We are in the late thinking stages of a loft conversion but I seem to have hit a really deep streak of prejudice about having water on the top floor..... I really hate the idea for some reason but don't really have any reason for such a deep seated hatred or dread!! Our neighbours have put bathrooms / en-suites on the top floor but I cant even bring myself to put water filled radiators up there so will go for a couple of bedrooms but they will need to be kept warm. Was wondering if anyone had any knowledge or experience of electric radiators - could we use a few of these linked to a thermostat to keep the top floor heated? The bumf I have looked at about electric radiators says they work really well and are ultra efficient..... but they would say that wouldn't they. Thanks. RU
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I really hate the idea for some reason but don't really have any reason
Glad you got to the bottom of that.
How many floors in your house currently have water?
Is there a heating or water tank in the loft?
To be honest not wanting the water on the top floor is a very weird thing. Just put normal rads in.
If you have radiators in the rest of the house it’s daft not to use your hot water boiler to heat the loft as well
I have a big water tank in my loft, doesn’t bother me (until I want to do a loft conversion)
We currently have two floors, ground floor and 1st floor and have water filled rads and toilets on both floors. Water tank in the loft?..... that's crazy talk I tell you..... I had that removed when we moved in!
perhaps it you get it installed and tell yourself there is no water up there it will all be OK
Water running through an unheated part of a loft etc I can understand your issue. Problem with water to an insulated, domesticated extra floor - nope you have a problem!
1. You're strange 😉
2. If I were buying a house with a proper loft conversion and there wasn't water/a bathroom up there I'd be factoring in the cost of gutting the whole lot to have it installed into my offer.
OP, do you get a strange sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach every time it rains because your roof is getting wet?? 😆
It's not the internal water sources you need to worry about with loft conversions, it's leaking dormers. That said we've also had a shower leak due to daft cubicle installation up there.
Check your combi-boiler has the capacity to power water up there, and to run the additional radiators.
I'm sure your fears are unfounded OP, I'll just leave [url= http://peterfall.com/articles/heating/exploding-water-tanks/ ]this[/url] here to set your mind at rest.
We currently have two floors, ground floor and 1st floor and have water filled rads and toilets on both floors.
So what's the issue with water one floor higher?
Is the water scared of heights ?
Maybe you should be a bungalow dweller...
Did you have a bad experience with a waterfall as a child?
Just hand-carry water to the upper floors. Much safer.
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Is water less likely to leak on the ground floor?! A leak will do damage, thats why you have insurance. A catastrophic leak is rare, and if you have a modern boiler with closed central heating, the leak will be limited to the quantity of water in your radiators upstairs, so not much at all.
What do you do when it rains? Arghhhh...the water's coming from above!
To be honest, I do have a thing about water in my campervan...but then its rubber hose and pipe clips on cheap nasty fittings. So I have the bare minimum of joints inside my van, and only turn on the pump when needed. If I forget to turn the pump off, and something gives way, I could get back to find 70 litres of water pumped all over the floor, which would be almost impossible to dry out as once you build the interior, the floor cannot be lifted.
Fear. Bottled.
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wow, MoneyPit, there's a blast from the past eh!
It’s the water at the bottom you want to worry about, all that pressure from above, pushing against those tiny hidden joints. Just think about it, whilst you’re drifting quietly off to sleep it’s enough to keep you awake at night.
wow, MoneyPit, there's a blast from the past eh!
A great little house disaster film, along with Mousehunt, which you also hardly ever see on tv these days. 🙂
Look for what it's worth we have a dimplex electric rad in the loft and it's the best cheap way to heat the space (couldn't be bothered chasing all the walls and extending Pipework from downstairs). Loft is small though, just a single room for the eldest lad.