Hi we have a 1930's house with a wooden suspended floor and air bricks back and front, and it gets very cold in the winter as the floor gets cold and there are drafts.
I have tried various cures in the past which did not make much difference but I am going with a more involved one this time.
I spoke to a guy in the council who was supposed to be the expert on this and he advised installing Kingspan or Celotex type stuff between the joists, so I have got my insulation sheets now and I am going to get some battens to mount on the joists to hold it up against the floorboards but on researching this a bit on the net some people just lay it in place and some recommend taping across the joists so bearing in mind the joists are about 50mm wide I am looking to get 100mm tape.
I prefer the taping idea as I think it will help if there are any gaps as I know you can cut those sheets quite well but not 100% perfect. Once all taped it would almost give me a sheet of protection.
Does it matter what tape I use, some places sell 100mm foil tape and say it is insulation tape but it just looks like ordinary foil tape and is £10 a roll, seems like it may be a bit of a rip off at that price and any decent tape may do, for instance I can get duck or cloth tape for £3 or £4 per 50m roll and considering what I am doing wont this be fine or can someone see a problem with this idea?
The cost will mount up to quite a difference with the amount of rolls I will need, I am not just being tight, but I am not rich.
Any help/advice appreciated.
I have tried various cures in the past which did not make much difference but I am going with a more involved one this time.
I spoke to a guy in the council who was supposed to be the expert on this and he advised installing Kingspan or Celotex type stuff between the joists, so I have got my insulation sheets now and I am going to get some battens to mount on the joists to hold it up against the floorboards but on researching this a bit on the net some people just lay it in place and some recommend taping across the joists so bearing in mind the joists are about 50mm wide I am looking to get 100mm tape.
I prefer the taping idea as I think it will help if there are any gaps as I know you can cut those sheets quite well but not 100% perfect. Once all taped it would almost give me a sheet of protection.
Does it matter what tape I use, some places sell 100mm foil tape and say it is insulation tape but it just looks like ordinary foil tape and is £10 a roll, seems like it may be a bit of a rip off at that price and any decent tape may do, for instance I can get duck or cloth tape for £3 or £4 per 50m roll and considering what I am doing wont this be fine or can someone see a problem with this idea?
The cost will mount up to quite a difference with the amount of rolls I will need, I am not just being tight, but I am not rich.
Any help/advice appreciated.
