self-adhesive panels into which the pipework is laid and a self-levelling screed is poured, a popular solution for retrofit projects.

Electric heating elements or hydronic piping can be cast in a concrete floor slab ("poured floor system" or "wet system"), under the floor covering ("dry system") or attached directly to a wood sub floor ("sub floor system" or "dry system"). Underfloor heating can also be installed in suspended timber joisted floors (both ground and upper floors), either between the joists using a metal plate to transfer