Draught proofing house

jinnywren

Can anyone tell me how to draught proof floors in a really cold house. I'm about 3/4 foot off the ground & the wind howls thru the house even though I have double glazing and beaded wall insulation!!
Thanks in anticipation of your answers.

leftieM

Do you have carpet down? If not, you might need to consider it.

BigAl94

One tip is to cover the air bricks during the winter months - that's what I do but dont leave them covered all year. I do this with pieces of external plywood cut slightly larger than the airbricks and screw them to the wall having painted them the same colour as the house. It makes a huge difference.

belfastgirl23

I've just used a foam sticky tape type thing to cover the gap between my floorboards and my skirting boards. The tape itself was cheapish - I think about £5 for enough to do most of the living room. I think it's made a bit of a difference.

Gapstopper

jinnywren wrote: »

Can anyone tell me how to draught proof floors in a really cold house. I'm about 3/4 foot off the ground & the wind howls thru the house even though I have double glazing and beaded wall insulation!!
Thanks in anticipation of your answers.

The simple answer to draughty floor gaps is STOPGAP seal. Visit http://www.stopg-p.co.uk/fitting.html to see how it fits and http://www.stopg-p.co.uk/customercomments.html to see what people who have used it think of the results.