At a loss as to know what to do now...
short(ish) story: 1950s build rendered house, on the North coast of Wales (so pretty windy!)...wind whistling in floor space between ground and first floor, hence carpets are all cold and draughts whistle out of every possible corner of the upstairs (eg pipe entries, under the bath, etc etc).
I have filled in every nook and cranny I can find on the oiutside that might be letting wind in. The loft is very windy so I guess the wind is getting in between the slates, and then down the cavities. I can't get to the cavities due to the slope of the roofs.
Short of ripping out all upstairs floors and filling with insulation, what can I do about this to make the house a bit less, well, windy? I had thought of lifting the carpets upstairs and laying down a layer of polythene under the underlay to stop the draughts, but I figured the cold air would still be cooling down the floors so not much to be gained from that.
I could use sealant along all the edges and any gaps in the floorboards, but many of them are damaged (by assorted plumbers over the years) so this isn't really practical.
Any ideas as to what I can do?
short(ish) story: 1950s build rendered house, on the North coast of Wales (so pretty windy!)...wind whistling in floor space between ground and first floor, hence carpets are all cold and draughts whistle out of every possible corner of the upstairs (eg pipe entries, under the bath, etc etc).
I have filled in every nook and cranny I can find on the oiutside that might be letting wind in. The loft is very windy so I guess the wind is getting in between the slates, and then down the cavities. I can't get to the cavities due to the slope of the roofs.
Short of ripping out all upstairs floors and filling with insulation, what can I do about this to make the house a bit less, well, windy? I had thought of lifting the carpets upstairs and laying down a layer of polythene under the underlay to stop the draughts, but I figured the cold air would still be cooling down the floors so not much to be gained from that.
I could use sealant along all the edges and any gaps in the floorboards, but many of them are damaged (by assorted plumbers over the years) so this isn't really practical.
Any ideas as to what I can do?