British Standards for underfloor installations

Further information regarding the design, specification and installation best practice principles of underfloor heating can be found in, but is not limited to, the following documents, standards and regulations.

Documents

The CIBSE underfloor heating design and installation guide (2004)
The CIBSE domestic heating system design guide (2004)
The BPEC warm water underfloor heating for mechanical services engineers – design course, handbook
The BPEC warm water underfloor heating for mechanical services engineers – installation course, handbook.

British Standards

BS EN 206-1:2000, concrete. Specification, performance, production and conformity
BS EN 12828:2003, heating systems in buildings. Design for water-based heating systems
BS EN 12831:2003, heating systems in buildings. Method for calculation of the design heat load
BS EN 14336:2004, heating systems in buildings. Installation and commissioning of water based heating systems
BS 5955 part 8 (2001), plastics pipe work (thermoplastics materials). Specification for the installation of thermoplastic pipes and associated fittings for use in domestic hot and cold services and heating systems in buildings
BS 6700 (2006) + A1 (2009), design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages Specification
BS 7291-1:2010, thermoplastics pipe and fitting systems for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings. General requirements
BS 7291-2:2010, thermoplastics pipe and fitting systems for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings. Specification for polybutylene (PB) pipe and associated fittings
BS 7291-3:2010, thermoplastics pipe and fitting systems for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings. Specification for cross linked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes and associated fittings
BS 7593:2006, code of practice for treatment of water in domestic hot water central heating systems
BS 8201 (1987), timber floors & products - specification and code of practice
BS 8203:2001+A1:2009, code of practice for installation of resilient floor coverings
BS 8204-1:2003+A1:2009, screeds, bases and in situ floorings. Concrete bases and cementitious levelling screeds to receive floorings. Code of practice
BS 8204-2:2003+A1:2009, screeds, bases and in situ floorings. Concrete wearing surfaces. Code of practice
BS 8204-3:2004+A1:2009, screeds, bases and in situ floorings. Polymer modified cementitious levelling screeds and wearing screeds. Code of practice
BS 8204-7:2003, screeds, bases and in-situ floorings. Pumpable self-smoothing screeds. Code of practice
BS EN 1264-1:1998, floor heating. Systems and components. Definitions and symbols
BS EN 1264-2:2008, water based surface embedded heating and cooling systems. Floor heating. Prove methods for the determination of the thermal output using calculation and test methods
BS EN 1264-3:2009, water based surface embedded heating and cooling systems. Dimensioning
BS EN 1264-4:2009, water based surface embedded heating and cooling systems. Installation
BS EN 12828, heating systems in buildings - design for water based systems
BS EN 12831, heating systems in buildings. Method for calculation of the design heat load
BS EN 13163:2008 and EN 826, thermal insulation products for buildings. Factory made products of expanded polystyrene (EPS). Specification
BS EN 13318 screed material and floor screeds - definitions (2000)
BS EN 14336, heating systems in buildings - installation and commissioning of water based heating systems
BS EN ISO 13370, thermal performance of buildings. Heat transfer via the ground. Calculation methods
BS EN ISO 1587 4,5 & 6, plastic pipe work - hot & cold water systems - specification and dimensioning (2000)
DIN standard 18560 parts 1-7

Building regulations

England & Wales
– Part L (Energy Efficiency)
– Part E (Sound)
Scotland
– Technical Standards Section 6 (Energy)
– Technical Standards Section 5 (Sound)
Northern Ireland
– Technical Booklet F (Conservation of fuel & energy)
– Technical Booklet G (Sound)
Republic of Ireland
– Part L (Conservation of fuel & energy)
– Part E (Sound)