Heat at the ceiling
Warm air rises. In rooms with high ceilings or open stairs, much of the heat ends up where nobody is, and two-storey homes often run warm upstairs and cool downstairs.
Why heat from the floor?
Most Australian homes are heated by moving air: ducted gas, ducted reverse-cycle or split systems. Warm air rises, so the heat gathers at the ceiling while the floor stays cool, and the fans and ducts make noise.
Hydronic floor heating works differently. Warm water runs through pipe under the floor, and the whole floor gives off gentle radiant heat that warms you, the furniture and the room from below. There are no fans, vents or wall heaters.
Warmboard panels have a 0.64 mm aluminium face that spreads heat from the pipe across the whole floor. That lets the system run on lower water temperatures and respond quickly when you change the setting.
What you notice with ducted heating
One setting for the whole house
Many ducted systems have one thermostat. Sunny rooms get too warm, shaded rooms stay cool, and rooms you aren’t using are heated anyway.
Noise and draughts
Fans and air rushing through vents make noise and draughts. Floor heating is silent and doesn’t blow air around the room.
Benefits of Warmboard
Performance
A low-mass, highly conductive panel that responds quickly when you turn the heat up or down.
Comfort
Even warmth across the floor, quiet operation and control room by room.
Running costs
Lower water temperatures suit heat pumps, and zoning means you heat only the rooms you use.
Floor design
Timber, tiles, carpet, vinyl and more over a heated floor drawn for your home.
Home design
No vents, radiators or wall heaters, so rooms, windows and furniture go where you want them.
Ageing in place
Warm floors in every room, nothing on the walls to bump into, and simple controls.
Ready to plan your floor?
Send us your plans. Warmboard’s design team will draw your panel layout and pipe loop plan, and we’ll prepare your quote.