UNDER FLOOR INSULATION
UNDER FLOOR INSULATION
Underfloor Insulation
Insulating under your floorboards is a real walkover when it comes to saving on your energy bills.
With easy measures to stop heat escaping through walls and roofs, it makes perfect sense to also look to insulate your ground level floorboards.
Savings of up to £120 annualy possible for timber floor insulation.
All types of properties can benefit from underfloor insulation.
Older homes are more likely to have suspended timber floors. Timber floors can be insulated by lifting the floorboards and laying mineral wool insulation supported by netting between the joists.
You don't need to insulate the floors of upstairs rooms in your house if they're above heated spaces (like the living room). But you should think about insulating any floors that are above unheated spaces such as garages, as you could be losing a lot of heat through those.
How West Yorkshire Gas Solutions Can Help
The home survey will allow us to assess how energy efficient your home is – and to decide whether you would benefit from underfloor insulation.
Our extensive, 10 year experience as one of the UK’s leading energy efficiency specialists means we are ideally placed to source the best possible funding option for your floor insulation.
How we do it
For suspended timber floors, our team of expert technicians will lift your floorboards, fit the insulation and replace them afterwards.
Solid floors are insulated using rigid insulation foam, which can be fitted either above or below the concrete. If the concrete is above the insulation it can sometimes store heat during the day which helps keep the room warm at night. On the other hand, if the insulation is above the concrete, the room will heat up more quickly in the morning.
Is my property suitable ?
If you have a basement or cellar beneath your house then you definitely have a suspended floor that is suitable for UFI. If your property is on a slope then it will also likely qualify.
Older homes are most likely to have suspended timber ground floors. Suspended floors are where the floorboards rest over the joists. These floors lose more heat as they are suspended over a void of cold air.
If you have air bricks or ventilation bricks on the outside walls this may be another sign that you have a suspended floor suitable for Under Floor Insulation.
