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mrstevenbushus · 5 years

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Radiators or Underfloor Heating?

Whether you’re self-building, renovating or extending, selecting the right heating system is a major decision.

From design considerations through to energy efficiency, running costs and other practical concerns, there’s a lot to wade through when choosing between underfloor heating (UFH) and radiators. Here’s what you need to know.

Different underfloor heating and radiator designs

Whatever the style of your home, you’ll easily find an underfloor heating system or radiator arrangement to suit your tastes and requirements.

One of the most popular reasons to choose underfloor heating is because, as the name suggests, it is hidden beneath your floor covering. This allows for clean lines and an open flow throughout your home that isn’t interrupted by radiators. It also frees up wall space so will give you the feeling of extra room, too.

There are hundreds of design options when it comes to radiators, so don’t fall into the trap of thinking that you can’t get something to suit your interior scheme.

Vertical radiators are growing in popularity, as their configuration means they don’t have as much of an impact on furniture placement.

The HB Signature Elektra in grey has a simple, fuss-free vibe with chunky, regimented towel rails.

Tired of plain old panel radiators? Thankfully there’s a wealth of attractive alternatives out there – and we’ve picked our favourite designer radiators to help you choose something a little more stylish for your living space.

Read more: The Best Designer Radiators to Keep Warm During Winter

In terms of material, aluminum is a strong choice for achieving unusual shapes and finishes, plus it heats up quickly. For period charm, consider column radiators in cast iron. You could even try coating this in a bespoke colour for a modern feel – try Bisque for ideas.

Can I retrofit underfloor heating and radiators?

There are two types of underfloor heating to choose from – wet UFH and dry UFH. The former connects to your central heating system (powered by a boiler or renewable alternative) and warm water streams through piping laid beneath the floor, often set in screed.

Dry UFH runs off of domestic electricity, with electric coils placed under the surface. The advantage of this is that the wiring is quite thin and simple to fit – so there’s relatively little disruption involved during fitting.

Key considerations for heating systems

Heat pumps can offer an efficient route to powering wet underfloor heating. “Both technologies work at a lower temperature level than boilers and radiators, which can help to increase the efficiency of both of these options and also reduces overall running costs,” says Martyn Bridges at Worcester, Bosch Group.

Radiators have a quick response time, so they can react faster to external temperatures than the gentle, trickle-down heat from UFH.

Interestingly, unlike traditional radiators, no dust or carbon particles are passed around the room with UFH as it doesn’t rely on convection. This will reduce house dust mites, which is a major benefit to asthma sufferers.

With wet UFH systems, make sure you dedicate space for a cupboard to house the control manifold. Each room or zone will run from here off its own valve, giving you excellent flexibility in terms of climate in each area.

Installing wet UFH can be a more complex process, as it requires more space for pipework. Plumbing connections and tests will need to be carried out and the floor must be properly prepared and insulated in order to ensure the system works efficiently.

There needs to be enough room to accommodate this and the piping, so you might have to elevate the floor level, especially if it’s being retrofitted into an existing space. Because of this, it’s easier to install wet underfloor heating in a new build as these adjustments can be planned from the start.

Nu-Heat’s slimline Lo Pro Max underfloor heating system is designed specifically with retrofit scenarios in mind. It offers a minimal height build-up on top of existing floors, averaging at 22m

However, there are now a lot of low-profile systems available to enable easier installation of wet UFH. Using thin pipework, special screeds or thin overlay boards, these reduce floor height build-up and won’t disturb other fittings as much. Check out Nu-Heat’s LoPro 10 or Polypipe’s Overlay system, which measures just 18mm in depth.

If you’re renovating an old property and updating the radiators, it might be necessary to plan for a new boiler and possibly upgrade the pipework.

You’ll need a qualified heating professional (such as a Gas Safe registered engineer if you are on gas, or OFTEC approved for oil) to do the installation for you. This will involve working with them to choose a suitable boiler, and maybe cold water tank, radiators and suitable controls for the system.

Where do these heat emitters work best?

Underfloor heating is great for use in large rooms – so it’s ideal for open-plan spaces. The gentle warmth of underfloor heating also makes it a good choice for bathroom spaces.

One potential downside is that UFH takes a long time to get up to temperature, so it needs to be on fairly constantly during the heating season (albeit at a low temperature, which leads to good efficiency and cost-savings in use).

When fitting radiators, you ideally need to have one installed every 4m in a room, so they aren’t ideal for large open-plan kitchen extensions, for example. But they work well in bedrooms, which tend to be smaller in size.

What’s more efficient: underfloor heating or radiators?

