Uneven heat is a problem in many homes, including older homes and new-construction homes. The problem is so pervasive that many homeowners believe that there is nothing that can be done. Many simply shrug their shoulders and say “Well, what can you expect – it’s an older house.” In the past, people blamed uneven heat and cold spots on ghosts, and today they blame it on poor construction or bad insulation. Both explanations belie a simple fact: many uneven heat problems can be solved with radiant floor heating.

Let’s consider cold spots, for example. In many cases, they are caused by the fact that a traditional heating system simply does not adequately cover an entire room. For example, you may have one small baseboard heater under a window, leaving the area across the room cold. There’s nothing supernatural about that – and suntouch floor warming can help. Installing Suntouch floor mats under your floors ensures that the entire floor surface of every room is a heating surface, so that every inch of your rooms stays warm – with no cold spots.

Cold floors are another sign of uneven heat in many cases. Often, cold floors are created when hard-surface flooring surfaces are placed over bare dirt or poorly insulated areas. Again, Suntouch heated floors can come to the rescue. With Suntouch floor heating, your floors could be so cozy and comfortable that you can walk around your home barefoot all winter and stay perfectly toasty.

In some homes, uneven heat causes cold rooms and warm rooms. This is because traditional radiant floor heating systems heat all rooms the same way, even though different rooms usually have different heating needs. For example, your kitchen may be much warmer than the rest of your home, because of all the cooking that takes place there, while your basement might stay very cool. With Suntouch mats installed under your floors, however, you can enjoy zone heating, which means that you can set the temperature to different levels for different rooms. You can turn down the kitchen thermostat while keeping your living room thermostat higher. This not only ensures that every room is at its perfect temperature, but this zone heating can also help you keep your utility bills down.

Drafts are another common problem and they are especially prevalent in homes with forced air heating. This is because forced radiant floor warming produces very hot air, which quickly rises to the area closet to your ceiling, leaving the area closest to your floors cold. As well, ducts and vents can cause drafts in some older homes. Radiant floor heat does not produce hot air and radiant heat stays close to the floor – where your family are walking around. This means a warmer, more comfortable home. At the same time, Suntouch warming mats allow you to get rid of your ducts and vents. This not only means more room in your home, but it can also mean fewer drafts.

Imagine slipping from your bed in the morning and stepping onto hard flooring that is toasty warm and comfortable – with no matt or rugs. Electric floor heat makes it possible. An electric floor heating system warms the floors of your home, gently increasing the temperature of your home and providing warmth for your home, from the bottom up.

If you are like many homeowners, you probably have cold spots and drafty areas in your home. Often, this is because traditional heating systems blow hot air around, and this hot air quickly rises to the top. Unfortunately, this leaves your feet cold. It also creates cold spots, since heated air is not evenly distributed through the traditional heating methods. With an electric floor heating system, however, there is no hot air. Instead, your entire floors become conductors for heat, evenly distributing heat from the bottom up.

In many homes, electric floor warming system generally makes the most sense. This is because in most homes it is the hard floors which are coldest. Drafts from underneath floorboards and from under doors leave the floors icy. As well, any cracks between the floor and walls create drafts and cold. Many homeowners take care of this problem by installing carpeting, which feels cozier and less icy than cold hard floors. However, carpeting often includes harmful chemicals and adhesives and can easily trap mold and dust, making it a less-than-healthy alternative for your home. Electric floor heating takes care of these problems by heating the floors.

With electric floor warming, your entire floor becomes warm and cozy, and when your feet are warmer, you feel warmer – science has proven it. Floor heating system are not only one of the most comfortable heating systems, but they are also among the most energy efficient heating systems. A floor heat system is individually wired in each room, so that you only need to heat the rooms where you happen to be. As well, floor heating can use less energy than many traditional heating systems since less heat is wasted. In a hot air system, hot air quickly rises to near the ceiling, so that homeowners may be expending plenty of fuel (and money) but may still be shivering. A floor heating system, in contrast, delivers more cozy heat in less time.

Suntouch floor system work with many types of hard floors and work in virtually every home – from offices to houses to modern new construction buildings. Even historic buildings can benefit from heated floors. Often, a heated floor succeeds where generations of heating products have failed, precisely because in floor heat gets to the root of the problem when it comes to drafts, cold feet, and cold floors.

Installation of electric warming systems is also very cost effective, as it can be completed in a relatively short period of time, and is not difficult to install as opposed to other more traditional heating technologies such as hydronic heating systems that are both expensive and inefficient, and are also quite challenging to install as they often require the floor to be elevated by several inches and usually need a great deal of maintenance and repairs.

Electric heating systems are extremely easy to control as they are usually operated through a programmable thermostat, and come in several forms such as underfloor cables, mats, or film heating strips.  All electric heating systems are fully waterproof, and can be installed under virtually any type of flooring, whether it be inside or outside, making them one of the most flexible types of heating systems available.