How To Insulate A Suspended Wooden Floor
I intend to insulate under the floor of the whole house once these are complete.
How to insulate a suspended wooden floor. Adding insulation to a suspended wooden floor is an effective way to reduce the heat loss of your home especially if you have already installed loft and wall insulation. Best practice for insulating a suspended timber floor part 2. For those considering whether to insulate a suspended timber floor this article describes our experiences installing pir thermal insulation board by removing the floorboards and insulating from above the floor. Basically the whole.
Discussion in floors stairs and lofts started by haf 22 mar 2006. Suspended timber floors located above an unheated space where the insulation is installed below the floorboards or timber decking timber floors situated above an unheated integral garage. If you don t have access to the space underneath your house you will need to lift a corner of the carpet and underlay to have a look. I m 70 of the way through an eco retrofit of a 1940s bungalow windows already in place but still have about 30 m 2 of suspended timber floor to insulate and air seal.
In this video we filmed step by step as we lifted the original pine floor boards. All the carpets etc are coming up and a number of floor boards will be lifted for wiring and pipework as everything is being replaced. Hi i ve just moved into a 1930 s detached house where the ground floor is wooden old planks and about 18 inches above ground. Celotex and kingspan are two well known brands of pir insulation board.
I live in a victorian end terrace with suspended flooring and have exposed wooden floor boards. 7 oct 2005 messages. We are planning to insulate and airtight the ground floor before replacing. I can t get a definitive idea of the best way to do it.
Insulating a suspended wooden floor. Insulating a suspended wooden floor. If the floor is a suspended wooden floor you will probably be able to see wooden joists and the undersides of the floorboards.