On 20/12/2010 14:23, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
stuart noble wrote:

The idea on the ground floor is to stop draughts coming up through the
boards, but allow a free flow of air under them via the air bricks, so
your carpet should be enough. You don't lose heat downwards,

You ****ing well do.

With a decent carpet/underlay you're going to lose what? 5% of the total
heat loss? In most cases that would be a small saving for a lot of work