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Anyone have any experience with underfloor heating?
Rat problem is sorted for the moment with chickenwire, but it's only a temporary solution as they are obviously getting in somewhere. Architect and builder came around this week to look at the job, and they suggested the nuclear option of completely removing the wooden floor from the entire flat and replacing it with a concrete pad. Not so nice aesthetically, I admit, but it removes the possibility of rodents ever getting in again, and it also raises the intriguing possibility of installing a water-filled underfloor heating system.
As it's a really small flat (With the new bit added, I'll end up with about 35 sq.m), any wall space I can save from radiators could be more usefully spent on bookshelves or storage.
Part of the building job was always going to be getting the place completely re-wired and re-plumbed, so central heating was always going to get replaced in any case.