Screed systems
Pipes embedded in the floor screed. The new-build standard: maximum heat output and thermal mass, with no compromise on build-up height.
Best for: new builds and major renovations
Underfloor heating
Gentle, even warmth — from the floor up.
Underfloor heating turns the whole floor into a radiator, running at the low water temperatures heat pumps are happiest at. The result is a warmer-feeling home with no cold spots, no wall radiators and no noise.
MCS certified installer
20+ years' experience
Design to commissioning in-house
Why underfloor
Comfort you feel, efficiency you don't have to think about.
Even, radiant warmth
Heat rises gently from the whole floor, warming people and surfaces rather than just the air near a radiator. Warm feet, a slightly cooler head height, and no cold corners.
Made for heat pumps
Underfloor heating can work at 35–45°C. Radiators used with a boiler may run at 65–75°C, but suitably sized radiators can also deliver heat at lower temperatures. Because the floor's huge surface area emits the same warmth from cooler water, your heat pump works less hard for the same comfort.
Your walls back
No radiators means every wall is free for furniture, windows and whatever you actually want in the room — and the system is completely silent while it does it.
Fit and forget
The PERT-AL-PERT pipe we install has a design life of 50+ years and needs virtually no maintenance once commissioned — the manifold pump is the only serviceable part.
How it works
A network of warm water under your feet.
Warm water circulates through a network of pipes beneath the floor, gently heating the whole surface. That radiant heat warms the room evenly instead of creating a hot zone by the wall.
The floor's thermal mass stores heat and releases it steadily — which also means underfloor heating responds more slowly than radiators. It's a system you run gently and consistently rather than blast on and off, and modern controls handle that for you by pre-heating to your schedule.
Planning a heat pump at the same time? Get an estimate, or read about air source and ground source systems.
New build or retrofit
Three systems, honestly matched to your project.
Underfloor heating is at its simplest in a new build, where the pipes go into the floor as it's built. Retrofitting an existing home is entirely possible — the right system depends on your floors, and the easiest moment is during a renovation when floors are coming up anyway.
Low-profile systems
Overlay boards adding only 15–20mm of height, laid over existing floors without major disruption — the retrofit route for most existing homes.
Best for: renovations and retrofits
Suspended floor systems
For timber suspended floors: pipes fitted between the joists with aluminium spreader plates carrying the heat evenly across the floor above.
Best for: timber-floored homes
Floor finishes
Works under almost any floor.
Stone and ceramic tile conduct heat best. Engineered wood and laminate both work well. Even carpet is fine when the carpet and underlay together stay under a 1.5 tog rating — and solid wood can be used with careful selection and acclimatisation. We'll advise on your exact finishes as part of the design.
Questions
Underfloor heating, answered honestly.
Yes. Low-profile systems add only 15–20mm to floor height and lay over existing floors, and timber suspended floors can take pipes between the joists. The most economical moment is during a renovation when floors are being replaced anyway — but with the right system choice, most homes can be retrofitted.
Because it first warms the thermal mass of the floor, which then radiates into the room. That mass is also what makes the warmth stable and even. Smart controls pre-heat to your schedule, so in practice the home is warm when you need it without you managing the lag.
Yes — it's one of the most common setups we install. A mixing valve supplies each part of the system with the water temperature it needs, so the underfloor circuits and the radiators both run at their best from the same heat pump.
Virtually none. The pipe has a 50+ year design life with no serviceable parts in the floor itself; the manifold pump may occasionally need attention and inhibitor levels should be maintained like any wet heating system. Annual heat pump servicing covers the system as a whole — see service and maintenance.
Keep exploring
Build the rest of the system.
Air source heat pumps
A favourite pairing for underfloor heating in existing homes.
Explore air source
Ground source heat pumps
Ground energy and underfloor heating — the classic new-build combination.
Explore ground source
Aftercare
Servicing and support for the whole system, from the team that installed it.
Service & maintenanceReady for warm floors?
Get a free quote for underfloor heating design, supply and installation — on its own, or designed as one system with your heat pump. We handle everything from design to commissioning.