Read about how Mark Barthel used Underfloor Heating as just one of the many ways to turn his detached home into a temple of recycling and energy-efficiency at little cost to himself and the comfort of his family. Read the full article here
If you are worried about your impact on the environment take a leaf out of Mark’s book and install radiant underfloor heating in your home.
Anyone who has built or renovated a home during the past five years, read on. As part of the Daily Telegraph annual self-build awards, they are looking to reward strongly designed projects that are well built, haven’t necessarily cost a bomb and which are both visually appealing and innovative, as well as practical and habitable. If you think your renovation or building project - whether you commissioned it or carried out the work yourself - is special and falls into any of the relevant categories (Contemporary House, Traditional House, Ecological Home, Timber Frame Home, Value for Money, Residential Design, Extension/Remodel, Renovation, Conversion, Small Home), why not enter? All you need to do is send for an entry form from The Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards, 2 Sugar Brook Court, Aston Road, Bromsgrove B60 3EX (01527 834457; email homebuilding@centaur.co.uk). Or you can download forms from www.homebuilding.co.uk. Closing date for entries is July 31. It could be worth your time: the overall winner takes home a cash prize of £5,000.
For more information visit The Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards or the Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine.
An article in the Financial Times illustrates how homes in the country can be tastefully renovated to include all the modern comforts (including underfloor heating) and contemporary style without sacrificing the rustic way of life.
Underfloor heating offers an ideal way of obtaining really comfortable warmth throughout the home whilst leaving walls free (of radiators!) for your furniture and decoration.
Installation of Warmup underfloor heating is not difficult and can be accomplished without the need for specialist equipment or tools. You will find resources here to help you: Warmup installation guide, Warmup installation video (English), Warmup installation video (Spanish), Warmup installation manual (pdf).
The advent of technology has seen a toll on our natural environment with the rapid depletion of resources. The two however need not always be mutually exclusive. In fact, advanced technology should be the answer to redemption and with well designed products, there could be complementary usage.
Electric underfloor heating with self-regulating cable can sense other sources of heat, such as solar radiation, wind power, electrical appliances and lighting, and adjust its heat output automatically. While it is not possible to demand the presence of some of these energy sources at will, a combined usage with conventional electricity supply ought to overcome the problem.
The feasibility of applying these alternative energy sources to use in conjunction with electric underfloor heating clearly depends on several other factors such as location and other fundamental/technical issues as well. If it spells eco-friendly dollar savings for the user however, it could be an aspect well worth exploring.
I was told today by someone that he’d accompanied his child to a party and there he’d met this builder who couldn’t praise the Warmup system enough! To quote him, “I was thinking of getting a new carpet for my bathroom. He (the builder) wouldn’t hear of it).”
I must say that this was very encouraging indeed and is an excellent testimonial to the high quality of Warmup!
For the clumsy like me, underfloor heating would be perfect. Since I burned my hand against the radiator one day and waited in the body-punishing duration of another for my bathroom and kitchen floor to dry so i could finally use them, I have been plotting to convince my landlord to install Warmup Underfloor Heating. Safety - definitely a plus with underfloor heating!
It’s little wonder that when choosing a controller for underfloor heating, programmable thermostats are increasingly popular when compared to conventional manual thermostats.
Programmable thermostats automatically adjust your home’s temperature settings, allowing you to save energy while you’re away or sleeping. Not only are they more convenient and accurate than manual thermostats and improve your home’s comfort, they save energy and save money on utility bills – when used properly, about £60/year.
Containing no mercury, these smart gadgets are also better for the environment, since using less energy helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production.
Warmup programmable thermostats meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the government. These units save energy by offering 4 convenient, pre-programmed temperature settings – settings that try to anticipate when it’s convenient for you to scale back on heating or cooling.
If you are like many homeowners and work outside the home during the day and have a different schedule on the weekend, a programmable thermostat can offer many benefits, with the return on your investment being recouped usually within 1 year.
On the other hand, if you are home throughout the day, seven days a week, then a programmable thermostat will offer slightly more limited benefits.
Over the last 10 years, thanks to the impressive and rapid expansion of market share in the underfloor heating industry, the number of staff in Warmup has swelled from 3 to the current 60 - and that’s just the UK office. Our worldwide offices are doing well too, so I’m expecting many more exciting developments to be happening in the near future - I’ll be watching this space.
Warmup Underfloor Heating recently created huge waves in the underfloor heating market when they introduced the breakthrough Lifetime Warranty and SafetyNet Guarantee. Unprecedented in the underfloor heating industry worldwide, this innovative brainchild of Warmup only serves to reinforce the brand’s standing as the UK’s leading supplier of underfloor heating.
Warmup Underfloor Heating recently created huge waves in the underfloor heating market when they introduced the breakthrough and . Unprecedented in the underfloor heating industry worldwide, this innovative brainchild of Warmup only serves to reinforce the brand’s standing as the UK’s leading supplier of underfloor heating.
The warranties offer customers the extra confidence when laying the heaters. Should they accidentally damage it in the midst of installation, Warmup will replace the heater at no cost. Should the heater fail subsequently, excepting a change in floor finish, Warmup will repair it free of charge as well.*
Says Mr Charles Mathias, Chief Executive of Warmup, “We are very proud to be able to provide support for the customer at such a high level. An idea as powerful as this is bound to be adopted in no time by other brands offering similar services, however, similar does not equal same. At Warmup, we believe in offering world-class quality, and take our promises very seriously. Warmup has been around for over 10 years now, so you can rest assured that when we make a promise to replace the heaters, we will honour and deliver on it. Our promise simply reflects our confidence in our product and staff.”
