underfloor heating
noun
chiefly British
: a heating system that is placed under the floor of a building
The kitchen was updated with underfloor heating.
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Wright’s legal team also cited one prisoner suffering excruciating burns after being made to stand barefoot in a room while the underfloor heating was ramped to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees celsius).
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Useful amenities include underfloor heating, a washer and dryer, and air conditioning (which in the scorching summer months is a lifesaver).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
The entire ground floor has underfloor heating too.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
During the day and at night the wood-burning stove and underfloor heating keep things snug.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
The installation cost £60,000, not including a new underfloor heating system.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 2 July 2024
Of course, the luxury of warm floorboards underfoot is not the only reason to consider underfloor heating.
—Ann Hoke, The Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2024
There’s underfloor heating in the bathrooms and special, larger-than-usual, mattresses made for the hotel by Schramm Werkstätten in Germany.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The Mobi Individual Baobab features an underfloor heating system as well as a mini-split air-con unit to help keep those cold Polish winters at bay.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Useful amenities include underfloor heating, a washer and dryer, and air conditioning (which in the scorching summer months is a lifesaver).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
The entire ground floor has underfloor heating too.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
During the day and at night the wood-burning stove and underfloor heating keep things snug.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
The installation cost £60,000, not including a new underfloor heating system.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 2 July 2024
Of course, the luxury of warm floorboards underfoot is not the only reason to consider underfloor heating.
—Ann Hoke, The Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2024
There’s underfloor heating in the bathrooms and special, larger-than-usual, mattresses made for the hotel by Schramm Werkstätten in Germany.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The Mobi Individual Baobab features an underfloor heating system as well as a mini-split air-con unit to help keep those cold Polish winters at bay.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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