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Hi Do you intend to cover it with carpet or keep it as bare boards? This decision will influence what you should do. If you are not using carpet I have some suggestions. We were faced with similar problems in our living room - a 1930's rustic Art and Craft red brick cottage...

Hi Daniel That is a good point about the potential increase in condensation. It is one of my worries because we do not have trickle vents on our wooden DG windows. However we have to find solutions to that if it because a problem. On the subject on the VB and ensuring airtightness the...

I hate carpet so it is not a option . We will have to make do with our original square edged floor boards. The plan was to have a breather membrane draped over the joists and supporting earthwool between the joists with an airtight membrane(VB) on top sealed to the wall. The gaps in the floor...

Hi Thanks its really horrible to have cold ankles. The problem is that I really do not like carpet plus advised not to have it by my consultant because of allergies. We have to have hard surfaces that can be disinfected. Hence will stick with original floor boards for the moment but...

Hi Thanks for the advice. I am always interested in advice from experts and especially solutions that save money. The problem is that it is nearly impossible to seal up all the cracks between the original square edged floor boards. We tried this over the winter and despite numerous...

Hi That is correct. The vapour barrier will be the top layer in the sandwich to achieve airtightness. Vapour will be able to escape downwards via the breathable membrane and air brick but will be unable to escape upwards through gaps in the floorboards into the room. In this...

Brill! Thanks Another question- we need to adhere the VCL to the walls a little way up way up from the floor behind the skirting. What can we use? Cheers A

Hi We are in the midst of insulating between the joists our timber floor in our 1930's house. We have lifted the floorboards and have fitted a breather membrane over and between the joists that is supporting 100ml earthwool blanket insulation.There is a very good air flow from the air...