Working flat out

Working flat out

When we got the keys we soon realised there the majority of the floor was in pretty good condition, with the exception of one or two bouncy bits. Those repaired, we were trying to figure out how to insulate the floor and try to retain as much heat as possible when Donald suggested we insulate and board over what we already had.

So, idea fully absorbed and a few more measurements taken to make sure the levels would add up, I started with a 25mm foil backed panel, 18mm T&G board with plenty of gap fill foam to help to set everything into place. The insulation values of this building are looking really good now and even without a log burner, the building feels warmer.

Walls (2ft of local stone) Roof (6 inches of solid foam) Floor (2 layers of wood flooring plus 1 inch of solid foam and a foil blanket under the original floorboards).

We are looking at putting a thin laminate over this to help finish the look and keep things nice and clean, but we haven’t picked one yet, so fingers crossed we make the right choice.