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I saw on T.V. the other day a spray on "instant insulation" for under the floors downstairs. THis stuff foamed up into a 12" thick foam after being sprayed on from below. where do i go to have this sort of thing done?

Our house ground is of the suspended wooden joists type with a gap to the foundation floor. This can get quite cold and draghty during winter and I wanted to find out the best way to insulate this. We're renovating the whole house so can install insulation before the subfloor and wooden flooring...

We're insulating an existing house before we move in. The only weak spot left is the kitchen tiles on the concrete floor and I had thought to put tilebacker boards under them, the type that are used under electrical underfloor heating systems. I've been quoted 53 Euro/sqm inc VAT however for a...

Hi all I've just installed a floating floor in my garage on top of the existing concrete floor. The wood frame has been laid on a dpm and packed up level as the existing floor slopes. Can I use wool type insulation or should I use solid boards eg. kingspan, coletex. The boards seem expensive...

Unfortunately my old house has solid concrete floors with no insulation under and the carpet tends to go damp and mouldy wherever anything is standing on it. I do not fancy digging the floors up and doing the job properly and wondered if there was any suitable material to put under the carpet...

I bought a load of 75mm Kingspan TP10 for insulating my pitched roof but have found I've got quite a lot left over - I was wondering if this would be suitable to insulate under the ground floor of a bungalow? The reason I ask was because I thought there may be some breathability needed :?:

...the concrete slab? Final finish will be oak floorboards onto battens. One suggestion is to put the insulation on top of the concrete slab and in between the battens. Seems to me like a good idea especially as I could also use the space to route pipes etc. and it will save a smidgeon on...

All, Good Morning. I am looking at converting a standalone brick and flint garage into a 2 bed holiday let. One of the questions I have is the insulation of the existing concrete floor. I was looking to install a damp proof membrane, 50mm of insulation board and then 22mm chip board floor...

Hi all, Just had a room stripped back and skimmed, and while deciding on flooring options the idea of restoring the floorboards came up. They’re not in bad condition so that part of it should be relatively painless (if dusty!) but as we’re on the ground floor we’ll need to insulate. It’s a...

I am looking to lay under floor heating in my bathroom. The floor is just wooden floor boards and I plan to lay insulation/backer board, screw down and then lay the loose electric cable. I will then tile with a porcelain tile on the floor. My question is what is the recommended thickness...

Like others who have posted here, I live in a 1st floor flat with a concrete floor above a parking area, which makes the floor extremely cold in winter, even though it is currently carpeted. I am considering a couple of options; either laminate or carpet, with vastly improved insulation, and...

I am looking to lay under floor heating in my bathroom. The floor is just wooden floor boards and I plan to lay insulation/backer board, screw down and then lay the loose electric cable. I will then tile with a porcelain tile on the floor. My question is what is the recommended thickness...

I noticed the semi detached house that i live in, under the first floor chipboard there is nothing but air! Is it worth while insulating this using loft insulation or is it not really worth it? The house has double glazing and loft insulation in the roof space. thanks in advance nick

Hi all, I'm doing a garage conversion to domestic use. I'm putting in a suspended timber floor, so joists, and then a cavity underneath. They'll be thick PIR insulation between the joists, with the cavity under that. I'm having to rework pipework as currently the existing pipework is in the way...

I have a timber floating ground floor. I am about to rip up old floor boards (mixture of chip board and cranky old pine floor boards) and replace with new pine floor boards (120mm wide, 21mm thick, T&G) which I will stain and seal. I want to insulate between the joists while I am at it to...

Hi All, We are about to have an extension built, single storey, 3m x 8m on the back of the house, it will have a block + beam floor with insulation and screed but we can't decide whether to go with more rads or electric under floor heating. The boiler is a 3yr old Worcester Bosch. The floor...

Hi All I live in a 1970's built semi, and its a really cold house. To try and help the heat situation I was thinking of insulating between the ground and first floor with rock wool (loft style) insulation. Is this something that I will be able to do quite easily, by lifting the floor...

We’ve bought an old Victorian terrace and it has an undercroft/cellar type space with a gap ranging from 5 foot or so to about 3 foot at the front of the house. We’d like to utilise the bare floorboards as our downstairs floor but would obviously need to insulate underneath as it’ll be freezing...

I am planning to lay 8mm thick cork tiles on a groundfloor suspended chipboard floor after first laying 6mm ply. Is there any benefit in laying insulation between the chipboard and ply and if so what type?

Hi , I would like to install underfloor heating. I have a suspended wooden floor and think running off the central heating is going to be far too much work to install, so have decided to opt for electric under floor heating. Any suggestions for DIY packs? I intend to put a wooden floor on...