Get quotes to fit underfloor heating

HaMuch is Excellent
By Emily Rivers
Last updated 24th August 2022

Underfloor heating brings warmth into the house and can be used in conjunction with radiators keeping the entire home at an ambient temperature or might be used instead of radiators, being the only heat source for your home. Under floor heating can be installed as an electric system or a wet gas system connected to your boiler. 

Electric underfloor heating relies on electrical cables to generate heat. Wet gas under floor heating are pipes connected to the boiler and relies on a pump, to pump water through the heating circuit, bringing warmth to the room.

How does underfloor heating warm a room?

Regardless of whether you have a wet under floor heating circuit or an electrical under floor heating circuit, they both are made up of coils which transfer heat to the floor.

An electric under floor circuit works with the electricity heating the wire mats. The wire mats that are underneath the floor surface naturally warm up from the transfer of heat.

For a wet under floor heating circuit that a gas engineer would install, an underfloor that is connected to the gas boiler, can be an extended part of the central heating radiator system. The water pumping through the system is heated by the boiler, and this hot water flows through the pipes of the under floor heating, which then transfer heat to the floor surface.

Floor materials that work the best with underfloor heating are stone and tile. Carpet works with a low thermal resistance underlay and the carpet should have a hessian back for efficiency. Wood is not as effective, thinner wood is better than solid wood which might need the system running a month before any noticeable difference.

Cost to fit wet under floor heating

Does under floor heating replace radiators?

This depends on the energy efficiency of your home. If your home is well insulated and generally a warmer house (or a newbuild), then you can enjoy more space in each room by removing radiators from the walls and replacing the heating with underfloor heating.

Most UK homes tend to rely on a combination of radiators and underfloor heating (UFH). Under floor heating can take a gradual time to warm up a room (warming from the bottom up) and it is not as hot as the heat being distributed out of a radiator. The under floor heating will however deliver the heat more evenly in every room. This is because under the floor is a set of loops of heating running along the entire floor surface of a room. A radiator is fixed to a wall in one section of the room, making that part of the room by the radiator naturally hotter than the rest of the room. Also, as underfloor heating cannot be installed underneath thick wooden floors, it would not be suitable to completely remove all radiators and only have UFH. For a comfortable cosy winter period, the best is to have both; underfloor heating circuit and radiators. 

How much will it cost to fit underfloor heating?

The cost of fitting underfloor heating is dependent on how big a floor space will be having under floor hoses and if the installation is a retrofit or part of a new refurbishment. On average the cost for fitting under floor heating, will work out as £125 per square metre for a refurbishment or for a retro fit, £145 per square metre. The installation cost is about 50% labour and 50% of the cost is the materials

A gas heating engineer will be able to retrofit an underfloor heating to a living room in one to two days of labour time (whether the system is being screeded into the floor or not). The engineer will install the manifold first which the loops of the underfloor heating are connected to, before then laying the loops (also known as hoses). If the entire 3 bed house is being renovated with wet underfloor heating fitted, this could be 5 - 7 days labour for the gas engineer. If the system is being retrofitted, then allow for a few days extra of labour charges for the extra time needed accessing where the hoses will be fitted.

Cost to fit underfloor heating 

Per

Average total labour cost

Fitting underfloor heating in a bathroom refurbishment

Per day

£230

Fit underfloor heating on the ground floor of a 3 bed refurbishment

Per day

£620

Install underfloor heating on both floors of a 3 bed

Per day

£900

Clean rust out of the underfloor heating circuit on a ground floor

Per day

£350

Replace a faulty isolation valve on the manifold of an underfloor heating system

Per hour

£90

Which is better; gas or electric under floor heating?

Both wet and electric under floor heating come with their own set of advantages.

Electric underfloor heating is easier to retrofit and when it comes to small spaces like a bathroom, it is cheaper to install. The underfloor heating mats are thin so they do not add much height difference to the floor.

A water underfloor gas heating is cheaper to run than the electric heating and when you are doing a house refurbishment, they are generally cheaper to install as well. Wet systems can be a smart underfloor system being controlled remotely from your phone to keep them more energy efficient as they are better when heating up large rooms like a basement area or a living room.

What to consider when getting underfloor heating?

Underfloor heating suits almost any age, size or condition of a property. If you are considering fitting under floor heating, consider the floor space that you would like heated. Is this just going to be in wet rooms like bathrooms? 

Or will you want the entire downstairs on the under floor heating circuit.

What is the current floor surface, if old carpets / laminate / vinyl, will they be compatible with under floor heating and do you need to re carpet / laminate / vinyl with a new thermal resistant underlay?

What is the thermal energy efficiency of your home? if not too great, then underfloor heating will need to work with radiators on the walls and will not be able to replace the radiators.

