We regret not getting heated flooring
When my husband and I decided to redo the floors in our house I asked about heated flooring.
When we got the price quote on the heating system the two of us decided to nix the idea.
It would add time to the project and would double the cost. The two of us were eager to get everything set up in our new house and be done with the floors. At the time our central heating system worked great. So getting another heater seems pointless. My husband told me that since we lived down south, we hardly use heat anway. After passing on heated flooring, it was like fate wanted us to know our mistake. Quickly after finishing the floors our central heater died. The two of us struggled with what kind of system to get. We didn’t want another central heater taking up so much closet space. We chose ductless heating which was much more expensive. Indoor air handlers and thermostats were added to each room of the house. It all had to be connected to one outdoor air compressor. It took a lot of time and was extremely expensive. Another thing was that our southern winter was the coldest one yet. The two of us quickly resented having cold tile floors. I had to buy throw rugs to add some heat and always wear socks in the house. We both have since talked about doing the bathrooms just to get heated flooring. Anytime I do a floor now, I am going to add electric heated mats.