Greenwich UFH flooring fitters — heat you can actually feel
Most Greenwich UFH complaints come from the flooring, not the boiler. A 12mm plank with 3mm foam is doing the wrong job. We use 4–5mm LVT or 8mm UFH-rated laminate over ≤1.0 tog underlay so heat reaches Georgian and Victorian period homes near the park, modern flats on the peninsula feet — not the subfloor.
What flooring over underfloor heating in Greenwich actually involves
Most Greenwich UFH complaints come from the flooring, not the boiler. A 12mm plank with 3mm foam is doing the wrong job. We use 4–5mm LVT or 8mm UFH-rated laminate over ≤1.0 tog underlay so heat reaches Georgian and Victorian period homes near the park, modern flats on the peninsula feet — not the subfloor.
Period properties have suspended timber and lath ceilings below — no aggressive sanding.
- Only UFH-rated LVT, laminate and engineered wood used
- Underlay kept below 1.0 tog so heat actually reaches the room
- Perimeter expansion gap sized for full UFH cycle
- Manifold and probes protected during fit
Before we quote a lvt job in Greenwich
- Subfloor flatness
LVT shows every bump — georgian and victorian period homes subfloors in Greenwich almost always need ply or self-levelling screed first.
- Door undercut
We trim doors on the day so they swing cleanly over glue-down LVT — no scraping, no callbacks.
- Pattern direction
Plank run follows the longest sightline; in narrow Greenwich hallways that means front-door to kitchen.
"Kitchen extension in Greenwich Peninsula, wet UFH under 4mm LVT — floor genuinely warm within a day." — Greenwich customer
Bottom line: a UFH floor is only as good as the plank and underlay above it. We spec both for your Greenwich system.
Postcodes: SE10/SE3 · Routes: the A2 and Blackwall Tunnel approach · Common build: Georgian and Victorian period homes.
Covering Greenwich Peninsula, West Greenwich, Maze Hill.
Flooring Over Underfloor Heating jobs we've finished nearby
Flooring Over Underfloor Heating in Greenwich — common questions
Yes — but only UFH-rated boards (usually 8mm HDF core, marked on the pack) with an underlay under 1.0 tog. Standard 12mm click laminate will insulate your UFH and cost you heat.
For heat transfer, yes — 4–5mm LVT sits directly on the screed with a very low thermal resistance. Most new Greenwich kitchens over UFH now go LVT for that reason.
55°C at the plank, 27°C at the floor surface — the industry standard. Above that, planks cup and joints open. We commission with your plumber so we know the ramp-up.
Yes — dropped to 15–18°C for 48 hours before, off during the fit, then ramped back up 2°C per day. We give you the schedule in writing after the Greenwich survey.