UFH can be extremely eco-friendly and affordable to run, as long as it’s installed properly and partnered with the correct flooring material so it can conduct heat. Stone, ceramic, engineered timber or vinyl flooring are best, but always check with your supplier before buying.

Wet UFH can be around 25% more efficient than radiators when paired with a modern condensing boiler; and up to 40% more effective when running from a heat pump.

It also tends to work out cheaper to run than electric UFH products, with Nu-Heat suggesting a room size of 10m2 would cost £224 per annum to heat using electric UFH, whereas a wet system would only cost £61 per year.

Closer look: Efficient underfloor heating in a self-build project

James and Corina Barrett were keen to make their modern self-build in South Oxfordshire as energy efficient and low cost to run as possible.

So when considering the best heating setup for their new home, they opted for underfloor heating (UFH) from Nu-Heat with a total of 221.8m2 of high heat-output, pumped liquid screed UFH installed in the house.

Nu-Heat was an easy choice for James. As owner of property development and house building company Ashbrook Homes, he has used the brand in other projects: “I have always found the company to be well-priced, prompt and helpful in the design stage,” he says. “Above all, they offer a great product.”

As well as negating the need for radiators, the Nu-Heat UFH system offsets the high heat losses of the mainly glazed new-build, and links up easily with the couple’s home automation system.

Photos: Ashbrook Homes

That’s not to say a well-planned radiator setup can’t be efficient, too. However, it’s essential to properly calculate the heat loss of the room (as with UFH) and then find the right sized emitter. The output is measured in BTUs (British Thermal Units) or wattage. There are plenty of online calculators that give a good basic guide to the right output for each room.

Factors such as insulation levels, what type of window glazing you have and how your home’s walls are constructed will all impact on the final score, however, so it’s always best to ask your plumber for advice.

The location of a radiator will affect its performance, too. “Wherever you choose to place your emitter, try not to position it behind large items of furniture as doing so will restrict the flow of hot air around the room,” says Nick Baylis, director of Castrads. “Keep the immediate area surrounding the radiator as open as possible to allow the heat to permeate the space efficiently.”

Can I use underfloor heating and radiators together?

If you’re self-building, UFH is simple to fit as it can be installed as the fabric of the house is being constructed. It’s also likely to be the most efficient choice for your primary heating – although don’t rule out radiators completely. A popular solution is to install UFH on the ground floor and radiators upstairs (in bedrooms, for instance).

UFH tends to be installed fairly early in the build process as part of the first fix work. With radiators, the infrastructure goes in at this stage but the emitters can’t be fitted until the basic decorating has been completed.

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lewiisukmb · 6 years

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Bisque Designer Radiators

In 1979 the creative geniuses behind Bisque set foot into the unknown future-scape of designer radiators. Not knowing what was possible, how to achieve it or where to begin Bisque ventured boldly into the homes of the rich and famous, art galleries and the ultra-modern projects of architects well ahead of their time.

All their innovative excellence in design, manufacture and quality control is now available at fantastic prices delivered directly to your door.

Your home, with Bisque, will be forever transformed for the better.

Today we are examining two of Bisque’s most iconic designs, each with their own completely unique approach to heating; the Bisque Tetro Towel , and the Bisque Arteplano

Bisque Tetro Towel

The Tetro Towel is a wonderful interpretation of Bisque’s own Classic radiator which is the traditional old school, steel multicolumn design. The Tetro however is made from aluminium and therefore is much more efficient, but the material choice also has a very distinct appearance in both its finish and its shape. The sleek aluminium body of the Tetro looks fabulous in White, Volcanic, Champagne or any of Bisque’s superb finishes.

Delightfully debonair!

A small, tasteful bay leaf motif adorns the top and bottom corner of each column, and this radiator sits on handsome, unique brackets which aren’t found on any other designer radiators. The same motif has been carefully etched into this radiator’s towel bar, which sweeps elegantly across its face.

Available in a range of sizes fit for bathroom, kitchen and bedroom alike. The heights are 749mm, 1484mm and 1784mm, giving you flexibility to heat your room and fill the space with the perfect size.

Bisque Arteplano

A flat panel is as dull as a long wait in the dentist (and trust me selling something like that is akin to pulling teeth!), yet the Arteplano’s flat surface excites us in ways which would be uncouth to put into writing.

It is available in White (Zzzzzzzzz…), and in its Brushed Aluminium finish it is stunning radiator, but those options pale in comparison to the Arteplano’s Etched Copper and Etched Brass finishes. The deep sunset orange tones of the Etched Copper are matched by the bright sunflower yellow shades of the Etched Brass, and between them it is hard to choose a favourite.

Fabulous design gives depth to this flat surface!

Each model’s stunning finish is created by hand, so each Arteplano is completely one of a kind, yours and no-one else’s.

