One of our key objectives in developing CosyFloor was to make infloor heating simpler and more accessible for a wider range of people. With conventional underfloor heating, there are miles of water pipes to install which means engaging a professional plumbing and heating contractor, and in most cases, installing at the build stage (unless you’ve […]
Summer has finally arrived, and with it a welcome opportunity to shed all those winter layers and feel the warmth of the sun on bare skin, or gobarefoot around the house – is there any better feeling? Hard floors are a hugely practical trend in modern living, but the arrival of summer really makes you […]
With much of Canada and USA enjoying warm summer weather right now, homeowners aren’t thinking about home heating – and rightly so!But as energy costs continue to rise, the end of summer is likely to bring a lot of concern among North American households about how they will afford to heat their homes during the […]
When you think about underfloor heating, you probably picture a hydronic system – a network of pipes laid underneath a concrete screed, suitable only for large-scale installations in new build homes. But with electric in-floor heating, homeowners are able to access the many benefits of underfloor heating – including reduced heating costs, increased efficiency and […]
So how does it work? CosyFloor’s electric heating cables and mats are laid on top of the subfloor and encased in thinset before the homeowner’s flooring of choice is laid on top. The thinset conducts heat from the cables to the tile, and the tile conducts heat to the air in the room as well […]
Why are tiles so cold? Ceramic tiles feel cold because they are an excellent conductor of heat. The cold feeling you get from stepping onto a tiled floor isn’t actually because the floor is colder than any other surface in the room – it’s because the tile actively conducts heat AWAY from your feet, causing […]