Cherryburn
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I believe you actually lose a surprising amount of heat through your floors, especially if they're old and drafty. In terraced properties it can be a bigger source of heat loss than the walls. You also have to consider that a significant volume of moisture comes up from the subfloor and contributes to high humidity in the house, which itself has a big impact on heating costs. If you can limit that with insulation and appropriate membranes, you essentially get a double benefit. Just as long as there's adequate subfloor ventilation to clear the humidity on its own.
Floor insulation is pretty much a solved problem. It's disruptive, but we know what best practices are and that following them will result in a stable system. Wall insulation, on the other hand, is much more situational and there's a lot to consider with what you can do in any given house. There's a lot of different options, but there's often not options without any downsides or complications.
Floor insulation is pretty much a solved problem. It's disruptive, but we know what best practices are and that following them will result in a stable system. Wall insulation, on the other hand, is much more situational and there's a lot to consider with what you can do in any given house. There's a lot of different options, but there's often not options without any downsides or complications.