While they seem like they’re the latest innovation in home heating, the installation of floor warming mats is not new: heated floors have been installed under bathroom and kitchen tile in the United States for the past 10 years and the warming products continue to gain popularity. Many in the kitchen and bath industry expect radiant floor heating to continue to play a big role among homeowners who crave comfort features like heated hardwood or tile flooring.

The news keeps getting better, too. In addition to providing warmth, these new floor warming mats are energy efficient. Because it is under the carpet, tile, or floating wood and over the foam pad, it provides additional insulation from the cold sub-floor. Most homeowners love the look of tile, wood, marble floors, but dread stepping out of their soothing shower onto cold tile, especially during those frigid winter months. And many love tile or wood in their kitchens and living areas but worry about their little ones playing and running around on cold floors. That’s why so many are opting for floor warming mats to warm up their floors.