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We are putting in a new kitchen and need to get power to an island for the hob(13amp double socket). There are a couple of double sockets I can spur off but I need to get a cable under the wooden flooring. Solid wood floor is onto joists which have insulation between them. Question is can I put...

Hi I'm renovating a 1930s property. All ground floor floors are suspended timber except the kitchen which is (was) concrete. I have just dug this floor up to lay a new insulated floor (I will be insulating under the suspended floors too). My initial thought was to put down a damp proof membrane...

What type and grade of insulation should be used under a chipboard floating floor on a concrete slab

hi two related and fairly newbie questions. We are thinking of installing solid oak tongue and groove flooring over floorboards in hall and lounge. Lounge has stripped floorboards with quite big gaps so is very draughty. Howver even when little air movement can be felt, floor is very...

OK I’ve trawled through the web trying to find a solution or even a reason for my problem but no joy! So I’m really hopping someone out there can help or point me in the right direct. The property is an old converted minors cottage. Around 1900 The property has been renovated to a high...

Part converted garage with suspended floor. No insulation underneath and quite a ball ache to get under. Has anyone fitted the ecotec type foil insulation you can fit over the floor before flooring goes down. Is this likely to be acceptable for building control?

Can I use Jablite Jabfloor 70 under a 150mm concrete garage floor? The plan was to insulate the garage floor down the line and then put in a floating floor but the digger driver has cut too much out of the base so I might as well get the insulation in at floor level rather than first floor...

Hi Has anyone successfully insulated under a suspended floor? Wondering what was used to hold up the insulation material against the underside of the floor. I figure some netting, just wondering where it might come from. Cheers rcs

I am currently insulating the floor of my house from underneath, a well ventelated cellar. I have used normal loft insulation (fibreglass 170MM thick) between the joists and covered this with old tonge & groved wood panelling. This is not completely airtight as there are some gaps here and...

Once my concrete floor is levlled and has a DPM, can I lay 10mm polystyrene insulation before using elasticon to lay my flooring? I only ask this, as it should mean the floor is warmer

Hi all The cold coming from under our floors is terrible. its a 1930 house with approx 1ft under the joists at the most and air bricks everwhere looking at r values etc it would seem insulation between joists on netting would be far better than good underlay it a shame about having to take up...

hey all, so I want to put loft insulation under the floor. The floor is horrible tongue groove stuff so I only have access at the back wall where a plank was lifted before. The issue is I'm going to have to try pushing forward the insulation where it might bunch up against these wires. Is...

Here's a poser: I'd like to improve the insulation under my attic boards. There's a 4" gap under the boards, with fibreglass in it. Any suggestions for thin insulation materials - the equivalent of 6" / 150mm insulation or so? Ideally I'd like it physically strong enough so I can cover the...

Is it necessary to insulate CH pipes under upstairs floor boards? My thinking is that lost heat will be heating the house anyway? Or is that stupid?! What about in a stud wall? TIA :)

Hi, I recently had a set of french doors removed from one of our external walls and replaced with a bad window. The room has suspended floors so the brickwork for the new bay has an air brick in it. I want to put celotex under the floor boards to help with insulation but have a few...

Hi all, Am replacing a length of cable under my floor. It’s concrete slab with a wooden frame filled with insulation. How best should I run the cable. This is a ring main. Under insulation in conduit, over insulation clipped to frame? Thanks

I am going to install a suspended floor in our large shed/ studio - 7 x 5m so that I can insulate the floor. The shed is already suspended above the base by being supported on new sleepers. Am I right though that I will still need to leave an air gap between the existing floor and the...

Starting to refurbish 40yr old house not much insulation really, but windows are all double glazed etc. House is currently all radiators fed from combi boiler. Now I'm meaning to put insulation under the floor, prob by lifting floor boards and installing from above. Now do i go for under floor...

My new extension is nearly complete and has 100mm kingspan insulating the floor. However, the 'old' portion of my house has no under floor insulation - it's a suspended, floorboard construction with little crawl space. :cry: i'm having a new engineered oak floor fitted throughout and...

Hi again, I have a timber floor with a cavity of around 600mm and i want to insulate under the floor to prevent drafts, what would be the best material to use. Thanks in advance, hope you can help. Alan :? _______________________ Split from hi-jacked post