Hi there
Just wondering if much heat is lost through floorboards. Our house was built in the 50s I think, a regular 3 bedroom semi-d in suburban Dublin. The ground floor has no carpet, we have floorboards or tiles. The floorboards are the original ones which we sanded and varnished. There are some gaps between some of the boards. The house is built directly onto the earth ie if you lift a floorboard you see joists and then earth...so...would laying carpet or floorboards on top of these make the house considerably warmer? Or should we just use a filler on the larger gaps? Or is it worth it?
Just curious, you can feel cooler air if you place your hand over a gap.
Thanks!
Just wondering if much heat is lost through floorboards. Our house was built in the 50s I think, a regular 3 bedroom semi-d in suburban Dublin. The ground floor has no carpet, we have floorboards or tiles. The floorboards are the original ones which we sanded and varnished. There are some gaps between some of the boards. The house is built directly onto the earth ie if you lift a floorboard you see joists and then earth...so...would laying carpet or floorboards on top of these make the house considerably warmer? Or should we just use a filler on the larger gaps? Or is it worth it?
Just curious, you can feel cooler air if you place your hand over a gap.
Thanks!