![]() I remembered seeing a skirting board heating system called Thermaskirt on BBC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’. However, this would mean we would have to rip up the parquet floor, one of the features we liked about the house. The first option was Scandinavian-style water based underfloor heating. To reduce this dampness, it's best to have a level temperature all across the house. This house has never been heated, so it has some condensation and cold corners. Radiators also produce hot spots so you tend to turn up the heat more in order to get an overall even distribution of heat. I see so many houses which are heated by radiators only to have furniture in the way. "With the heat source decided I wanted to find a more innovative way of heating the house than using radiators. ![]() Digging the floor up for under floor heating was prohibitively expensive and even the over-floor types would have created a step from the main house to Naomi’s bedroom and we wanted level access throughout for her." I didn’t want radiators as although she can walk reasonably steady unaided, I was worried about her stumbling onto it, or even worse holding onto its hot edge to maintain her balance. "We thought straight away about making half the garage into Naomi’s living area, but space was still a factor.
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