Draught from floor....

[Leonard osbourne]

Uplift the carpet and if you’re not confident of refitting try doing half the room at a time. Pull it back half way along with the underlay and lay a 8mm ply over the whole floor. Relay underlay and carpet then repeat on the other half.if you have gaps on bottom of your skirting apply decorators caulk around the perimeter. There will still be plenty of airflow underneath

Cheers

 

[Kevj]

Foil backed underlay. Least amount of cost and hassle.

 

[safc1981]

I’d lay some cheap ply wood over the boards, stain it incase of any sort water spillages and drill holes every so often to allow it to breathe and for airflow

 

[DisillusionedOldGit]

Uplift the carpet and if you’re not confident of refitting try doing half the room at a time. Pull it back half way along with the underlay and lay a 8mm ply over the whole floor. Relay underlay and carpet then repeat on the other half.if you have gaps on bottom of your skirting apply decorators caulk around the perimeter. There will still be plenty of airflow underneath

Is the correct answer .

 

[zinedine]

How is a draught getting past floorboards, carpet and underlay? My house is the same as the ops with a half metre gap under the floorboards. There is airbricks front and rear to give ventilation under there. We have carpet in the living room but no draughts.

 

[Leonard osbourne]

How is a draught getting past floorboards, carpet and underlay? My house is the same as the ops with a half metre gap under the floorboards. There is airbricks front and rear to give ventilation under there. We have carpet in the living room but no draughts.

Don't know mate, but you can feel the draught, maybe they are just badly fitted....

 

[jackynutmeg]

was your skirting fitted on top of the laminate?

 

[robbied1]

What advice did they give you on the Newcastle board?

 

[Kevj]

The draught is a good thing. You shouldn’t have issues with damp. You just need a barrier to stop it permeating through the underlay and carpet. Foil backed underlay will do this and it insulates the temperature difference.

 

[Leonard osbourne]

was your skirting fitted on top of the laminate?

It was, but it was taken of and replaced....

What advice did they give you on the Newcastle board?

I got no reply, think everyone was at work, thats why I asked on here, I knew I would get a response

 

[jackynutmeg]

It was, but it was taken of and replaced....


I got no reply, think everyone was at work, thats why I asked on here, I knew I would get a response

you're supposed to be at work anarl

 

[REDM1ST]

What advice did they give you on the Newcastle board?

 

[DisillusionedOldGit]

What advice did they give you on the Newcastle board?

They told him to piss off cos he's a pre 92er .

 

[ivanthereasonable]

Airflow will be okay under the joists if airbricks are clear. You need that. But draughts could be mostly solved by cutting polystyrene to fit tight between the joists. Don't need any netting for that. I wouldn't use fibre glass insulation, as it wouldn't stop the draughts. 3 mill ply on top of floorboards. Seal between bottom of skirting and ply. Don't forget to seal or at least bung up the holes where the radiator pipes come through.

 

[socrates]

It was, but it was taken of and replaced....


I got no reply, think everyone was at work, thats why I asked on here, I knew I would get a response

They wont be at work, theyll be outside pointing at planes, or painting bedsheets ready for next game

 

[Metro Man]

I had a similar problem. Lifted carpet and underlay, then stuck tape over the floor board joints, before refitting underlay and carpet.

Seemed to work....

 

[EchoMan]

It used to be common practice to put a layer of cardboard on to the floor boards before the underlay to stop draughts and to stop the underlay sticking to the floor. You can get it in rolls. Me dad used newspaper !

 

[Skandhaless]

It was, but it was taken of and replaced....


I got no reply, think everyone was at work, thats why I asked on here, I knew I would get a response

Or out buying Gregg's

 

[buster]

Cheers, where do i put the insulation? Under the floor?

I can’t believe I’ve read that question.

Where the fuck do you think it should go ?

As mince.

 

[Leonard osbourne]

you're supposed to be at work anarl

I can’t believe I’ve read that question.

Where the fuck do you think it should go ?

As mince.

Airflow will be okay under the joists if airbricks are clear. You need that. But draughts could be mostly solved by cutting polystyrene to fit tight between the joists. Don't need any netting for that. I wouldn't use fibre glass insulation, as it wouldn't stop the draughts. 3 mill ply on top of floorboards. Seal between bottom of skirting and ply. Don't forget to seal or at least bung up the holes where the radiator pipes come through.

Cheers mate, spot on that