Thin floor insulation
Discussion
Currently planning the renovation of my kitchen and dining room which involves knocking down the wall between the two.
The dining room is a suspended floor with decent but ugly floorboards and a ~1m gap to concrete underneath. The kitchen is half suspended wood and half concrete (its small, only 2.4x2.1m). There is also a 1.2m single brick extention which effectively extends the kitchen and connects it to the conservatory; it also has a concrete floor.
We'd like to insulate the kitchen, especially the single brick extention as much as possible as it is freezing in the winter. Planning to insulate the walls but the floor is causing a headache. Due to there being concrete and brick I have to put any insulation over the top. I want to lay down something thin so the floor isn't raised too much, but also insulating so your feet don't freeze in the winter. Intend on having something like QuickStep laminate over the top.
My builder has said that the QuickStep underlay will provide plenty of insulation but I'm not confident it will and would be annoyed if after all this if the floor was still freezing cold.
Has anyone got any experience of this or advice?
The dining room is a suspended floor with decent but ugly floorboards and a ~1m gap to concrete underneath. The kitchen is half suspended wood and half concrete (its small, only 2.4x2.1m). There is also a 1.2m single brick extention which effectively extends the kitchen and connects it to the conservatory; it also has a concrete floor.
We'd like to insulate the kitchen, especially the single brick extention as much as possible as it is freezing in the winter. Planning to insulate the walls but the floor is causing a headache. Due to there being concrete and brick I have to put any insulation over the top. I want to lay down something thin so the floor isn't raised too much, but also insulating so your feet don't freeze in the winter. Intend on having something like QuickStep laminate over the top.
My builder has said that the QuickStep underlay will provide plenty of insulation but I'm not confident it will and would be annoyed if after all this if the floor was still freezing cold.
Has anyone got any experience of this or advice?
Lay some 6mm Wedi board, this will help.
The other option is to lay some foam http://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/xps-stand...
Then drop some under laminate heating on it [url]http://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/underwood-heating-13-c.asp[url/]
Our kitchen was the same but we laid travertine, we wouldn't be without the heating even if it is just to take the chill off.
The other option is to lay some foam http://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/xps-stand...
Then drop some under laminate heating on it [url]http://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/underwood-heating-13-c.asp[url/]
Our kitchen was the same but we laid travertine, we wouldn't be without the heating even if it is just to take the chill off.
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