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Default insulating draughty cavity under ground floor boards?

Owain wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:31 pm, Jim wrote:
When we've decorated the room, I plan to get an underlayed berber
style carpet, which should prevent the draughts, but I'd like it to be
as cosy as possible for my children.


Hardboarding the floor would stop draughts between the boards and
would be fairly cheap and easy.


If carpeting, that and thick underlay and some sealant at the edges, is
a hole lot better than nothing at all.


I did that and it seemed to be about three times better.

Owain