Date: February 13, 2024 | Author: Raju Juneja
Underfloor heating is a great way to heat homes.
Underfloor heating involves pipes or electrical cables distributed throughout the home, under the floor. These pipes heat up, supplying the home with warmth from the ground up.
Underfloor heating offers several advantages over traditional boiler systems, including more even heat distribution, energy efficiency and design flexibility. In this article, we briefly look at types of underfloor heating, the installation process, how it heats as well as the benefits of choosing underfloor heating.
Types of Underfloor Heating
There are two types of underfloor heating:
– Hydronic (Water-based) Underfloor Heating: This system moves warm water through a network of pipes that sit beneath the floor.
– Electric Underfloor Heating: This system generates heat through the use of electric cables or mats that sit under the floor.
Underfloor Heating Installation Process
– For hydronic underfloor heating, pipes are laid out in a network across the floor before the floor is covered with a screed or concrete layer.
– With electric underfloor heating, heating mats or cables are laid evenly across the floor before being covered by a layer of tile adhesive or Thinset.
How They Heat
– In hydronic systems, hot water will be heated by a boiler or a heat pump before it is circulated through the pipes.
– Electric systems generate heat directly through the cables or mats.
Efficiency and Comfort
Underfloor heating provides more even heat distribution when compared with traditional radiators. This avoids cold spots in rooms. Because heat rises from the floor, it creates an evenly warm and comfortable environment throughout your home. And, because underfloor heating systems run at lower temperatures than traditional boilers, they can offer energy savings and reduced bills.
Different Flooring Types
Underfloor heating performs best with flooring such as tile, stone, laminate, engineered wood, and some carpets. It’s really important to choose a flooring material that has good thermal conductivity, to ensure the heat is transferred effectively.
Maintenance
Underfloor heating doesn’t need too much maintenance after initial installation. Routing inspections and checks of the system will ensure everything is in full working order.
Want to Install Underfloor Heating?
At Express Liquid Screeds, we supply and lay specialist screeds that offer exceptional thermal conductivity. We partner with a great underfloor heating installation company that manufactures quality underfloor heating components and packages.
If you would like to find out more about our underfloor heating services, just get in touch.
Date: January 15, 2024 | Author: Raju Juneja
Concrete is a great building material that is used extensively in construction work, as it offers a huge range of benefits.
Different concrete offers different advantages. One type of concrete we are particularly familiar with is liquid screed. Liquid screed is an easy-to-pour concrete that creates a perfectly level surface. It’s tough, durable and thermally conductive, making it an environmentally friendly option.
Read on to find out more about liquid screed and its benefits.
What Is Liquid Screed?
Liquid screed is a calcium sulphate and cement-based product that is easy to lay. It is often confused for concrete, but it is not necessarily the same thing. Liquid screed has different properties than regular concrete so it behaves in a very different way.
Liquid screed will be poured on top of an existing concrete layer, to offer a neat, level and smooth surface. After the liquid screed has dried, the flooring of your choice can then be laid on top (carpet, wood, tiles etc.).
At Express Liquid Screeds, we supply both anhydrite/calcium sulphate and cementitious liquid screeds, using our specially-designed liquid screed pump.
What Are The Benefits Of Liquid Screed?
Liquid screed is a lifesaver for contractors, as it offers so many fantastic benefits that make construction easier!
To name just a few of these benefits:
- It is easy to lay, which reduces installation time and costs
- It can be used with so many types of flooring, including wood, lino, vinyl, tile, carpet etc.
- It offers a neat and smooth surface thanks to its self-levelling characteristics
- It is hard-wearing, sturdy and durable
- It can be dry in little to no time (our liquid screed will be ready to walk on within 24-48 hours)
- Its conductive properties mean it is compatible with underfloor heating, when poured it will seamlessly fit around any pipes
- It offers minimal shrinking when drying (<0.1%)
- There will be no surface dust after laying
Want To Know More About Liquid Screed?
If you’re curious about liquid screed and whether it could work in your next construction job, just get in touch. Our team of specialists will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Contact us for a quote today to find out all the amazing things Express Liquid Screed can do for you.
Date: January 30, 2020 | Author: Ashley Sexton
Here’s an example of our subfloor preparation from a job we completed today at Braklesham Bay, West Sussex. Neat, tidy, flat, fully watertight with expansion detail in all the right places. Great preparation gives great final results, which we’ll show off next week when we return to install a quick drying cementitious liquid screed. Did you know we can manage your floor from preparation through to final floor coverings, including fully guaranteed underfloor heating solutions! We have a full portfolio of screed and underfloor heating products to suit almost every application.
Call to discuss your project on 0800 270 7837. Or email us: info@expressliquidscreeds.co.uk
