The Romans used under floor heating more than two thousand years ago. It is now a type of heating that is coming back into fashion. There are several reasons why people are opting for under floor heating. This post will look at the advantages of under floor heating and whether strand woven bamboo flooring is suitable for an under floor heating system.
The great drawback with radiators is that they produce convection heat. In other words the heat goes up and the room heats up from the ceiling down. In contrast under floor heating gives off radiating heat and the room warms up from the floor up.
Under floor heating can be supplied by electrical cables or from pipes with hot water. The water used for radiators is at 60 degrees Celsius whereas for under floor heating it is only 50 degrees. The lower temperature for the water makes it suitable for heat pumps and solar heated water.
Whereas it takes longer for a room to heat up using under floor heating the advantage is the room normally holds the heat for longer both with wood, bamboo or concrete flooring.
Finally, removing the radiators from a room makes more space for furniture in a room, takes away places where dust gathers and makes a space more aesthetically pleasing.
It is not easy to do a DIY installation of under floor heating. It should only be attempted by the most competent DIYers. There are a number of options for under floor heating. It is possible to put under floor heating under strand woven bamboo flooring because it is a very hard and stable type of flooring that can withstand the heat. Panda Bamboo Flooring sells cross ply high density strand woven bamboo flooring that is recommended for under floor heating.
Panda Bamboo Flooring produces strand woven bamboo flooring with high rigidity and high density that is some of the best on the market.
If you don’t mind waiting for a room to heat up or you also use central air for heating then under floor heating with strand woven bamboo flooring is a good option that hides the ‘equipment’ of heating and makes sitting on the floor in the winter a real pleasure.
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