hi all. newby virgin here.
i've been having a mooch around these message boards and have found lots of useful info, but wondered if there's anyone out there who can give advice for my particular question. there's several parts to it really so i'll try and break it down.
long story short, i was selling up, but now i'm staying... the timber living room floor and joists were replaced as the lot was rotten and riddled with woodworm, then the same people laid laminate floor over the top. i don't like it, it's cold and noisy. the laminate is therefore going! whilst i do this i want to be sure that insulation and ventilation is sorted.
i'm unsure as to the best solution... is it better to go to the expense and disruption of getting the floorboards up and insulating between the joists, or would an insulating layer above the floorboards be feasable?
the next thing is the ventilation under the floor. the room runs full length of the house, and there are airbricks front and back. when i bought the house 15yrs ago, surveyor's report recommended bigger airbricks on the front. this would be pretty simple, but can't see how it will improve airflow really as there is a 'kind of' conservatory on the back of the house which presumably just blocks the airflow. (i say 'kind of' conservatory... it's more of a lean-to, stifling in summer, freezing in winter). the airbricks on the back of the house are slightly below the (concrete) floor level of the lean-to, with a sloping channel down to them.
is there anybody in the know can advise me on what to do
i'll have a bash a most diy stuff, but want to make sure i am doing the right thing.
many thanks in anticipation
i've been having a mooch around these message boards and have found lots of useful info, but wondered if there's anyone out there who can give advice for my particular question. there's several parts to it really so i'll try and break it down.
long story short, i was selling up, but now i'm staying... the timber living room floor and joists were replaced as the lot was rotten and riddled with woodworm, then the same people laid laminate floor over the top. i don't like it, it's cold and noisy. the laminate is therefore going! whilst i do this i want to be sure that insulation and ventilation is sorted.
i'm unsure as to the best solution... is it better to go to the expense and disruption of getting the floorboards up and insulating between the joists, or would an insulating layer above the floorboards be feasable?
the next thing is the ventilation under the floor. the room runs full length of the house, and there are airbricks front and back. when i bought the house 15yrs ago, surveyor's report recommended bigger airbricks on the front. this would be pretty simple, but can't see how it will improve airflow really as there is a 'kind of' conservatory on the back of the house which presumably just blocks the airflow. (i say 'kind of' conservatory... it's more of a lean-to, stifling in summer, freezing in winter). the airbricks on the back of the house are slightly below the (concrete) floor level of the lean-to, with a sloping channel down to them.
is there anybody in the know can advise me on what to do
i'll have a bash a most diy stuff, but want to make sure i am doing the right thing.
many thanks in anticipation