Heated ceramic tile flooring is a relatively recent innovation, though the technology to heat certain tile floors has been around for hundreds of years. Today’s version of heated tile floors is much simpler and more efficient, so for the average Toronto homeowner, is it something to consider as a worthy investment or is it more a waste of valuable resources?
The answer depends on the individual. In most cases, these heated tile floors are installed in bathrooms for Toronto homes and they can certainly take the cold bite out of winter when you have to run to the bathroom in the middle of the night or when you step out of the shower.
However, most people living in Toronto or anywhere else in Ontario are generally well prepared for the chill of winter and wear socks or slippers when walking throughout their home during these cold months. Heated tile floors wouldn’t have much of an impact for them.
Stepping out of the shower, on the other hand, is certainly different. Yet the vast majority of individuals will step on a bathmat or bath towel placed in the floor in order to keep the tile floor from becoming slick as a result of the water.
So what type of benefit would these heated tile floors offer the average homeowner? These floors could certain help to keep the bathroom a bit warmer than the rest of the house. The heat is radiant heating, which is created by moving heated water through a series of pipes under the floor. Hot air rises, so when the tile is warmed, it then moves into the air to increase the temperature in that specific room.
Some people find this convenient considering that the thermostat is generally located elsewhere in the home, away from the bathrooms. If you are interested in heated tile floors, you can contact an HVAC company to learn more and to see if this is something that you could fit within your home improvement budget.