{"id":2887,"date":"2016-03-07T09:57:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T09:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/?page_id=2887"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:32:20","slug":"floor-insulation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/services\/floor-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Floor insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2887\" data-postid=\"2887\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2887 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_3x5m810 tb_first tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_3gu8848 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_ydi8647 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span  class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFloor Insulation\t\t    <\/span>\n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nedb887 tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 first tb_xo1j057 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zv42708 rounded  image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2373\" height=\"1330\" data-src=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pavaflex.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2861 lazyload\" title=\"Pavaflex\" alt=\"Pavaflex\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pavaflex.jpg 2373w, http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pavaflex-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pavaflex-1024x573.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2373px) 100vw, 2373px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2373px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2373\/1330;\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_s0dc650 rounded  image-center tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/what-we-sell\/\"\n\t       \t       >\n\t\t   \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" data-src=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UEnew_storeflash.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3611 lazyload\" title=\"UEnew_storeflash\" alt=\"Ecological building materials store now open\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/160;\">\t    <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 last tb_ihsx700 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_whv8022   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>It&#8217;s estimated that <a href=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/where-do-i-lose-heat-in-my-home\/\">you lose 13-15% heat through the floor<\/a>. With a suspended timber floor, it\u2019s equally or even more important than <a href=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/insulation-and-sustainable-building-specialists\/internal-wall-insulation\/\">wall insulation<\/a> to prevent draughts coming up through the floor. We offer a solution using a breathable membrane taped at overlaps and the perimeter of the room for airtightness.<\/p>\n<h2>The importance of floor insulation\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>A suspended timber floor tends to be cold and draughty because of the air circulating beneath it. Rooms with voids underneath, such as bedrooms over garages, or rooms over cellars, are especially prone to draughts. 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With a suspended timber floor, it\u2019s equally or even more important than <a href=\"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/insulation-and-sustainable-building-specialists\/internal-wall-insulation\/\">wall insulation<\/a> to prevent draughts coming up through the floor. We offer a solution using a breathable membrane taped at overlaps and the perimeter of the room for airtightness.<\/p> <h2>The importance of floor insulation\u00a0<\/h2> <p>A suspended timber floor tends to be cold and draughty because of the air circulating beneath it. Rooms with voids underneath, such as bedrooms over garages, or rooms over cellars, are especially prone to draughts. Filling and sealing the gaps between the floorboards goes part way to eliminating the cold air, but for maximum thermal efficiency installing natural fibre underfloor insulation is a must.<\/p> <p>Where there is no void under the room insulating a timber floor requires pulling up the existing floor covering and boards, installing airtight membrane and insulation between the floor joists and relaying new floor covering. This is clearly very disruptive to household life and quite expensive, so it is a job that is best tackled when other building work, such as re-plastering, or removing internal walls is taking place. 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