Creating a new kitchen

dbyrne

Getting my kitchen done.. got alot of thinks to think of.
1: skirting heating. has anyone used this, is it any use, looking not to have rads as they take up space on the walls. I would need 3 rads in the kitchen to get it warm enough. The fellow was on dragons den and seems to be doing ok for himself now, see the link - http://www.discreteheat.co.uk/

2: my boiler is 11 year old, i get it serviced every year. Its gas but last year had to get the main board replaced etc. thinking of maybe getting a new boiler/aga etc that would fit into new kitchen. I would love a pellet burner but it is not possible to do...

3: getting the walls of the house foam filled, this will increase hopefully the heat staying in the house as it just runs through the walls, house is also 11 years old and it is useless for keeping heat.

4: was looking at underfloor heating but installing it on a prebulit house seems too difficult as it takes 50mm to 70mm in the floor which means that door heights have to be change, would end up with a step up into the kitchen which I dont want.

Please give me feedback if anyone has had experiences etc.. I posted this in the wrong thread initially, sorry

dbyrne

any answers??

Do-more

As an alternative to the skirting heating you could look at fan convectors which are fitted in the plinth under your kitchen units. Heat Merchants carry them AFAIK. If you enquire about the Myson Kickspace or Solo Hideaway you'll be on the right track.

RKQ

dbyrne wrote: »

3: getting the walls of the house foam filled, this will increase hopefully the heat staying in the house as it just runs through the walls, house is also 11 years old and it is useless for keeping heat.

Foam filled?
Are they cavity walls? If so they should be insulated to comply with Building Control. (Make sure the "Foam" has an IAB cert.)

dbyrne wrote: »

4: was looking at underfloor heating but installing it on a prebulit house seems too difficult as it takes 50mm to 70mm in the floor which means that door heights have to be change, would end up with a step up into the kitchen which I dont want.

Have you considered electric underfloor heating? Good if floor will be tiled.
You could remove existing floor slab and install underfloor heating. Messy but worth considering.

dbyrne

The walls are not insulated at all between the bricks. Ther only insulation is on the inner brick between the wall and plasterboard. I personnaly dont think this is good enough fro the work done on my house when I bought it.

Electric underfloor heating looked really good but it is hard to find out how much it would cost to run compared against piped under floor heating.

willbur

filling the cavity blocks with insulation is not bad but remember the solid parts or the block are not filled with insulation and = 1/3 the area of the block , therefore only 2/3 of your walls have extra insulation , its better to put the insulation inside up tight to the wall 50mm to 70mm with no gaps leave a 20mm gap then 12.5 plasterboard , regarding underfloor
if the exsisting concrete floor has insuation and radon barrier you can put in underfloor heating puting the heating tray directly on the concrete filling with special compound 70mm deep then tiling

willbur

regarding the heating 11 year old boiler is old put as you have looked after it then changing it only if you want an upgrade ie condensor or combi type which heat the hot water to your taps and your manual shower as you use it . it means you dont need to store hot water,

the hot air rads that go under the bottom of the kitchen presses are not bad the good ones come tithe speed and remote controle and use the heat from your central heating

endplate

If considering electric underfloor heating make sure you get the right product. Devi mats are very common. These are placed under tiles they only heat the tile and are not designed to heat living space. They are ideal for bathrooms as tiles can be cold in the mornings to walk on:)

royce

I got Thermaskirt fitted in my house and i am very happy with it.The heat output is fine if you have enough wall space.