Underfloor Heating Under Your Tiles — Auckland
Warm tiles underfoot on a cold Auckland morning — installed once, with your tiling, done right.
There’s no nicer way to take the chill off a tiled bathroom or kitchen floor than electric underfloor heating. The catch: it has to go in before the tiles, so it’s worth doing as part of the tiling job. Tarara Tiling installs electric underfloor heating under your tiles across Auckland — led by Marko, a Croatian master tiler with over 15 years’ experience.
How Electric Underfloor Heating Works
Electric underfloor heating is a thin heating element laid over the substrate and set into the adhesive bed, directly beneath your tiles. Tiles are the ideal surface for it — they conduct and hold heat well, so the floor warms evenly and stays warm. A thermostat lets you set it on a timer, so the floor is warm when you want it and off when you don’t. Because it sits under the tiles, it’s completely invisible and takes up no space in the room.
Installed With Your Tiling, Done Once
The most cost-effective time to install underfloor heating is when the floor is being tiled anyway — the element goes in as part of the same job, so you’re not paying to lift and relay tiles later. We install the heating element and coordinate the tiling around it, so it’s laid correctly, protected during the tile work, and ready for your electrician to connect the thermostat. Do it once, do it right.
Where Underfloor Heating Makes Sense
Bathrooms & ensuites
the classic spot: warm tiles instead of a cold shock first thing in the morning.
Kitchens
takes the chill off hard tiled floors in the room you stand in most.
Living & entry areas
warm, even heat under large tiled floors without radiators or vents.
Guaranteed & Fully Insured
Our tiling is backed by a 10-year workmanship guarantee, with manufacturer warranties on eligible underfloor heating systems. We’re certified installers with ARDEX, Mapei and Surtec, members of TANZ, the Tile Council and Site Safe, and fully covered by public liability insurance.
Note: final electrical connection of the thermostat is completed by a registered electrician — we install the heating element and tiling and coordinate the timing.
How Underfloor Heating Goes In, Step by Step
Underfloor heating goes in as part of the tiling job. Here the heating cable is set out across a whole room before the tiles go down — even spacing, every corner covered, then set in the bed and tiled over.
1
Quote & plan
we map the heated zones with your tiling and plan the thermostat location.
2
Substrate prep
the floor is checked and prepared to take the heating element and tiles.
3
Heating element laid
the thin electric element is laid over the substrate across the heated area.
4
Set in the bed
the element is set into the adhesive bed, directly beneath the tiles.
5
Tiling over
tiles are laid over the element, bonding and protecting it in the same job.
6
Thermostat & commissioning
a registered electrician makes the final thermostat connection; we coordinate and check it runs.
Underfloor Heating FAQs
Is underfloor heating worth it?
For tiled bathrooms and kitchens, most people who install it wouldn’t go back. Tiles feel cold underfoot, and electric underfloor heating turns that into one of the nicest parts of the room — for a modest running cost on a timer. Because it goes in with the tiling, adding it now is far cheaper than retrofitting later.
Can you add underfloor heating to an existing tiled floor?
Not without lifting the tiles — the element has to sit beneath them. That’s exactly why it’s best installed while the floor is being tiled anyway. If you’re re-tiling, now’s the time.
How much does underfloor heating cost to run?
It depends on the size of the area and how you use the timer, but electric underfloor heating in a bathroom is typically an inexpensive luxury when run on a schedule rather than left on. We’ll talk you through it.
Do you do the electrical wiring too?
We install the heating element and the tiling and coordinate the job; the final connection of the thermostat to your power is completed by a registered electrician. We make sure the timing lines up so there are no delays.
What floors can it go under?
It’s ideal under tile and stone, which conduct and retain heat well — which is why it pairs so naturally with a tiling project.
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Planning a new tiled bathroom or kitchen floor? Ask us to include underfloor heating in your quote — it’s the easiest time to add it.