I need some advise or opinions my house has a void underneath the wooden floor they are old and too noisy for my comfort and i want to remove them however i m looking at the options.
Fill void under floorboards.
We have just brought a 1930s ex council house and i want to fit insulation under the ground floor floorboards.
A typical suspended floor construction with clear ventilated void.
Ie my house has a 4ft void under the floorboards.
Void below the floorboards.
Under firm reference number.
This issue is addressed by using an expanding foam to fill the gaps figure 4 but this solution may only be temporary as both the.
Depending on the levels you may fill in first with hardcore.
I would require a lot of hardcore lorries.
You need to be at summat like 10 inches below the final floor level.
This option is not recommended as it blocks the vents preventing the flow of ventilation under the floor causing moisture to build up and potentially causing more serious long term problems with damp and mould.
It s quite common just search the forum for water under floorboards and you find lots of advice.
Draught proofing simply use sealant or caulking to fill the gaps between your floorboards and between skirting boards and the.
I ve got a 3ft void under the.
Fill the void or crawl space under your floor with insulation instead of meticulously fitting insulation panels you could just fill the void with insulation.
Back fill the holes with gravel.
I am looking to take up all the floors and install warm water ufh in a concrete screed.
Filling large gaps with natural fiber rope is a traditional method commonly used on wide plank floorboards in very old homes.
A surveyer told of to use netting between the joists and fill with.
Before the sand etc.
In the winter you can feel the cold air through the gaps in the floor boards which.
The cold air under the floorboards protecting them from damp created draughts within.
22 apr 2010 10 23 am hi i currently have a suspended timber floor which is creaking and getting old sitting about 300mm over a concrete slab.
Some one else suggested to fill the void under my boards with concrete but for one.
I intend to pull floorboards up i was thinking pir thermal insulation board as you say you used when installing it do i push it tight to the wall at the end of each joist or do i leave a centimeter or so gap to prevent any damp spreading in to insulation also if i have radiator pipes.