Underfloor Heating Installation
Heatwell has installed underfloor heating in the greater Auckland region since 2000. Heatwell installs its own series of cable and thermostat into every project.
Heatwell installs into residential and commercial properties, apartment buildings, retirement villages, tiny homes, townhouses, houses, and lifestyle blocks. Heatwell will quote on any job large or small.
Heatwell installs into both new builds and renovations.
In Auckland? All Heatwell needs is a floor plan or a square metre area for us to quote. Ask us for a free quote.
Or email us your plans to info@heatwell.co.nz
Heatwells' System of Installation
Heatwells' installation process has been perfected over years of experience.
How does Heatwell install underfloor heating?
Heatwell attaches the heating cable on top of the floor, covers the heating cable with a fibreglass mesh, and apply a thin layer of self-levelling compound (screed). The fibreglass mesh makes sure the heating cable does not float to the top of the screed. Both the fibreglass mesh and self-levelling compound ensures the heating cable is firmly locked in place, provides an additional level of protection, and adds only 4-5mm of height to the floor.
The floor must be level before Heatwell installs underfloor heating. If levelling is not done before underfloor heating install, you will get an uneven distribution of heat - cooler where the cable is deep and hotter where the cable is shallow.
Heatwell does not use mat-style underfloor heating as our series of cable allows more flexibility around fixed shapes such as toilet bowls, baths, floor mounted door stops, and shower petitions.
What floor coverings can Heatwell underfloor heating be installed under?
Heatwell underfloor heating can be installed under tile, slate, machined or engineered wood, vinyl, LVP, lino and carpet. It is not suitable under natural solid timber. Care must be taken with engineered wood, LVP, and vinyl. Heatwell recommends that engineered wood, LVP, and vinyl be the clip-together or sheet type rather than plank style, so that expansion and contraction does not open gaps. Please ask your final flooring supplier about expansion and contraction of your chosen product.
Watch Heatwells' installation process in action.
Heatwell has developed a "Best Practice" for installation of underfloor heating cable. Heatwell uses the best practice steps for all of our own installations.
Heatwells best practice is our quality assurance. It puts an standardised testing regime in place and allows Heatwell to provide a 25-year warranty on all of our installations.
For more information on Heatwells' Best Practice System.
Heatwells' Warranty
With Heatwells' best practice, we are able to provide a 25-year installation warranty (cable only) on all of our underfloor heating installations. The 25-year cable warranty applies to both Gold and Pro series cable if Heatwell has installed them. There are some limitations to Heatwells' installation warranty.
Warranty on Heatwells' pro series and gold series cable is limited to the manufacturers' warranty if you have installed the cable yourself. There are some limitations to the manufacturers' warranty.
Please note that installation warranty and manufacturers warranty does not apply to thermostats. Warranty policy on thermostats is separate.
For more information on Heatwells' Warranty.