What Is Solid Floor Insulation

Without lifting solid floors it s difficult to introduce any permanent thermal insulation but coir or other breathable floor coverings can help.

What is solid floor insulation.

Our range of optimum premium and high performance floor insulation products are suitable for use in a range of solid floor applications. With solutions ranging from our optim r vacuum insulation panels to our kooltherm phenolic insulation boards to therma pir insulation boards we can provide the best solution for solid floors below the screed or below the slab including floors with. We also have insulation boards suitable for more specialist flooring applications for example heavy duty floor insulation and insulation for cellar and basement floors. Solid floor insulation is generally used with concrete or screed flooring.

Section through solid floor insulation with optional underfloor heating. Find out more visit a refurbished home. Insulating a solid floor requires a lot of work and can cause significant disruption in the home. Providing fantastic thermal insulation it s a cost effective heat retention measure.

Insulation is laid on the concrete and covered with a screed. For solid concrete floors make sure that if they need to be replaced your builder puts in insulation you have to insulate a floor when it is replaced in order to comply with building regulations. You may want to consider insulating a solid floor at a time when you are doing major work in that room anyway. Insulating boards are just one of the many types of foam insulation.

It is laid on of top the existing flooring and is then covered by your chosen floor finish. In a solid or ground bearing because it is continuously supported by the ground across its whole area concrete floor the choice of insulation position relative to the concrete slab is commonly linked to the building s heating system. If your ground floor is a timber floor with an air gap underneath then this is called a suspended floor and is much easier to insulate. Solid floors are insulated using rigid insulation foam which can be fitted either above or below the concrete.

The panels provide a continuous energy efficient surface. We have a wide range of floor insulation products including solid ground floor insulation suspended floor insulation and soffit insulation. Insulating a solid floor. Avoid covering the floor with impermeable insulation materials or rubber backed carpets as they ll trap moisture.

The studs conduct more heat than the insulation between them. If it is a suspended floor always leave the floorboards in the room for a few weeks with the heating on before laying them to avoid the wood warping when in place. This eliminates thermal bridging which is the energy lost through wall studs.