, underfloor heating can enhance the comfort of your bathrooms, kitchens, conservatories, and sunrooms. At New Image, we specialise in a wide selection of high-quality floor tiles that are suitable for underfloor heating, ensuring compatibility with your heating system. Our diverse range of floor tiles are not simply compatible with underfloor heating, but they also add a touch of elegance to your home.

Useful Information Regarding Underfloor Heating

Check Your Sub-Floor is Suitable

Any sub-floor that is suitable for tiling over, should also be suitable for the under tile heating system. In general, such sub-floors will be either concrete or plywood – however, some water-resistant chipboards may also be suitable if they are fixed down correctly. Please check with an approved tiler before purchasing an underfloor heating system.

Standard chipboard and MDF are not considered suitable surfaces on which to fix tiles. The heating capabilities and warm-up times will vary depending on the subfloor; timber sub-floors and insulated concrete will perform better than uninsulated floors. In all cases, the use of an insulated tile-backer board will greatly reduce warm-up times and subsequent running costs.

How to Select the Correct Underfloor Heating System

In order to cater for all requirements and room sizes, we supply a wide range of underfloor heating kit sizes at New Image. The cable kit offers the installer complete freedom to space the heating cable evenly over the open floor – no matter how awkward the room shape and thus avoid the problem of any cold spots.

Selecting the underfloor heating system is a matter of personal choice – however,  when the underfloor heating system is being installed in either a bathroom or small kitchen with fixed objects to work around (such as showers, WC’s or kitchen units), most people find the cable kit hugely helpful..