A Brief History of Underfloor Heating

A brief history of underfloor heating shows that originally it was an extremely intricate and laborious task to warm the floors of one's home. Originally developed  vloerverwarming  of years B.C. it was a system devised of ducts under the floor and flues built directly into the wall structure. Heat from fires tended by numerous servants, rose and circulated up and through this intricate system. The circulated heat then warmed the floors along with the walls of the vast stone homes. Typically, several furnace was necessary for each home.

Today underfloor heating is devised of pipes to carry heated water to heat the floors. Another method now commonly used is electrical cable placed directly under the floor to heat floors. Underfloor heating today is perhaps the most energy saving types of heating used for the home. Even homes with numerous floors are now heated safely and efficiently with underfloor heating. Underfloor heating systems of today's era are economical, and provide adjustable temperatures for various rooms at any moment. Additionally the systems used in today's home construction tend to be more affordable for the overall populace.

Unfortunately, early users of this heating system had no idea of the lurking dangers of the heat. With flues in the walls allowing heat into each room, carbon monoxide was also fed in to the rooms. Naturally, there is no way to determine the amount of carbon monoxide deaths, because of this modern heat in ancient times. Undoubtedly the death toll may have been high but never linked to the carbon monoxide.