“Picture Postcard” cottage has specially-designed four-zone heating system, designed and installed for superior comfort and reliability

A picturesque Cornish cottage has a specially designed heating system providing underfloor and radiator space heating in four separately controlled zones, as well as domestic hot water. The system in the extensively refurbished and extended home was meticulously designed and installed for superior comfort and reliability by The Stove Shop, Cornwall's foremost heating specialist, based in Liskeard.

To avoid drilling the walls and damaging decorations, two of the home's three Honeywell programmable thermostats have the wireless RF option.

All system components including the boiler are carefully hidden from view, using roof space and a boiler room constructed under extended eaves at the side of the cottage.”

The four central heating zones are: firstly the main house, heated by radiators; secondly a 45 m² lounge with underfloor heating; thirdly a kitchen and conservatory totalling 70 m² heated by radiators as well as a four-oven AGA and an AGA Companion; and fourthly the towel rails, which operate through a dedicated 40-litre reservoir cylinder governed by a thermostat and motorised valve.

The householders are delighted with the comfort, control and efficiency provided by their heating system: “It's excellent. The best thing is its controllability. It means our entire house is always comfortable – and the underfloor heating in the living area is wonderful.”