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If you’re in any doubt over which system to choose, or you would like help designing the most efficient pipe layout for your project, it’s always best to seek advice from a trusted manufacturer such as Continal Underfloor Heating. Pipe channels are pre-routed into the panel at 150mm centres so that pipes can be laid quickly and easily. Even taking into account the required coverboard, by using OneBoard® your floor depth will increase by just 6mm. Our OneBoard® composite chipboard panel can be installed directly onto timber joists without the need for a sub-base, replacing the normal chipboard or plywood layer and helping to reduce floor build-up heights. Alternatively, if you’re building a loft extension, you need to check the roof height (particularly around the stairs) and consider whether an ultra-slim system such as Continal’s OneBoard® structural panel will give you those precious extra inches of headroom that could make all the difference to the finished product. If you’re extending a property then you may find a mismatch between the floor height of the existing building and the new extension. One of the biggest things that will determine the type of UFH system you choose concerns the floor and ceiling heights. If you’re unsure, contact your UFH manufacturer, who should have technical advisers who can help you create the best design – or even do it for you. When building a bathroom or en-suite you may need to lay the pipes closer together to achieve the desired heat outputs, because you won’t be laying any pipe beneath baths or showers in the room, reducing the available floor area.īut remember that if you’re using closer pipe spacings across a large floor area you’ll be laying more pipe, so you might need to consider fitting a bigger manifold.
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If you are laying UFH by external windows or next to large expanses of glass you may wish to close up the pipe spacings to provide a higher heat output – much of this depends on the type of glass and what the expected heat losses are.
Some tradespeople prefer a snail pattern, and these work well in certain buildings, but a straight pattern is almost always easier to install, and will provide solid heat transfers and great efficiencies. The simplest layout for pipes in a modern, well-insulated home is a straight, back-and-forth pattern from one side of the floor area to the other. A ground-floor kitchen extension that has a large island in the middle of the room may need a different UFH pipe layout than a ground-floor conservatory, or a first-floor extension that adds a new bathroom. Another important consideration is the type of living space being created, and how much of the floor area is available for use as a heat emitter.
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