If you’ve recently refurbished your kitchen but with hindsight wish you’d installed underfloor heating, you still can. Polypipe‘s Overlay Underfloor Heating System is a wet system that’s so called because it can be laid over any existing floor thanks to its low profile, so you can avoid the upheaval and mess of ripping up your floor – saving time and money. Overlay is best suited to wood and tiles floors, while OverlayLite is ideal for vinyl or laminate. Prices start at £250 for 5 sq m.
BK – Polypipe Overlay system
Underfloor heating creates a nice, even heat throughout your kitchen and also frees up wall space that may have otherwise been occupied by radiators – and important consideration if you’re short on space. There’s also more information about underfloor heating in our March issue, so call 01773 385170 or visit the website and click on ‘Home & Leisure’ to order your copy if you don’t already have one.
Another top tip that one of the kitchen owners in our May issue raised was to avoid installing the underfloor heating directly under cupboards that store food as the contents may spoil. It’s a minor point but an avoidable pitfall and certainly worth remembering if you’re overhauling your kitchen and plan to install underfloor heating before you put in new cabintery. Emily
BK – Overlay underfloor heating, Polypipe
