Hello all. First time posting so apologies if this is answered elsewhere.
I am close to completing a purchase of my first flat, an ex-council place from the 1960s built in the usual concrete slab and brick.
At present there is some ghastly pipe work for the radiators sprawling round every room and up the walls to the bedrooms, it looks horrendous. I would like to install a wet UFH and have seen the low-profile systems from the likes of Nu-Heat and Wunda which are suited to retrofit projects like mine.
My question is would I need to add some extra insulation like Celotex PIR before laying the boards for the pipes or will the boards themselves be sufficient? I don’t want to lose too much floor height so looking to keep it as low profile as possible. Does anyone have a preference for either Wunda or Nu-Heat?
There is currently carpet and underlay which I want rid off immediately and would ideally do one big zone for the whole of the downstairs (approx 45m^2), as I intend to knock a few partition walls down to make it fairly open plan.
Initially I would also likely keep the rads upstairs as I can’t afford to do the whole lot in one and not sure it’s worth it in every bedroom. My install an electric one for the bathroom at a later date.
Any advice and guidance would be much appreciated!
Tobin
I am close to completing a purchase of my first flat, an ex-council place from the 1960s built in the usual concrete slab and brick.
At present there is some ghastly pipe work for the radiators sprawling round every room and up the walls to the bedrooms, it looks horrendous. I would like to install a wet UFH and have seen the low-profile systems from the likes of Nu-Heat and Wunda which are suited to retrofit projects like mine.
My question is would I need to add some extra insulation like Celotex PIR before laying the boards for the pipes or will the boards themselves be sufficient? I don’t want to lose too much floor height so looking to keep it as low profile as possible. Does anyone have a preference for either Wunda or Nu-Heat?
There is currently carpet and underlay which I want rid off immediately and would ideally do one big zone for the whole of the downstairs (approx 45m^2), as I intend to knock a few partition walls down to make it fairly open plan.
Initially I would also likely keep the rads upstairs as I can’t afford to do the whole lot in one and not sure it’s worth it in every bedroom. My install an electric one for the bathroom at a later date.
Any advice and guidance would be much appreciated!
Tobin