Available in 3 vertical and 3 horizontal sizes, this uniquely gorgeous radiator is great for hallways, kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms, and will set a fire under the décor the likes of which you and your avid guests will fall head over heels for.

If you like the look of the Bisque Arteplano or the Tetro Towel, there’s no time like the present to start thinking about it and get in touch with us here at DRS on 01257 442911, or [email protected]

Remember the proverb;

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.

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designerradiators · 6 years

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Bisque Designer Radiators

All their innovative excellence in design, manufacture and quality control is now available at fantastic prices delivered directly to your door.

Your home, with Bisque, will be forever transformed for the better.

Today we are examining two of Bisque’s most iconic designs, each with their own completely unique approach to heating; the Bisque Tetro Towel , and the Bisque Arteplano

Bisque Tetro Towel

Delightfully debonair!

Available in a range of sizes fit for bathroom, kitchen and bedroom alike. The heights are 749mm, 1484mm and 1784mm, giving you flexibility to heat your room and fill the space with the perfect size.

Bisque Arteplano

Fabulous design gives depth to this flat surface!

Each model’s stunning finish is created by hand, so each Arteplano is completely one of a kind, yours and no-one else’s.

Remember the proverb;

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.

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joshuanormn · 7 years

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Bisque Classic - A Designer Radiator for Living

The home is our den of comfort and leisure for entertainment and for letting go of all of the day’s stress and worry. It’s your safe-haven and by rights it should be well adorned and cosy enough for a King and Queen.

What is cosier adornment than a designer radiator gently warming your favourite room in the home?

Bisque Classic

Taking centre stage on this matter of relaxation is the Bisque Classic, an out and out traditional radiator which has style as well as function well beyond what is normally associated with a radiator of its kind.

The Classic is quite fittingly classic for the period home, but also suitably smart, contemporary and uniform enough to uplift even the newest hyper-modern décor of the 21st century. Your living space must be something which gives you pride, and with the first impression being paramount you want guests in your home to be impressed right from the get go, and the distinctive shape of the Classic makes it readily apparent that you take great care of your home and yourself.

Classic Function

Height

On the less exciting, but just as necessary side of things, we also must ensure that we are getting enough heat output from our designer radiators to meet our room’s heat-loss requirements – It doesn’t mean diddly-squat how good your radiator looks when icicles are forming on your chandelier

This is where the Bisque Classic becomes a functional blessing. With height options ranging from the almost comical (but sometimes practical) 260mm tall, all the way up to 1800mm, you can suit the space you have with very little worry.

Width

The practicality comes in where the width of the Classic is concerned, as it can built section by section to achieve the width that you require. You can squeeze it into that little space by the kitchen door; stretch it to the perfect length to sit just shorter than the window in the bedroom, or make it sit perfectly placed in the centre of a long stretch of wall without looking ‘lost’.

Depth

What makes this all the more practical is that even if you need a slimmer radiator width to cram some amount of heating into a space, the Classic can be made in differing depth options to allow more heat output to be gained from a restricted height or width.

The standard option for the Classic is a 2 column depth, which is slim and typically looks better in a 3 column variant like the left image below. More formidable still, really racking up the heat output numbers, is the 4 column version shown in gold below, right. The 4 column still looks like it belongs, and so you can achieve some terrific BTUs (British Thermal Units) without sacrificing any part of the stylish, luxurious appearance that that Bisque Classic is known for.

Moving into the 5 and 6 column sizes you gain incredible thermal performance, while still retaining a modest aesthetic. These sizes are better suited to being floor mounted and in the shorter heights up to around 600mm, but the added functionality these provide allow you to only need 1 or 2 designer radiators in a large room in which you might otherwise need 3 or 4 of another style.

Finishes

We find that speaking with our customers after their radiators have been installed, the biggest talking point is their colour. When you either match perfectly with the surrounding colour scheme, or contrast distractingly well with your décor the statement has been made and all of your care and attention pays dividends. After that your guests will notice the shape, the size, the other features which make your radiators special, but we’re more like magpies than we might admit!

All of these bespoke sizes and finishes are available in 4-6 weeks, manufactured and delivered straight from Germany direct to your door.

Quality Assurance

With its own factories and its own team of highly specialised employees Bisque has complete control over production quality, and their attention to detail is taken to an extreme level with each model they manufacture.

Their guarantees set the standard for the industry, and the Bisque Classic features a 5 year long warranty which is almost entirely useless – Bisque’s radiators true luxury goods which a lot of the time out-live your stay in your home, the chances of needing to use your warranty at all is extremely remote.

