Search results for query: insulate under floor

I know if putting in underfloor insulation for heat-loss purposes, then some form of netting must be attached to hold the insulation up to the timber floor and still permit the travel of air between the joists. However, if putting in 5 cm thick sound insulation slab (not for heat-loss purposes)...

Hello, Planning to lay an oak floor in the lounge but the house has solid uninsulated concrete floors. The existing laminate is quite cold under foot so want to try and avoid this problem. I dont want to chance underfloor heating and I cannot lay conventional insulation as the raised levels...

Going to replace the lead supply pipe in my property as far as I can go without digging up the garden. Current lead pipe runs to front of property (Victorian era) and then down under suspended floor (I will probably join MDPE to the lead pipe at some point under the floor) along the length of...

Hello I'm new to this site and looking for some advice about replacing a wooden floor. I bought a Victorian bungalow last year. It has a big footprint and solid walls and is really cold in the winter. The floors are pine T and G over wooden joists, but with alterations to plumbing and...

Hi, I have a 1890’s house which has a cellar under the entire house (currently under 6” of water, but that is a different issue). The house is always cold and costs a fortune to run, so I am wondering how best to insulate the ground floor, which is a suspended timber floor. Currently I will need...

Hi there, bathroom was noticeably cold with a draught, I took panel off and can see some gaps where pipework is. Upstairs bathroom. It looks like there is insulation under the floor boards but could I add insulation to the exposed area to mitigate the draught? Or is insulation under a bath a no...

I hope I'm putting this question in the right section - but please don't shoot me if I've not :D We have very deep foundations under our house. I've never been under myself (don't like enclosed spaces or spiders) but reports are that it's anything between 10 and 15 feet deep! When it's...

I am going to lay a new concrete floor onto hard fill and need to know what size and type of insulation I need to lay before pouring the concrete floor

I want to insulate the floor in my sitting room, it is a concrete floor over a cellar, there is reasonable airflow in the cellar which means in the winter the floor gets pretty cold. As it's concrete I do not fancy loads of drilling etc to batten and was wondering if I could glue the polystyrene...

We have an 18th century Georgian house which can get quite drafty. The lounge is all wooden flooring and there are constant drafts coming through the floorboards. Under the lounge is a crawl space where all the external vents are. Its very dry (as is the cellar) with no evidence of damp or...

Hi, I was wondering if i could put thin foil insulation over my existing wool insulation and then put chipboard flooring over that? I still need to cross batten over the existing joists to add more wool because i only have 100mm at the moment. Also would laying foil under the boards...

Since I'm going to have the floor up anyway... What is my best/easiest/cheapest way of insulating my floor? For reference it's a suspended floor the top layer of which I'm having to replace (see other thread). Access from above only.

Hi ! I am about to put a new floor in the downstairs kitchen (7x3m size) it is a suspended floor on joist about 2 ft from the actual ground. I was wondering if it is worth putting foil insulation ( something like thi...

I have an outbuilding that I need to partition a section off and insulate so it can be used as an office. It is concrete base, brick walls and corrugated cement fibre board roof which is fixed to the purlins. The roof is in good order so I want insulate and board under it, build the partition...

I've posted a couple of times before with speculation on how to insulate under my suspended timber ground floor. Now I've finally taken up half the floorboards in the room I'm starting on (the rest will follow tomorrow). I have 4 x 2 joists crossing the room, supported mid way by a block...

Currently we have bare floorboards in the lounge with gaps between the boards. Last winter, the room was freezing. We are having building work done soon to knock the kitchen and lounge together. The kitchen has a solid concrete floor. We will install laminate flooring throughout the...

Folks, sorry if this has been covered but the advise given seems to contradict itself in places. Firstly I want to semi convert my loft so that it is more friendly for storage as we are moving the central heating boiler to the loft. The loft will not be a permanent room as we will not be...

Under the suspended floor in our part converted garage is a void about a foot deep. There is a damp proof sheet accross the old garage floor but no insualtion betweeen the joists thus making the room cold. I cant get the floor up and cant get into the void, so whats my options regarding...

Hi all... My first post ever!! I have a 1920's bungalow and I am just about to begin various renovation projects. I am having a complete rewire and complete new heating system (neither by me!!). I have suspended wooden floors throughout with 2 to 3 foot space underneath. All the carpets etc...

I'm a bit stuck! I bought 200mm insulation to go under the floor boards in a ground floor room I'm decorating. 1930's house. After taking up the floor, I see that the joists are 4x2" rather than the 6x2" I was expecting. I will use chicken wire to hold the insulation in place between the...