Underfloor heating is one of the most luxurious outlays there is for your home – no matter the weather outside, you’ll have warm and cosy floors throughout your home, but getting the underfloor heating design right is even more imperative! Therefore, beneath the luxury, lies a fairly complex design system and this design is very important for maximising efficiency, comfort, and avoiding any costly mistakes. Here’s why professional underfloor heating design from VPS Underfloor Heating really matters:

Planning:

Layout

Select the rooms you intend to heat and then identify heated and unheated areas. If you don’t have a CAD drawing then a sketch will be sufficient, but make sure to include all measurements including doorways & unheated areas. The size of area will affect the overall cost of underfloor heating.

Insulation

Evaluate the insulation to ensure it meets current regulation standards, as adequate insulation is crucial for maintaining warmth and ensuring energy efficiency.

Floor Construction

Consider the subfloor where you will install the UFH system. This will determine which system is best for your project.

System Layout

Manifold Position

When embarking on an Underfloor Heating design, the manifold should be positioned centrally in the property such that distribution to each heated area is efficient. It should be ensured that copper pipework to and from the boiler can reach the designated manifold location, and the manifold itself should be easily accessible for maintenance, adjustments, and potential repairs.

Pipe Spacing

Pipe spacing will vary depending on heat source, property insulation and heating requirements. Our staff are on hand to provide guidance if you are unsure.

Here is a rough guide below:
-Passive house – 300mm
– Good Insulation or Gas Boiler – 150mm/200mm 
– Poor Insulation or Heat Pump – 100mm/150mm

Pipe Loop Length

If a given underfloor circuit exceeds a certain length, it can suffer from performance issues, so it is better to use two or more loops in a larger space instead of one continuous loop. All pipe lengths will be clearly stated on the final design.

Heating Controls

Thermostats

Thermostats control your system by monitoring the air temperature and sending a corresponding signal to the control components. Our range includes wired, wireless, and 12V systems from trusted brands such as Salus, Heatmiser, and ProWarm.

Smart Technology & Underfloor Heating Design

We supply a range of equipment which uses smart technology, providing seamless control and energy efficiency and allowing you to manage your underfloor heating from anywhere. These control systems can be extended to control other devices in your home, including lighting and sockets. Additionally, they will integrate with most popular smart home apps such as Google Home, Alexa and Apple HomeKit.

Floor Covering

Floor covering can affect the performance of underfloor heating systems. The underfloor heating design that we produce will provide information on the relative heating outputs depending on what floor covering is used.

VPS design engineers use CAD software to produce accurate pipe layouts and heat output calculations based on different floor surface materials, flow rates and pipe allocation. Our expert designers are fully qualified and experienced, and will ensure that all calculations, pipe allocations, pipe spacings, pipe layouts, flow rates and heat outputs are tailored to your property.

Why should you choose VPS for your Underfloor Heating Design?

When deciding on Underfloor Heating for your home, you want to ensure that you receive expert advice from professionals like VPS – we can help with insight and advice into the design process. Plus we can recommend on how to best integrate your system with the different range of smart controls available.

VPS Underfloor Heating are able to answer any question you might have in regards your upcoming project or installation and stock a range of top-quality underfloor heating products from some of the most recognised names in the business including: Grundfos, Taconova, Heatmiser, ProWarm, ESBE and Salus Controls.

Give us a call on 0141 459 3141 to talk to one of the team or take a look at our Underfloor heating design and quotation service – to get a detailed cost of your underfloor heating project. Our team of design experts are on hand to create your underfloor heating quotation. In just 24 hours we provide you with a detailed quotation, material estimate, and further details about our products and your new system.