Energy saving
Floor Insulation
Timber floors can be insulated by lifting the floorboards and laying mineral wool insulation supported by netting between the joists.
You can also use a regular tube sealant, such as silicon to fill gaps between floorboards and skirting boards to stop draughts. A note of warning, however - don't block under-floor airbricks in your outside walls. Floorboards will rot without adequate ventilation.
For more on how floor insulation works, costs, savings and other considerations see the Energy Saving Trust information page1.
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Find a Trade Professional
Use our partner directories from CIAT, FMB or RTPI to find an chartered architectural technologist, builder or planning consultant to help with your project or development.
Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional)
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Make an application (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/app/applications)
Make an applicationPlanning consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator)
Planning consultancy calculator- https://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/home-insulation/floor
- https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/insulation
- https://www.nia-uk.org/