PR 36593
11 August 2015

London Square Eastcote enjoys Gaia ‘wet' UFH for prestigious homes

Gaia's ‘wet' underfloor heating has been installed throughout a luxury residential
development in north-west London by fast-growing developer, London Square 

Gaia's ‘wet' underfloor heating has been installed throughout a luxury residential development in north-west London by fast-growing developer, London Square. The development comprises 45 one-, two- and three-bed apartments set behind a gated entrance off Eastcote High Street and was completed in March 2014.

The apartments at London Square Eastcote boast light and spacious open-plan living areas with bespoke designer kitchens. As well as being stylish, the apartments are designed for low energy consumption and are heated with low-carbon renewable technology.

Gaia's ‘wet' underfloor heating system was installed throughout the development in which all the floors are of solid concrete construction. The floors are of pre-cast beam-and-block construction. On top of this structure, the installer, RPM Services, laid a foam insulation layer. Gaia then laid hydronic fixing strips and pipework over this.

The pipework was then encased in the floor screed ready for the final floor finishes. "In these apartments, the bathrooms were all tiled, while bedrooms were carpeted and the living areas fitted with engineered timber flooring," says Gaia sales manager, Joshua Demetrescu.

"The heating is via air-source heat pumps with each apartment having its own heat source," explains Joshua.

The heat pumps provide hot water which is circulated through the underfloor system. Control is via digital thermostats wired into timer-controllers on the heat pumps themselves.

"Wet underfloor heating works particularly well with heat pumps," explains Joshua. Unlike traditional radiators which require boiler flow temperatures as high as 80^oC, underfloor systems typically require water temperatures of around 45^oC. "This is ideal for heat pumps which do not generate high temperatures," says Josh.

As well as being green, this combination is highly efficient and cost-effective to run, he says.

For further information on Gaia Climate Solutions, please call 0845 434 9488 or visitwww.gaia.co.uk.

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