The Cozy, Cheaper Alternative To Heated Floors You're Probably Overlooking

Walking barefoot on hardwood or tile floors in the middle of winter can feel like a luxury, at least when you have heated floors. We can feel the goosebumps melting already. Radiant floor heating systems are a great upgrade to your home, but the cost of heated floors can be too much for homeowners to bear. You have to factor in the costs of demolition, debris removal, installation, materials, and heating equipment, which add up quickly. However, you can avoid clunky radiators and still get a cozy heating system for your floors for less with ThermaSkirt heated baseboards.

The ThermaSkirt heating system is a heater designed to blend in with the room's baseboards. It can be powered by a boiler, heat pump, a solar thermal system, or electricity. ThermaSkirt looks like trim for a stylishly seamless integration and heats like a standard underfloor system to keep you and your home warm. Because they require fewer materials and are easier to install, heated baseboards can be a budget-friendly alternative to radiant flooring that still gives you the luxurious, cozy feel. From all the different home heating options, ThermaSkirt might be ideal for your space if you want a stylish, comfy, and affordable heating system.

There are a lot of benefits to ThermaSkirt heated baseboards. Firstly, they're compatible with any flooring type, including carpet, hardwood, tile, vinyl, concrete, and laminate. Since they fit into your existing space, there's no need for demolition, which helps cut the project's cost. The simple integration also means experienced DIYers can install the ThermaSkirt system themselves, saving on professional installation. Furthermore, this home-heating method is energy efficient, which can help reduce your energy costs, and it works with various heat sources. So, you get a similar cozy feel to radiant floors with the low-ground heating source but without the complications. And did we mention that heated baseboards are less expensive?

Compared to heated floors, the ThermaSkirt system is budget friendly. The average cost of heated skirting with supplies and installation is roughly $46 per linear foot. That means for the average living room in the United States, sized at 18 feet by 12 feet (or 216 square feet), it would cost approximately $2,760 to install the heated baseboards along the room's 60-foot perimeter. On the other hand, heated hardwood floors average $17.50 per square foot. So, the same living room would cost roughly $3,780 if you opted for heated flooring. Meanwhile, installing radiant heating under tile floors would be even more expensive, at $30 per square foot. Opting for heated baseboards could save you thousands, and it's a stylish upgrade from unsightly radiators.