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Electric underfloor heating is easy to install, economical to run and is environmentally friendlier than many alternatives, reducing heating bills and it is increasingly becoming recognised as a great energy efficiency measure. The ease of installation of Heat Mat underfloor … Continue reading →

At Heatmat we offer underfloor heating systems that can last a lot longer than most radiators and traditional wall mounted heating systems. They also require a lot less maintenance. Our electric underfloor heating comes with a full lifetime manufacturer’s warranty … Continue reading →

Although Heat Mat is well known for its underfloor heating, not so many of our customers are aware of our fantastic mirror demisters.  These simple to fit heaters sit behind your mirror gently warming it to ensure it remains condensation … Continue reading →

Automated freeze protection systems for condensate pipes offer a cost effective way to prevent pipes freezing up in the winter.  By suitably protecting a pipe you can avoid the associated boiler shut-downs that often happen and you avoid incurring the … Continue reading →

It may be summer now, but our customers are still thinking of winter! Although this spring has been one of the warmest on record, the last three winters have all experienced prolonged cold spells leading to many condensate boilers experiencing … Continue reading →

Although Heat Mat’s main business is supplying electric underfloor heating to be installed in homes and offices, we often get asked to supply heating solutions for more unusual situations. After installing underfloor heating for meerkats,  and supplying the underfloor  heating … Continue reading →

BEAB Approved Underfloor Heating Cut price underfloor heating? A quick search online will reveals that there are over 100 websites offering underfloor heating with taglines such as “Cheapest Electrical Underfloor Heating”, “Lowest Underfloor Heating Prices” and “Underfloor Heating From Only £10.16 per m2”. Continue reading →

Being green is good; it shows responsibility, maturity, concern for the world and it makes you feel great! Unfortunately it is not that simple. Continue reading →

Home is Where the Heat is… Living in a Victorian cottage on the edge of the country’s newest National Park is almost perfect. Opening onto ancient oak woodland and rolling countryside all round is quite a blessing and the wide variety of wildlife I see every day looking out of my window makes for a very pleasant life. Continue reading →

A couple of thousand years ago someone came up with the idea that heating your house through the floor was quite clever, and they were right. After all, Earth had been doing it geothermally since the beginning of time. The natural way heat rises is utilised perfectly with underfloor heating. Continue reading →