Most importantly, speak to the gas heating engineer to find out the cost of installing a wet water under floor heating system versus the cost of an electrician installing an electric dry system and decide which system would be overall cheaper to install and run in your home.


Estimates for common heating engineer jobs;

Rates for other trades

Fit underfloor heating cost in the UK
Fit underfloor heating cost in the UK (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKFit underfloor heating cost
Fit underfloor heating near Aberdeen£284
Fit underfloor heating near Amber Valley£241
Fit underfloor heating near Angus£270
Fit underfloor heating near Arun£275
Fit underfloor heating near Ashfield£238
Fit underfloor heating near Aylesbury Vale£283
Fit underfloor heating near Barnsley£237
Fit underfloor heating near Basildon£262
Fit underfloor heating near Basingstoke & Deane£280
Fit underfloor heating near Bassetlaw£245
Fit underfloor heating near Bath & North East Somerset£265
Fit underfloor heating near Bedford£286
Fit underfloor heating near Belfast£224
Fit underfloor heating near Birmingham£238
Fit underfloor heating near Blackburn£232
Fit underfloor heating near Blackpool£247
Fit underfloor heating near Bolton£247
Fit underfloor heating near Bournemouth£276
Fit underfloor heating near Bracknell Forest£292
Fit underfloor heating near Bradford£236
Fit underfloor heating near Braintree£260
Fit underfloor heating near Breckland£242
Fit underfloor heating near Bridgend£229
Fit underfloor heating near Brighton£268
Fit underfloor heating near Bristol£259
Fit underfloor heating near Broadland£266
Fit underfloor heating near Broxtowe£237
Fit underfloor heating near Bury£244
Fit underfloor heating near Caerphilly£229
Fit underfloor heating near Calderdale£228
Fit underfloor heating near Cambridge£281
Fit underfloor heating near Canterbury£252
Fit underfloor heating near Cardiff£233
Fit underfloor heating near Carmarthenshire£200
Fit underfloor heating near Charnwood£228
Fit underfloor heating near Chelmsford£259
Fit underfloor heating near Cheltenham£307
Fit underfloor heating near Cherwell£288
Fit underfloor heating near Chester£227
Fit underfloor heating near Colchester£258
Fit underfloor heating near Conway£209
Fit underfloor heating near Coventry£237
Fit underfloor heating near Crewe & Nantwich£239
Fit underfloor heating near Dacorum£284
Fit underfloor heating near Derby£226
Fit underfloor heating near Doncaster£243
Fit underfloor heating near Dover£235
Fit underfloor heating near Dudley£238
Fit underfloor heating near Dumfries & Galloway£253
Fit underfloor heating near Dundee£272
Fit underfloor heating near East Ayrshire£209
Fit underfloor heating near East Devon£245
Fit underfloor heating near East Dunbartonshire£282
Fit underfloor heating near East Hampshire£274
Fit underfloor heating near East Hertfordshire£282
Fit underfloor heating near East Lindsey£223
Fit underfloor heating near East Riding£195
Fit underfloor heating near Eastleigh£280
Fit underfloor heating near Edinburgh£267
Fit underfloor heating near Elmbridge£293
Fit underfloor heating near Epping Forest£294
Fit underfloor heating near Erewash£229
Fit underfloor heating near Exeter£254
Fit underfloor heating near Falkirk£276
Fit underfloor heating near Fife£268
Fit underfloor heating near Flintshire£226
Fit underfloor heating near Gateshead£260
Fit underfloor heating near Gedling£234
Fit underfloor heating near Glasgow£277
Fit underfloor heating near Gloucester£317
Fit underfloor heating near Guildford£295
Fit underfloor heating near Gwynedd£224
Fit underfloor heating near Halton£241
Fit underfloor heating near Harrogate£231
Fit underfloor heating near Havant & Waterloo£265
Fit underfloor heating near Highland£320
Fit underfloor heating near Horsham£272
Fit underfloor heating near Huntingdonshire£279
Fit underfloor heating near Ipswich£313
Fit underfloor heating near Isle of Wight£263
Fit underfloor heating near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£260
Fit underfloor heating near Kingston-upon-Hull£196
Fit underfloor heating near Kirklees£232
Fit underfloor heating near Knowsley£238
Fit underfloor heating near Lancaster£263
Fit underfloor heating near Leeds£233
Fit underfloor heating near Leicester£229
Fit underfloor heating near Lisburn£222
Fit underfloor heating near Liverpool£237
Fit underfloor heating near London£291
Fit underfloor heating near Luton£288
Fit underfloor heating near Macclesfield£244
Fit underfloor heating near Maidstone£259
Fit underfloor heating near Manchester£242
Fit underfloor heating near Mid Bedfordshire£281
Fit underfloor heating near Mid Sussex£278
