Hello
A couple of years ago we had our house renovated and put engineered wood over the old floorboards. I think there is some ply, as well as the underlay. Skirting boards were also new.
In general its all good but there is one part of the house, my bedroom, where the drafts are a bit of a pain in the winter. There is some space between the skirting and the engineered wood, not too much to be honest, I think its a normal sized gap. The issue is that part of the room is cantilevered over the ground floor, and lies over some wooden structure which, from the outside, is not weather-proof at all. So the drafts are really noticeable just by standing next to the wall, and the room is by far the coldest in the house. (To be fair the window is a bigger contributor to the cold, but still).
What is the most efficient solution? Anything involving re-doing works to floor or skirting is a no-no, Im thinking more of something to put that can seal the gap or at least partially mitigate the issue. As I said its not the only thing contributing to the cold but if it can be somewhat mitigated then it can help.
Ideally I want something that I don't see, I think silicone would look weird for example as it's not a bathroom. Also I'm not sure what material is right since my understanding is that the engineered wood needs to expand and contract a bit. So I don't want to "stick" it to the skirting, if that makes sense..
A couple of years ago we had our house renovated and put engineered wood over the old floorboards. I think there is some ply, as well as the underlay. Skirting boards were also new.
In general its all good but there is one part of the house, my bedroom, where the drafts are a bit of a pain in the winter. There is some space between the skirting and the engineered wood, not too much to be honest, I think its a normal sized gap. The issue is that part of the room is cantilevered over the ground floor, and lies over some wooden structure which, from the outside, is not weather-proof at all. So the drafts are really noticeable just by standing next to the wall, and the room is by far the coldest in the house. (To be fair the window is a bigger contributor to the cold, but still).
What is the most efficient solution? Anything involving re-doing works to floor or skirting is a no-no, Im thinking more of something to put that can seal the gap or at least partially mitigate the issue. As I said its not the only thing contributing to the cold but if it can be somewhat mitigated then it can help.
Ideally I want something that I don't see, I think silicone would look weird for example as it's not a bathroom. Also I'm not sure what material is right since my understanding is that the engineered wood needs to expand and contract a bit. So I don't want to "stick" it to the skirting, if that makes sense..