sealing floorboards -stopping the draft get through 'em

[GJUK]

Hello,

I have the floor up in the master bedroom at the moment and although I was toying with the idea of insulating under them I've decided not to, incase I stop the airflow and cause damp/rot etc etc.

So quite simply, how do I stop the air blowing up through the floorboards. Can I just use a silicon the gaps up, to stop the wind blowing through?

Is there anythign speacial I should be using or is normal white silicon good for the job?

Thanks

 

[mointainwalker]

Use the search=function "drafts, floor-boards"

frequently discussed .

 

[GJUK]

I bet it took you longer to type that than it would have to answer the question. Though you're right in your answer.

 

[mointainwalker]

Thank you. Your magnanimity causes me to bow down before you.



But still use the search !

 

[GJUK]

Thank you. Your magnanimity causes me to bow down before you.



But still use the search !

Okay I've had a search and my options appear to be:

1. pull up all the floor boards and put down some plywood, then floorboards on top - im not going to do this

2. silicon the joints.

Can someone please advise if silicon is okay, I have searched now and not found that great a deal on the subject.

Thank you very much.

Jon

 

[Nige F]

Google Geocel Dow Corning . There are dozens of silicones - one will be right for the job a white one probably won`t

 

[tcb1973]

saw it done once with sawdust and pva. mixa bit of pva in the dust to make a paste - fill cracks - when it hardens it's invisible...if you have got the sawdust from the same wood/type of wood!

 

[DIYDANDY]

I take it the floorboards are not going to be on show.

If this is the case, this is a great job to get the kids involved in.

Get the kids to make Paper mache and use this between the floorboards, works a treat and lasts forever.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-make-paper-mache.html

 

[tcb1973]

surely they'll be on show? Otherwise the carpets would stop the draughts?

 

[GJUK]

Cheers Guys.