Fit underfloor heating near Middlesbrough£250
Fit underfloor heating near Milton Keynes£284
Fit underfloor heating near Neath Port Talbot£237
Fit underfloor heating near New Forest£275
Fit underfloor heating near Newbury£279
Fit underfloor heating near Newcastle-under-Lyme£230
Fit underfloor heating near Newcastle-upon-Tyne£261
Fit underfloor heating near Newport£235
Fit underfloor heating near North Ayrshire£227
Fit underfloor heating near North East Lincolnshire£245
Fit underfloor heating near North Hertfordshire£283
Fit underfloor heating near North Lanarkshire£279
Fit underfloor heating near North Lincolnshire£223
Fit underfloor heating near North Somerset£254
Fit underfloor heating near North Tyneside£258
Fit underfloor heating near North Wiltshire£306
Fit underfloor heating near Northampton£277
Fit underfloor heating near Norwich£261
Fit underfloor heating near Nottingham£230
Fit underfloor heating near Nuneaton & Bedworth£234
Fit underfloor heating near Oldham£244
Fit underfloor heating near Oxford£289
Fit underfloor heating near Pembrokeshire£201
Fit underfloor heating near Perth & Kinross£271
Fit underfloor heating near Peterborough£285
Fit underfloor heating near Plymouth£246
Fit underfloor heating near Poole£275
Fit underfloor heating near Portsmouth£264
Fit underfloor heating near Powys£300
Fit underfloor heating near Preston£242
Fit underfloor heating near Reading£297
Fit underfloor heating near Redcar & Cleveland£245
Fit underfloor heating near Reigate & Banstead£290
Fit underfloor heating near Renfrewshire£273
Fit underfloor heating near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£225
Fit underfloor heating near Rochdale£245
Fit underfloor heating near Rochester-upon-Medway£280
Fit underfloor heating near Rotherham£238
Fit underfloor heating near Salford£242
Fit underfloor heating near Salisbury£255
Fit underfloor heating near Sandwell£237
Fit underfloor heating near Scarborough£264
Fit underfloor heating near Scottish Borders£380
Fit underfloor heating near Sefton£240
Fit underfloor heating near Sevenoaks£271
Fit underfloor heating near Sheffield£241
Fit underfloor heating near Slough£293
Fit underfloor heating near Solihull£237
Fit underfloor heating near South Ayrshire£229
Fit underfloor heating near South Bedfordshire£286
Fit underfloor heating near South Cambridgeshire£271
Fit underfloor heating near South Gloucestershire£261
Fit underfloor heating near South Kesteven£270
Fit underfloor heating near South Lanarkshire£266
Fit underfloor heating near South Oxfordshire£289
Fit underfloor heating near South Somerset£262
Fit underfloor heating near South Tyneside£259
Fit underfloor heating near Southampton£277
Fit underfloor heating near Southend-on-Sea£253
Fit underfloor heating near St Albans£292
Fit underfloor heating near St Helens£237
Fit underfloor heating near Stafford£242
Fit underfloor heating near Stockport£246
Fit underfloor heating near Stockton-on-Tees£250
Fit underfloor heating near Stoke-on-Trent£230
Fit underfloor heating near Stratford-on-Avon£249
Fit underfloor heating near Stroud£290
Fit underfloor heating near Suffolk Coastal£333
Fit underfloor heating near Sunderland£259
Fit underfloor heating near Swale£249
Fit underfloor heating near Swansea£230
Fit underfloor heating near Tameside£243
Fit underfloor heating near Teignbridge£250
Fit underfloor heating near Tendring£293
Fit underfloor heating near Test Valley£267
Fit underfloor heating near Thamesdown£310
Fit underfloor heating near Thanet£262
Fit underfloor heating near The Wrekin£250
Fit underfloor heating near Thurrock£265
Fit underfloor heating near Torbay£248
Fit underfloor heating near Trafford£247
Fit underfloor heating near Vale of Glamorgan£232
Fit underfloor heating near Vale of White Horse£295
Fit underfloor heating near Vale Royal£224
Fit underfloor heating near Wakefield£238
Fit underfloor heating near Walsall£237
Fit underfloor heating near Warrington£247
Fit underfloor heating near Warwick£242
Fit underfloor heating near Waveney£253
Fit underfloor heating near Waverley£287
Fit underfloor heating near Wealden£269
Fit underfloor heating near West Lancashire£240
Fit underfloor heating near West Lothian£281
Fit underfloor heating near West Wiltshire£306
Fit underfloor heating near Wigan£240
Fit underfloor heating near Windsor & Maidenhead£292
Fit underfloor heating near Wirral£235
Fit underfloor heating near Wokingham£292
Fit underfloor heating near Wolverhampton£239
Fit underfloor heating near Wrexham Maelor£264
Fit underfloor heating near Wychavon£264
Fit underfloor heating near Wycombe£301
Fit underfloor heating near York£228