With vertical sizes as well as horizontal, and the footed options as well, the Classic is versatile enough, but the Bisque Classic Towel Radiator adds a finely crafted rail to the design, making it all the more attractive and remarkably functional.

For more splended designs like the Classic, visit our Designer Radiators category today!

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The Best Designer Radiators to Keep Warm During Winter

We’ve also reached out the experts to find out what you need to consider ahead of choosing a style and what you need to ask your radiator supplier before you buy.

Choosing designer radiators

Ensuring your house is heated efficiently through the colder months is crucial for preventing damp and keeping you and your family happy and healthy.

If you’ve chosen to use radiators in your central heating setup, they will comprise an integral part of your house’s interiors, but the standard fluted white designs don’t typically add much flair to a space.

The Beams Mono by Vasco features a refined aluminium design in a minimal, slimline form. Each section of this designer radiator is sold separately, giving you the choice to mount as many as you desire in your living area, in either the same or differing colours. Prices start from £654

This stylish anthracite grey radiator adds a quirky and playful twist to the traditional column format. Its curved tubes of varying heights will add interest and fun to your room’s scheme. The Carisa Motion radiator is available in both horizontal and vertical options. Prices start from £368 at The Heating Boutique

Fortunately, contemporary options have real aesthetic appeal, and are carefully engineered to complement modern decor and living habits.

For instance, many radiator suppliers now offer a personalised colour matching service. Choosing a bold accent shade can help incorporate the radiator into your scheme and create a pop of interest, while using the same hue as your walls will ensure it blends in perfectly. Some feature intricate patterns designed to be displayed like artwork.

It’s worth taking the radiator’s shape into consideration, too. Flat panel radiators will fit seamlessly along walls without individual pipes breaking your eyeline, creating a sleek look.

Trendy copper detailing forms the backbone of this unusual modern towel rail by DQ Heating. The looped design allows space for plenty of towels to dry. Available in three different sizes and colourways. Prices start from £372

The HB Signature Elektra in grey has a simple, fuss-free vibe with chunky, regimented towel rails. Pair it with matching bathroom taps and shower fittings for a striking modern look. It’s available in three sizes and costs from £185 at The Heating Boutique

For radiators’ designs with bars, today’s curved options give a chic update to a more traditional profile while squared off tubes provide angular, sophisticated edges.

Wide, chunky styles can help to make a big statement while delicate, narrow types have a minimalist feel.

Newer radiators have practical benefits as well, utilising form and material to provide the best possible performance.

Modern steel meets a touch of Eastern influence in the Aeon Bamboo corner radiator. Perfect for those determined to make an impact with their interiors. This statement piece comes in a brushed matt or polished finish and is also available in a flat design. It costs from £2,839

Minimalistic narrow tubes give the Geneva radiator by Frontline Bathrooms a muted feel. Its vertical design, plus the addition of a full length mirror, makes it a great choice for bathrooms and other compact zones. It’s also available in anthracite and is priced at £385

If space is limited, a vertical radiator could be best. This will take up wall height rather than length, which is great for small or awkwardly shaped rooms. Some even have integrated mirrors, providing coveted multipurpose functionality for compact homes.

The improved energy-efficiency of windows, thanks to newer glazing techniques, means we don’t need to put radiators directly below them, which gives more design and layout flexibility.

Opting for a statement shape like a column or corner piece can give your room some real wow factor, transforming your radiator into a stunning architectural feature.

Blok radiator, shown here in traffic blue, by Bisque

Keep the choice of material in mind when making your selection, too. Aluminium, steel and glass radiators all have different qualities as heat conductors, meaning some retain warmth for longer. Make certain to consider whether your preferred style comes in the best form for your room’s needs before purchasing.

Buying designer radiators in the UK – Expert advice

Ellie Sawdy, from designer radiator brand Bisque, gives us the lowdown on how to keep your home heated in style.

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lewiisukmb · 7 years

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Bisque Classic – A Designer Radiator for Living

What is cosier adornment than a designer radiator gently warming your favourite room in the home?

Bisque Classic

Classic Function

Height

Width

Depth

Finishes

All of these bespoke sizes and finishes are available in 4-6 weeks, manufactured and delivered straight from Germany direct to your door.

Quality Assurance

For more splended designs like the Classic, visit our Designer Radiators category today!

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designerradiators · 7 years

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Bisque Classic - A Designer Radiator for Living

What is cosier adornment than a designer radiator gently warming your favourite room in the home?

Bisque Classic

Classic Function

Height

Width

Depth

Finishes

All of these bespoke sizes and finishes are available in 4-6 weeks, manufactured and delivered straight from Germany direct to your door.

Quality Assurance

For more splended designs like the Classic, visit our Designer Radiators category today!

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