If your home has a timber floor there can often be large spaces of cold air between the ground and the underside of your floor.

Under timber floor insulation. Why you should insulate a timber floor. Sub floor warning for older homes timber floors insulate under timber floors to minimize air leakage and keep your feet warm in winter sub floor to minimal acoustic disruption and control temperature variances. Furthermore it is easier to install as it can be directly stapled in place. Carpeting and underlay helps to provide some insulation however to maximise heat retention underfloor insulation helps creates an effective thermal barrier.

This means that the insulation that remains is not nearly as effective as intended and the effort that it took to nail that wire under the floor was a waste of time and money. The wind wash barrier provides protection from air movement under the floor. Csr bradford s optimo is the highest rated underfloor insulation for suspended timber floors keeping homes warmer and reducing energy costs through winter. Heat can be lost and draughts can enter through the floorboards making your home cold and uncomfortable.

The second is from the draughts through gaps in the windows floors loft hatches and open chimneys. The two primary sources of heat loss are the fabric of the building such as the floors ceilings walls doors and windows. Earthwool insulation roll with a wind wash barrier has a high thermal performance of r1 7 and a wind wash barrier to provide protection from air movement under the floor wind wash occurs when there is air movement across the face of unfaced products which draws out heat energy to reduce thermal performance. 1 install strapping to support the glass wool floor insulation.

Optimo helps to keep homes snug in winter. Optimo underfloor insulation helps reduce heat loss in winter through suspended timber floors. Install strapping to support the glass wool floor insulation. Earthwool underfloor insulation with a wind wash barrier provides a superior solution for improving the thermal performance of timber frame floors.

Without insulation your flooring material is the only thing between you and the elements. 2 install the glass wool insulation in the floor. Staple the strapping across the gap under your floor joists. The low insulation properties of timber together with possible leakage means that the floor creates a heat sink that takes the heat out of your house.

Energy efficient and eco friendly save up to 20 on your energy bills every year and put hundreds of dollars back into your pocket when you install the best underfloor insulation. Insulate under your timber floor with australia s highest rated most energy efficient eco friendly underfloor insulation.

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