Underfloor Heating on Oil

[E36GUY]

Hello all.

Part 2 of my project isn't far off now. Just waiting on the architect to cross some Ts on the plans and produce the schedule of works then we're off to find a builder.

New kitchen is going to be a very large 50m2 so I've said I want underfloor heating. We heat on oil and the parts of the house we've already done are now pretty well insulated and nice and warm and the new bit we're adding will be insulted more so. I've never had an oil system before this place so don't have a lot of reference but at the moment, it doesn't look like we're using excessive amounts of oil despite having the heating on pretty much continuous at the moment. We had 500 litres delivered in March last year that is only just now about to be topped up.

Question is - if underfloor heating on an oil system going to kill me financially or is it swings and roundabouts compared to gas? I've heard electric is best avoided but happy to be corrected

[E36GUY]

foxoles said:

My brother has oil fired underfloor heating. When he first moved in and got it to the right temperature his wife wanted, he found he'd used £1500 worth in one quarter.

This is only to be expected. If she's anything like most of the women I know they want it bloody tropical indoors and a battle over the thermostat ensues daily.

[E36GUY]

Thanks for all the responses all. Will crack on and get the system running off the oil.