Best way to heat a freestanding room

[foxstar]

Hello. I am converting a former garage into an office. It's around 23 square metres. Ideally I would like to install underfloor heating on the wooden subfloor. Is this adequate for a primary heat source? I like the carbon mats but I'm not sure if they are powerful enough (160 Watts/sq m). I'd rather not have to use screed if possible, and I do not want to install any plumbing - electric only. What is the best way of doing it, and should I look at storage or solid fuel heaters instead?
Cheers.

 

[ChrisR]

WHat's the wall/roof construction? Insulation?!

 

[foxstar]

Walls are breeze block and will be lined with insulation and plasterboard. It's got a flat, double-skinned tin roof held up by beams. The space under these will be filled with insulation and a plasterboard ceiling put up.

 

[Agile]

It would be a massive amount of work to fit an UFH which would give a maximum of about 1500 watts. Cost about £900 for materials plus a lot of work!

A cheaper and perhaps better solution would be a nice 2.6 kW rad! Cost about £200 for materials.

It would be timed at the same hours as the house with a rad as opposed to a UFH which would need to be heated two hours before its occupied!

Tony

 

[ChrisR]

How about a 2 x 2kW thermostatically controlled, timed oil filled rads? Cost about £60 the pair, installation cost nuffink.

 

[foxstar]

Sounds really good from a budget point of view. Will they be warm enough to heat an office to work in all day?

 

[RigidRaider]

Have a look at the De Longhi Dragons, they're fierce!

 

[foxstar]

Great. Thanks to all for your help. Oil-filled dragons it is!