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Does anyone know which trade I should approach for the install of electric underfloor heating?
Our tame electrician is not really interested. Only one specialist flooring company in town also does UFH, but their quote was eye-watering.
A google search doesn't reveal an obvious answer - general builders, electricians, joiners, kitchen&bathroom fitters??
Cheers,
Paul
We had one fitted in a previous house - the bathroom fitter did it, but also called his electrician mate to help.
I did it myself in the upper floor of a new oak framed building. Laid on a foam underlay proved by the electric mat suppliers under a free floating laminate floor. Absolute doddle and works brilliantly. I got an electrician to test it and make the final connections to the mains.
Our tiler did ours, but asked an electrician to do the final connections.
I’d look for a local flooring fitter (independent of flooring retailer). Electrician will still have a job to do making connections.
We had one fitted in a previous house – the bathroom fitter did it, but also called his electrician mate to help.
This (twice) although it was our preferred electrician we used.
Edit: If you use Facebook, join a local group (ie a group set up for your town/area) and ask on there – I have had some (and given some) good recommendations that way too.
For our kitchen the builder doing the kitchen fitted the mats, sparkie connected them up.
I did it myself in the upper floor of a new oak framed building. Laid on a foam underlay proved by the electric mat suppliers under a free floating laminate floor. Absolute doddle and works brilliantly. I got an electrician to test it and make the final connections to the mains.
Have looked at this. Which system did you go with? The Rayotec kit looks quite good.
For my bathroom refit the plumber laid it and had an electrician come in to wire it up and install the controls.
Where are you actually installing it though and for what purpose (to heat the room or just to take the cold out of the flooring)? I'd reconsider if it's to heat the room as it will likely cost you a fortune (mine needs to run pretty much 24x7 in colder months to keep the room warm and I think added £80 or so a month to my electricity bill). I've since only set it to be on 3am-8am to warm the floor tiles a bit (I'm normally in the bathroom around 6:30am and the floor tiles will be OK by then even if not exactly warm). To heat the room I just leave the door open now and let the central heating do it :p
Have looked at this. Which system did you go with? The Rayotec kit looks quite good.
Rayotec are good and will help you spec the matts, controller and underlay.
It’s so easy to do yourself, including the electrics.
It’s so easy to do yourself, including the electrics.
I'm 'warming' to the self-install idea. It's 40% of the quote i've had so far!
Have looked at this. Which system did you go with? The Rayotec kit looks quite good.
Yep Rayotec. Great to deal with and a doddle to install. Probably the easiest and most satisfying household DIY job I've ever done.
If you are doing multiple rooms or zones, have a look at Heatmiser Neo systems instead of normal thermostats. NeoHub then a Neostat for each room.