There are many benefits to installing an under tile heating system (also known as underfloor heating) in your home, and as Roman ingenuity tells us, we’re not the first generation to develop the concept! Under tile heating offers a fantastic way to heat your floor in a comprehensive manner, without it being visible or using up often valuable wall space such as a radiator might. The system is installed on top on your sub-floor, underneath your flooring, whether it’s wood or tiled. Under tile heating can be installed either as your main source of heating for a room, or as a secondary heating source to keep the chill off the floor. Since heat rises, you can be sure you’ll be getting the most from your heating system, without the energy rising to the ceiling before warming the room as you may find from most traditional heaters that rely on ‘convection’. It’s widely understood that our feet are a natural thermostat for the body. If are feet are nice and toasty, it’s more than likely that so is the rest of us. So by moving away from traditional heating methods such as radiators, where much of the heat is above head level often creating that ‘stuffy’ sensation whilst still not heating your body – underfloor heating systems offer a way to heat your room and your body from the ground up.

With fantastic-quality under tile heating solutions now available from Topps Tiles by manufacturers such as Warmup (the UK’s leading manufacturer), you can be confident that you’re not only getting a product that will work effectively, but also one that’s easy-to-install, and will remove the need for a specialist installation or expensive tools. Warmup systems are now not only cost-effective, but also come with a lifetime warranty for that added peace-of-mind. You can also combine your underfloor heating system with an energy-efficient, digital thermostat to give you incredible control and flexibility over your settings and time zones via an easy-to-use interface. New features such as ‘Active Energy Management’ allows you to save up to 10% on your energy bill by giving you prompts in terms of the optimum settings for your home, and a graphical display so you can see what energy you are using, and when.

Studies have shown that under tile heating can actually reduce energy bills by up to 50%. This figure is heavily dependent of course on a number of variables in each home, one of which being the type of insulation fitted below your underfloor heating system. This is an important aspect to bear in mind to ensure that the heat generated from your under tile heating doesn’t radiate down through the sub-floor beneath, but rather is directed up into the room. A good layer of insulation can be achieved by installing insulating boards, also available from Topps Tiles in a range of thicknesses to suit your space. The real proof of the efficiency of this kind of heating can be seen in the way that many new home-builds are opting for underfloor heating as opposed to traditional radiators as standard, since they not only improve the aesthetics of the property, but are rapidly becoming a standard feature in modern, energy-efficient homes.

Another very desirable added benefit to using under tile heating in your home is its compatibility for use with tiled floors and especially wetrooms. A wetroom is essentially a completely waterproof bathroom with a walk-in shower enclosure, which often works in conjunction with underfloor heating to help dry water left on the surface of the bathroom tiles. Under tile heating helps to remove moisture from the floor of your home making it a drier, more hygienic environment, and inhibiting the growth of dust mites that depend on the moisture for survival. This can also improve conditions for asthma sufferers or people with dust-related allergy problems, since the flow of dust, as seen in the ‘chimney effect’ typically encouraged by radiators, is reduced considerably due to the higher level of dimensional consistency in heat provision.